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Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:46:00 EDT18% of Ontario voters handed Doug Ford a majority government. Whether that’s a bad thing depends who you ask
The 83 seats won by Ford’s Progressive Conservative party came from just 41 per cent of ballots cast by 43 per cent of all eligible voters.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 13:37:00 EDTOne for the history books: Conservatives heading to Queen’s Park with most MPPs in decades — despite all-time low voter turnout
The Progressive Conservatives finished with 83 seats, the most they have won since 1955
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDTHere’s what Doug Ford promised to do if his government was re-elected
Whether or not you’re inclined to take campaign promises or budget announcements at face value, they’re at least a place to start.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 16:30:00 EDTFive things Doug Ford’s election win might mean for housing
Exclusionary zoning and transit-oriented communities are part of what will be front and centre during Doug Ford’s new mandate, experts say.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:45:17 EDTTory MP who opposes COVID-19 vaccination rules is escorted off Parliament Hill
A Conservative MP who hadn’t been inside the Parliament buildings since a COVID-19 vaccination mandate was imposed there last year decided to challenge that rule this week — and has now been escorted off the property.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 16:38:00 EDTEven the most powerful man in the world is no match for America’s gun culture
U.S. President Joe Biden will need at least some co-operation from the Republican party to change gun laws. Listening to Republicans it doesn’t look good.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 12:54:10 EDTDeadlocked jury heads to fifth day of deliberations at sex assault trial of Hedley’s Jacob Hoggard
On Friday afternoon, the jury told the court for the second time they were deadlocked on “some counts.”
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:48:00 EDTHousing correction won’t stop real estate from rising long term, say real estate watchers
‘When you slam the brakes suddenly on the housing market, you’re going to get whiplash.’
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:55:19 EDTRogers and Shaw fire back at Competition Bureau — new filings say their merger will be good for Canadian consumers
Rogers said the bureau was wrong and failed to account for the “significant efficiencies the transaction will bring to the Canadian economy.”
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:43:18 EDTCanada can and should do more to help Ukraine, MélanieJoly says
Foreign affairs minister says Ottawa is facing huge demands for the special authorization program it has created to allow Ukrainian refugees swift entry into Canada.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 18:07:00 EDTB.C.’s attorney general slams Ottawa’s efforts to prevent money-laundering
David Eby spoke after Star investigation with Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project that shows broken system for tracking money-laundering.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 07:11:00 EDTToday’s coronavirus news: Canada’s vaccine mandate for travel under scrutiny as much of the world reopens
Meanwhile, Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area.