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Rob Ferguson

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
25
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rob Ferguson

    Ontario’s Liberal leadership race down to four candidates (opens the original)

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    Long-shot candidate Eric Lombardi has ended his bid for Ontario Liberal leader and is throwing his support to MPP Lee Fairclough. The 32-year-old financial technology engineer and housing advocate, who has never held elected office, is the second contender to officially exit the Nov. 21 contest, following Ajax MPP Rob Cerjanec’s withdrawal in July. Lombardi said his relative youth and “blunders” on social media were factors in the decision despite being the first hopeful to issue a fully costed

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Rob Ferguson, Josh Rubin

    Stelco didn’t apply for Ontario tariff aid before laying off up to 500 workers, says finance minister (opens the original)

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    Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says Stelco didn’t apply for any provincial tariff relief before laying off hundreds of workers, a decision the head of a steelworkers union called shocking. Bethlenfalvy said Tuesday that Stelco did not apply for aid aimed at businesses hit hard by Donald Trump’s tariffs before deciding to shut its cold mill and coating lines in Hamilton effective Oct. 9, leaving up to 500 workers facing layoffs. “They weren’t interested, is my understanding,” h

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Rob Ferguson

    Tension emerges in second Ontario Liberal leadership debate (opens the original)

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    The youngest candidate in Ontario’s Liberal leadership race took aim at two rivals — one the presumed front-runner — in a debate that touched on how to revive a party stuck in third place in the legislature since 2018. Asked what they would do to make life more affordable amid the rising costs brought on in part by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, the five candidates put forward their ideas in a 90-minute discussion moderated by CTV journalist Siobhan Morris. Former federal industry

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Rob Ferguson

    ‘Too nice’ Liberal leadership contenders head into second debate (opens the original)

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    Lower transit fares. More affordable housing. Reverse Premier Doug Ford’s OSAP cuts. Better access to family doctors. Address climate change. Improve northern Ontario highways. The five candidates in the Nov. 21 race to become Ontario’s next Liberal leader have been floating policy ideas — some more than others — but for the most part without a lot of specifics or price tags. As the hopefuls head into their second debate Monday night against a headwind of other news — from the Trump trade w

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Rob Ferguson

    Doug Ford downplays VW battery plant delay as EV strategy takes another hit (opens the original)

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    Premier Doug Ford is brushing off the latest shock to Ontario’s electric vehicle strategy as Volkswagen delays the opening of a massive battery plant south of London by two years, a reaction critics fear is naive. “I’m not worried,” Ford said Friday after VW subsidiary PowerCo revealed the postponement until 2029 and said it has hired Canadian construction giant Ellis Don as general contractor of the $7-billion project near St. Thomas. “What would make me worried is if they said they’re not bui

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