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Erskine-Smith failed to build enough support to survive the ranked-ballot process despite entering the race as the highest-profile candidate. 

And after the Liberal drama, the NDP, who already chose candidate Fatima Shaban to contest the riding, began door-knocking in Scarborough Southwest. 

QP Briefing followed along to get the story.

Controversial comments made this week by Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, in which she said Premier Doug Ford could end up imprisoned, have left political analysts divided over whether the rhetoric energized her base or undermined her credibility. 

Ontario is going all in on nuclear power, signing a $300 million cost sharing agreement to push along planning for the construction of four more reactors at the Bruce Power nuclear station, near Kincardine. 

Ontario Liberal MPP Lee Fairclough is entering the party’s leadership race, pitching herself as a candidate who can bring the Liberals back into relevance at Queen’s Park after nearly a decade without a sitting leader in the legislature. 

QP Briefing sat down with her to talk about her pledge

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are showing no symptoms while isolating in their rural community in the Grey Bruce Public Health Unit area. 

The Infrastructure Ontario assessment of Therme’s bid to build a spa at Ontario Place wrongly presented development giant Aecon as a “construction partner,” potentially improving the bid’s likelihood of success. 

Five years after the federal government announced it would restrict vaping flavours nationwide, Canada's health minister won't say when or even if it will still happen — despite widespread expert advice that a ban could help curb the country's staggering youth vaping rate. 

Ontario remains one of the last provinces in the country allowing double the Health Canada recommended levels of lead in school drinking waters, a policy now facing renewed scrutiny after repeated high test results at an Ottawa elementary school. 

By July 1, all firefighters in Ontario must be certified to National Fire Protection Association standards. The province said this will ensure a consistent baseline of knowledge and skills across Ontario fire departments. 

 that Honda is giving up its Ontario EV plant. It may be time to court the Chinese.

 Minister Paul Calandra choice to not “shy away” from what he says are his duties in the Education portfolio, despite backlash.

 why MPP Lee Fairclough thinks she can pull the Liberals back into the premier’s office.

A roundup of what is making news this Monday, May 11.

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