Queen's Park

An Ontario man with Stage 4 melanoma says the province has effectively blocked access to public funding for out-of-country drug treatments in response to his attempts to urgently seek therapy in the United States.

Students who attend CTS Canadian Career College in North Bay and Modern College of Hairstyling and Esthetics say they are deeply affected by the Ontario Student Assistance Program freeze.

Career Colleges Ontario is urging the provincial government to reinstate student financial aid for career college students who were already approved for funds and are actively attending in-person classes.

Ontario has asked provincial police to look into student financial assistance payments at private career colleges after auditors identified “serious concerns” about possible criminal activity and “egregious” use of public money, the government said Tuesday.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that anyone convicted of murdering a police officer shouldn’t be eligible for parole for a period of 30 years.

New provincial legislation that makes attendance and participation a part of the final grade for secondary school students is now in effect but a representative from an association representing student trustees says that there continues to be uncertainty around 'grey areas.'

Ontario Liberal Party leadership candidate Eric Lombardi has ended his campaign.

Ontario ministers defended keeping secret the province’s payout to Elon Musk’s SpaceX over a cancelled Starlink contract, as critics accused the government of obfuscation during the recent release of its latest financial statements.

Ontario and the federal government have agreed to extend the national affordable child-care program in the province for another four years, but it comes with no promises of further lowering the fees parents pay.

Ontario’s transparency watchdog is warning that the government is dodging its orders more frequently, including orders that would shed light on how a multi-billion dollar government fund pushed grants to supporters including one to an adult entertainment club.

Ontario’s health minister says she and her colleagues from across the country are set to hold an emergency meeting to talk about federal funding.

A Queen’s Park peace officer died in a motor vehicle collision over the weekend.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he is not worried about a two-year delay in the opening of a massive Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario.

All of Ontario’s major education unions are holding strike votes in November, hopeful that strong mandates will lead to progress at the bargaining table.

The Ontario government has announced a $1-million donation to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion of the country nears the five-year mark.