Allison Jones
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Ontario Liberals promise to cut emissions with tougher rules for industry, EV rebates
The Ontario Liberals promised Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions by strengthening standards for industry, banning new natural gas plants, providing electric vehicle rebates and offering grants for eco-friendly renovations.
Ontario signs $10.2 billion child care deal with feds
Ontario's child-care deal will cut child-care fees in the province in half by the end of the year.
Doug Ford talks big on EVs but won't reintroduce rebates
Doug Ford is pitching Ontario as the next electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse, seemingly a far cry from the premier who three years ago cancelled incentives for people to buy them.
Ontario testing fewer for coronavirus now
The number of people being tested for the novel coronavirus in Ontario seems to be dropping as more time passes since China imposed rigid travel restrictions, the province's chief medical officer of health said on Monday, February 3, 2020.
Sales of electric vehicles plummet in Ontario after Ford cancels rebate
Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress toward a national target.
Ontario energy minister accuses 'Liberal staffers' of removing government-mandated gas pump stickers
Liberal staffers are peeling government-mandated anti-carbon tax stickers off of gas pumps, Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford said on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, insisting that disappearing decals are not the result of faulty glue.
Scheer has his own scandal now
With election day less than 48 hours away, Andrew Scheer suddenly found himself in the hot seat on Saturday, October 19, 2019, as reports linked the Conservative party to a co-ordinated effort to smear former caucus colleague Maxime Bernier and his nascent populist People's Party of Canada.