QP Briefing

Premier Doug Ford is promising to “roll out the red carpet” for South Korean automaker Hyundai to build an assembly plant in Ontario following record Canadian sales last year. 

Ontario's education minister has placed an eighth school board under supervision due to what he calls significant governance issues. 

Niagara's regional chair has backed away from a proposal that included possible amalgamations, after facing opposition from many of the area's mayors. 

Can you spot a fake CBC article? This one features Ontario Premier Doug Ford announcing an investment program. It’s not a real article, but a scam to take your money. 

An Alliston, Ont., man is facing charges after being accused of making threats against Premier Doug Ford. Global News reports.

Toronto area home prices continued to slip in February, marking a year of monthly year-over-year declines, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s (TRREB)‘s latest report released Thursday. 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering the creation of an artificial island, requiring millions of tonnes of fill, to house a new multibillion-dollar, two-million-square-foot convention centre off the Lake Ontario shore west of Toronto’s downtown waterfront, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. 

 digs in on why John Tory decided to stay out of the mayoral race.

 says that Ontario’s record-low family housing should set off alarm bells. Annualized starts are running at barely 30 per cent of the province’s housing target.

A roundup of news and agenda items for Friday, March 5.

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