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The latest public opinion poll in Toronto's mayoral race has Anthony Furey gaining ground, with the longtime conservative newspaper columnist even edging out several high-profile rivals.A Forum Research poll released Monday shows Olivia Chow expanding her lead among decided voters, with 38 per cent saying she's their top choice compared to 13 per cent for her closest rival, ex-police chief Mark Saunders.

Premier Doug Ford trained his sights on potential provincial Liberal leadership candidate and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie Wednesday, saying it would be a "slap in the face" to residents for her to continue in the city's top job while campaigning to lead the third-place party.A visibly irritated Ford said Crombie's provincial ambitions are about her own "political agenda" and that staying on as mayor while running for the Liberal leadership would mean neglecting her constituents.

Kensington Health announced the opening of its expanded hospice on Tuesday, with the addition of nine new beds to help increase quality of life for people living with life-limiting illnesses.Kensington Hospice will now have a total of 19 beds following the expansion, making it the largest single-site hospice residence in downtown Toronto and "one of the largest in the country," according to Kensington Health.

The Ontario government is set to make an announcement on the future of Peel Region as early as this week, sources say, after Premier Doug Ford again voiced support for Mississauga becoming an independent municipality.Sources with knowledge of the decision told CBC Toronto the announcement concerns the separation of the region but offered no further details.

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario says three-quarters of its members have reported experiencing or witnessing violence against staff members.The union commissioned a survey of its members earlier this year and president Karen Brown says learning is being disrupted due to violence in schools because the system is underfunded and under-resourced.

Premier Doug Ford has yet again weighed in on the Toronto mayoral race, despite previously saying he was staying out of the election.Ford delivered his most pointed endorsement to date for the candidacy of Mark Saunders, the former Toronto police chief and failed 2022 provincial Progressive Conservative candidate.

The battle lines in Toronto's upcoming mayoral race may feel familiar to some: A conservative has left office and a wide open race to replace him has taken shape.Candidates lament a city in disrepair and spar over the future of the waterfront.It all resembles 2003, city hall watchers say, when Toronto elected its first and only centre-left mayor since amalgamation in 1998.

More than 600 people gathered at the Barrie waterfront on Saturday for the inaugural Greg Pierzchala memorial run in honour of Const.Grzegorz Pierzchala, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer killed in the line of duty on Dec. 27.The memorial run organized by Pierzchala's family and the OPP was preceded by an opening ceremony, which was attended by the slain officer's mother and father and other members of his family.

The province of Ontario will spend $112 million on bail compliance programs, which will include teams of police officers dedicated to pursuing people who aren't following their bail conditions, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday.Over three years, $48 million will be available to the Ontario Provincial Police's repeat offenders and parole enforcement squad, which will provide the OPP with about 50 additional people for those units, said Solicitor General Michael Kerzner at the announcement.

Progressive Conservative MPP for KanataCarleton Merrilee Fullerton is resigning.The former minister of Children, Community & Social Services, was first elected in the 2018 Ontario election.Fullerton announced her resignation Friday afternoon in a tweet and attached a resignation letter in which she expressed appreciation to Premier Doug Ford, her cabinet colleagues and constituents.

Ontario manufacturers would be able to get up to $2 million a year through a new tax credit the government is proposing in its upcoming budget.The 10 per cent refundable corporate income tax credit could be used by Canadian-controlled private corporations with a permanent location in Ontario on qualifying investments in buildings, machinery and equipment for use in manufacturing or processing.

A new study examining the effect of development on biodiversity and species-at-risk in a massive national park could shut down part of Ontario's plan to build housing in the area, says Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.Guilbeault says the study will be done as soon as possible on Rouge National Urban Park in the Greater Toronto Area.

Canada's national security agency briefed the Ontario premier's chief of staff after allegations of election interference by China were tied to a member of his caucus, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday.Vincent Ke, a provincial representative for Don Valley North in Toronto, resigned from the Progressive Conservative caucus earlier this month after the allegations surfaced in a Global News report.

A public library north of Toronto is refusing to display an exhibition by a local artist unless it excludes pictures and statements protesting elected officials Doug Ford and Donald Trump.Photographer and poet Yafang Shi is the creator of Fire II, an exhibition of photographs documenting women's rights marches over several years, set to be displayed on a gallery wall at the Aurora Public Library from March 6 to April 15.

A state funeral service lauded with personal stories and anecdotes, smiles and tears, and plenty of emotion was held for Hazel McCallion on Tuesday, Feb. 14. McCallion served as mayor of Mississauga for 36 years before retiring in 2014.She was first elected in November 1978, and went on to serve 12 consecutive terms as mayor; making her the longest-serving mayor in the city's history.

Even John Tory conceded the last week of his political career will forever leave a stain on his legacy.The now former mayor admitted as much as he said goodbye to city hall Friday afternoon in a news conference held less than an hour before his resignation was made official.Standing at a podium a week after admitting to having an affair with a former staffer, he was blunt in his assessment.

Torontonians are set to show support for Ukraine Friday at a series of rallies and events across the city on the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.Many Ukrainians who have fled their home due to the violence are set to attend and speak out, as well.Events are taking place at city hall and local schools, and later Friday the prime minister and Ontario's premier are in the city to mark the solemn occasion.

Ontario is expanding digital options at ServiceOntario locations, including video health-card renewal appointments and applying for marriage licences online.Premier Doug Ford says the moves will save people time and money.The province says an enhanced booking system is now running at 64 of the busiest ServiceOntario locations and it lets people book a single appointment for multiple services or multiple family members.

Ontario Provincial Police say they're working to determine whether they should investigate the government's plans to open up the protected Greenbelt to development.The Progressive Conservative government has proposed removing land from 15 different areas of the Greenbelt so that 50,000 homes can be built, while adding acres elsewhere.

Sylvia Jones holds a news conference as hospitals in the province strain under pressure from widespread multiple respiratory illnesses.Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones is set to make an announcement and take questions from media in Toronto Thursday.You can watch the news conference live in this story beginning at 9 a.m.

Now that Ontario education workers have voted in favour of a new contract with the Ontario government, the focus shifts to the province's other major education unions.Contracts expired at the end of the summer for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), and the French-language union Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO).

Sylvia Jones, holding a mask, is defending the majority of her Progressive Conservative colleagues who did not wear masks in the legislature Tuesday  including Premier Doug Ford.(CBC) Ontario's health minister says it's a personal choice to wear a mask.A masked Sylvia Jones is defending the majority of her Progressive Conservative colleagues who did not wear masks in the legislature today  including Premier Doug Ford.

Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore has previously said this fall and winter would see a resurgence of respiratory illnesses and he would recommend masking in certain indoor settings if hospitals began cancelling surgeries to deal with a surge of patients.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer, is set to make an announcement Monday morning where he is expected to recommend the public resume wearing masks.

The Ontario government has withdrawn its application to have a walkout by some 55,000 education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees illegal, the province's labour relations board says.(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press) Ontario's labour relations board says the provincial government has withdrawn its application to have a walkout by 55,000 education workers declared illegal.

Volunteers, including members of the Canadian Armed Forces, plant 37,500 flags outside Sunnybrook Veterans Centre on Nov. 10, 2020  a day ahead of Remembrance Day.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Torontonians can pay their respects to soldiers who served Canada at a number of Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place throughout the day.

Several well-established developers are among the owners of the 15 parcels of land the Ford government is proposing to open up for housing in the protected Greenbelt in the Greater Toronto Area, a CBC Toronto analysis of dozens of land registry and corporate records has found.The Ontario government announced a 30-day consultation last week on removing 2,832 hectares across 10 municipalities from the Greenbelt, which was created in 2005 to permanently protect agricultural and environmentally sensitive lands in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area from development.

Personal support workers at hospitals across Ontario have been waiting months to receive a wage increase promised by the government, with unions and hospitals saying a delay in instruction from the province had been holding up the payments.The delay means many workers have effectively taken a wage cut, unions said, despite Premier Doug Ford announcing in March that the temporary $2 hourly raise brought in during the pandemic would be made permanent.