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Mike Crawley - Senior reporter | CBC

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Doug Ford shifts direction on wind power in Ontario

Ontario Premier Doug Fords Progressive Conservative government is poised to oversee the biggest expansion of green energy that the province has seen in nearly a decade.

Surgical waits vary a lot between Ontario hospitals: study

A new study shows enormous differences around Ontario in wait times for common surgeries, with the average patient at some hospitals waiting as much as 15 times longer than patients referred elsewhere for the same procedure.

Ontario wants to allow online gamblers to play with non-Canadians

Premier Doug Fords government is seeking a precedent-setting court ruling on whether Ontarios regulated online gaming sites can legally allow players in the province to gamble with players outside Canada.

Why the Ford government nixed deposit on soft drink cans, bottles

Ontario has the worstrecycling rates in Canada for non-alcoholic beverage containers. Billions of cans, plastic bottles and cartons go tolandfills or incinerators yearly. The Ford government was seriously considering adopting a new system to improve things, but abruptly U-turned and scrapped it.

Few Ontario grocery stores sign on to Doug Ford's booze sale plan

Premier Doug Ford's highly touted plan to boost the number of places where Ontarians can buy booze is drawing little interest from grocery stores.
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How the LCBO makes money for the Ontario government

Heres a breakdown of how the LCBO currently turns its $2.5-billion annual profit, and how things are expected to change with the Ford governments reforms.

Ontario rules out charging deposit on non-alcoholic cans, bottles

The Ford government will not bring in a deposit and return system on non-alcoholic drink containers such as pop cans and bottled water, CBC News has learned.

Doug Ford's 'red-tape' cuts save Ontario developers $400M a year

Developers are among the biggest beneficiaries of red-tape reduction measures brought in by Premier Doug Fords government, saving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs, CBC News has learned.

Hundreds of buildings with Science Centre roof panels remain open

The same lightweight concrete roofing material blamed for safety risks at the Ontario Science Centre is used in hundreds of other aging public buildings across the province, yet officials haven't pointed to any others that have been ordered closed.

LCBO strike would be 1st in Ontario liquor store's history

If history is any indication, unionized LCBO workers will not walk off the job on July 5 when they are due to be in a legal strike position. But the Ford governments plan to allow all grocery and convenience stores in Ontario to sell beer, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails looms large over the negotiations.