Robert Benzie

Speaker Ted Arnott prohibited the black-and-white scarves, which he contended flout the rules against any clothing that makes “an overt political statement.”

The Japanese automaker will have an electric vehicle factory and auto assembly plant in a region where they have been making gasoline-powered cars and trucks since 1986.

The Japanese automaker will have an electric vehicle factory and auto assembly plant in a region where they have been making gasoline-powered cars and trucks since 1986.

The premier has implored his MPPs to refrain from weighing in on the Hamas-Israel conflict until after the closely fought May 2 byelection in Milton.

Premier Doug Ford says “staggering numbers” of Ontarians support curbs on cellphones in schools, which is why his government is restricting students' use.

Premier Doug Ford is racing to show progress on the proposed Highway 413 against the backdrop of Thursday's Milton tightly fought byelection.

Under new rules that take effect in September 2024 cellphones will be banned in Ontario elementary schools for the entire day and during class time for middle and high school students.

The premier is pulling out all the stops in a last-minute bid to win Thursday's byelections in Milton and the London-area riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.

In a setback for rookie Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Tory Zee Hamid, who recently quit the Grits, was victorious in Milton on Thursday while councillor Steve Pinsonneault held the London-area riding.

The Progressive Conservatives disappointed the Liberals and crushed the Official Opposition NDP with decisive victories in two Ontario byelections this week, Robert Benzie writes.