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Richard Southern

@RichardCityNews

Award-winning Journalist. Queen’s Park reporter for CityNews. Tips confidential at [email protected] and in open DM's.

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Ontario - Milton Final Unofficial Results:

PC: 47% (+3.9)
OLP: 38.3% (-0.5)
NDP: 6.8% (-2.9)
NBP: 4% (-0.1)
GPO: 2.8% (-1.3)

(% Change With 2022 Election)

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NEW - The PC’s hold on to seats in Milton & Lambton-Kent-Middlesex. Zee Hamid emerged victorious in a hard fought race in Milton, one Premier Ford paid much attention to in recent weeks. The result may suggest no honeymoon for liberal leader Bonnie Crombie who opted not to run.

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: The Ontario government is limiting cell phone use in schools and banning vaping starting in the 2024-25 school year, announced on Sunday. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/28/ont…

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Parents are raising concerns after a Toronto elementary school announced plans to combine several grades into one classroom with just one teacher. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/19/tor…

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The City of Toronto has officially approved the consumption of alcohol in public parks following what city staff called a successful pilot project last summer. toronto.citynews.ca/2024/04/18/tor…

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NEW - PC MPP Robin Martin voted no to the motion to overturn the keffiyeh ban in defiance of the Premier’s position

“As a member, I have a vote and I voted to not change that decision because I think it’s the correct decision” she says

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- The NDP moved a unanimous consent motion to allow the wearing of keffiyeh’s in the legislature but there was at least one “No” heard form the government side, so the motion did not pass.

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NEW - Ford asked about the UP Express reversal that took only 33 hours. Says it was a Metrolinx idea.

“They want people from the airport to get a direct route down “I said that doesn’t make sense” “When things aren’t right you change them”

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NEW - Ford says he stands by his statement last night opposing the keffiyeh ban in the legislature

“This would just divide the community even more, so I stand by that”

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NEW - Premier Ford is about to face the media in Oakville this morning and will be asked about his opposition to the kaffiyehs ban in the legislature. I’ll have full coverage on 680 News Radio. toronto.citynews.ca/audio/

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“This Ford drives in reverse” says Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner as he responds to the latest Ford government U-turn, this time on UP Express schedule changes. It took the government only 33 hours to reverse course on the move.

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