A Southwestern Ontario woman has received an $8,400 bill from a hospital in Windsor after she refused to put her mother in a nursing home [more…]
FLORENCE – Voters in Lambton-Kent-Middlesex stuck with Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in one of two Ontario byelections Thursday, both won by the PCs including the Southwestern Ontario contest by a wide margin. Steve Pinsonneault, a Chatham-Kent civic politician and businessperson, amassed more than 15,000 votes to handily take the Lambton-Kent-Middlesex seat by a better than […]
Skewed priorities
Something Premier Doug Ford probably doesn’t get enough credit for: He knows how to backtrack. As compliments go, it’s undeniably backhanded, yet it’s meant with genuine appreciation.
Premier Doug Ford says he wants all spots in Ontario medical schools to be reserved for students from the province. Ford said Wednesday about 18 per cent of students are from foreign countries. “In my opinion, and we will continue working with the ministry, get rid of the 18 per cent,” he said at an […]
Wrong priorities
Ontario Premier Doug Ford came out swinging Tuesday against the federal carbon tax in a speech to hundreds of grain farmers from across the province who are meeting in London.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford helped cut the ribbon to ceremonially open the nearly $70-million Markdale hospital Thursday, and drew a crowd of protesters. The community has waited more than 20 years for a new hospital and on Sept. 24, a Sunday morning, it will open to the public, replacing the Centre-Grey General Hospital which opened […]
The head of a London-area elementary teachers’ union is calling out the government of Doug Ford for comments the premier made accusing teachers and school boards of “indoctrinating our kids” when it comes to pronoun or name changes.
Proposal supported
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, under fire for his handling of the Greenbelt, struck an upbeat tone at his address Monday to a municipal conference in London, avoiding any mention of the environmentally protected area in the Greater Toronto Area.