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Ontarians are only in the first week of the month-long provincial election, but after a rocky first day on the campaign trail, did Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak already lose the election? Maybe.
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Last week’s devastating ice storm is expected to cost the city of Toronto about $1 million per day to clean up and will leave a staggering $8 to $10 million economic impact for the rest of the municipality.
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Raymond Cho, Ward 42 Scarborough-Rouge River City Councillor and staunch Mayor Rob Ford critic, will run for a provincial seat with Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives in the next Ontario election, scheduled for 2015.
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On the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto, hundreds gathered to pay tribute and honour Canada's forgotten men and women, who lost their lives fighting in the wars and many battles since World War I.
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An extra two Ontario cabinet ministers have stepped down from their posts in order to run for the Liberal leadership. Members of Provincial Parliament Eric Hoskins and Charles Sousa are expected to announce their intentions within the next three days.
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To the surprise of his ardent supporters and fierce opponents, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Monday evening that he will be stepping down as premier after serving as the Liberal leader for 16 years and premier for nine years.
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Even without the controversial Florida Pastor Terry Jones, the free speech event at Queen's Park in Toronto went on and the debates unfolded between those denouncing Islam and those defending the Islamic religion.
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Terry Jones, the famed pastor who threatened to burn the Koran in New York, is coming to Toronto on Thursday for a protest at Queen's Park outside the Ontario Legislature. The protest is described as a "freedom showdown" and memorial for Sgt. Chris Speer.
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Is it time to celebrate at Queen's Park? New budget figures show that the deficit in Ontario has shrunk by $3.3 billion to $13 billion, but the opposing Progressive Conservatives called the numbers a deception.
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Thousands of Christians gathered outside of Queen's Park in Toronto Saturday to celebrate the annual Jesus in the City parade. Under a mix of sunshine and gray skies (sometimes rain), the crowd celebrated Jesus Christ and marched the city streets.
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It was a day of religious tension at the annual Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto in front of the Ontario Legislature. One side called for the end of "Israeli apartheid" in Palestine, while the other supported Israel and Jews belonging in Jerusalem.
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An estimated 15,000 union members and representatives gathered at Queen's Park in Toronto Saturday to protest against Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and his Liberal government's budget, which many claim is a form of austerity.
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Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, is staying on as head of the left-leaning party after garnering 76.4 percent support of the 800 delegates at a weekend convention in her Hamilton Centre provincial riding.
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Concerned Catholic Parents of Ontario organized a rally to protest Bill 13 at Queen's Park on March 29. Bill 13 would see all Ontario public schools form a gay straight alliance to help oppose bullying on the basis of sexual orientation.
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The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario suggested yesterday at a press conference for the release of his Annual Report that a landfill tax would be his preferred choice for increasing waste diversion in Ontario. Others aren't so sure.
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Thousands gathered at Queen's Park to honour the millions who have sacrificed their lives to serve their country in the midst of war, international conflicts and peacekeeping missions. Ontario officials thanked the nation's veterans on Remembrance Day.
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Thousands of Tamils, alongside Canadian officials, gathered at Queen's Park outside of the Ontario Legislature for Pongu Tamil (Tamil Uprising). Supporters called for social justice, human rights and Tamil independence in Sri Lanka.
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Millions of voters across the province have cast their ballot. It was a tight race between Dalton McGuinty's Liberals, Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives and Andrea Horwath's New Democrats. DigitalJournal.com has the results for Toronto ridings.
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Toronto City Councillor and staunch ally of Mayor Rob Ford, Giorgio Mammoliti, told a local news outlet that the city should become its own province because the federal and provincial governments are not doing enough for Toronto.
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Canadian Tamils in the province of Ontario have been quite involved in the political process both at home and abroad. Tamils in Ontario have taken their voice to Queen's Park on many occasions. Now they weigh in on the provincial election.
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Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath made a campaign stop in front of the Ontario Legislature to talk about the party's education platform and Premier Dalton McGuinty's Liberal government's record.
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Official campaigning for this year's Ontario election is underway, and the Green Party of Ontario launched its largest campaign in front of the Ontario Legislature in Toronto. Mike Schreiner, GPO Leader, said they plan to focus on jobs, energy and health.
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On the first day of school in Toronto some students were at Queen's Park calling for all of Ontario's party leaders to make secondary education affordable.
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Hundreds came out to mark the one-year anniversary of the infamous G20 Summit protests and riots that engulfed the city of Toronto during that weekend. The event was followed by a march to tea kettle epicentre and police headquarters.
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The doors of 150 historical buildings are open in Toronto for the annual Doors Open Toronto festival. Torontonians are invited over two days to take a look at some of the unique architecture that the city has to offer, including the Ontario Legislature.
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Thousands of Canadian Tamils and public officials gathered in front of the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto to commemorate the second annual International War Crimes Day remembrance ceremony.
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Hundreds of protestors and several Canadian public officials gathered at the Queen's Park Ontario Legislature in downtown Toronto to support the millions in Egypt and call for President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
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Tens of thousands of Torontonians gathered at Queen's Park in downtown Toronto where many lounged around, smoked pot and listened to the music.
Merchants also supplied many marijuana supplies such as bongs.
“Many people in Toronto feel that the police overstepped and manipulated the law in order to abuse their power,” Jean McDonald, a mother and Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University said in a press release issued by CSN.
“This is not about a few bad officers or even one police force; this is about an oppressive political & security system in which politicians & the upper ranks of police forces conspired in order to silence dissent and violate people's rights.”
During Tuesday's remembrance ceremony, the organizers presented attendees a dance to reflect upon their culture.
Brigadier-General F.A. Lewis delivers a speech in front of the Veterans' Memorial at Queen's Park.
An estimated 15,000 union members and community groups bestow on Queen's Park for Saturday's Day of Action.
The thousands who participated mourned, remembered, cheered, listened, became informed and showed their pride for their Tamil culture.
United Steelworkers figure.
Hundreds of people gather at Queen's Park in Toronto calling for freedom and democracy in Iran.
Under a huge rain storm, music still played at Queen's Park as part of the Luminato arts festival.
Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe - First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and founder of Toronto.
Tamils performing a ritual Tamil dance at Pongu Tamil.
Remembrance Day ceremony taking place at the north lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto.
During Tuesday's remembrance ceremony, the organizers presented attendees a dance to reflect upon their culture.
As part of the G20 resistance in downtown Toronto, the Aboriginal people, organizers and supporters of the Natives protested and marched from Queen's Park to downtown Toronto and back.
As part of the G20 resistance in downtown Toronto, the Aboriginal people, organizers and supporters of the Natives protested and marched from Queen's Park to downtown Toronto and back.
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