Ontario Election
Last Updated: October 13, 2011 8:01am
McGuinty must address rural masses
Ontarians are pretty good at getting the governments they want -- but last Thursday, it seems they weren't sure what government they wanted.
Last Updated: October 12, 2011 8:31pm
Wilkinson rules out request for recount
A Liberal cabinet minister tossed out in last week's Ontario election by an oh-so slim margin says he won't seek a vote recount.
Last Updated: October 11, 2011 7:48pm
London region voter turnout falls
Voter turnout fell to a record 49.2% low in last Thursday's provincial election.
Last Updated: October 12, 2011 7:32am
Tory MPPs push farm values
An efficient government should be run like a business, says Randy Pettapiece.
Last Updated: October 12, 2011 7:31am
Thompson brings rural experience
As a high school student in Wingham, Lisa Thompson always knew she wanted to go into politics.
Last Updated: October 11, 2011 8:40am
Rural voters heard loud and clear
Almost since the day the Dalton Gang took power at Queen's Park in 2003, rural Ontario has felt ignored.
Last Updated: October 11, 2011 8:29am
Nicholls persues his dream
As a motivational speaker, Rick Nicholls urges people to follow their dreams.
Last Updated: October 11, 2011 8:27am
NDP provokes McNaughton
Monte McNaughton's Conservative roots date back to the 1990s, when, as a Grade 8 pupil he spent five weeks as a legislative page at Queen's Park under then-premier Bob Rae's NDP government.
Last Updated: October 11, 2011 8:16am
Liberals have no choice but to reconnect with rural roots, experts predict
Building bridges. That's where experts say the minority Liberal government will have to focus its attention as it discovers why voters spurned it in virtually every rural riding. And for Southwestern Ontario, where Liberal urban ridings are surrounded by Canada's blue breadbasket, the significance of Liberals reconnecting with rural roots is huge, say political observers.
Last Updated: October 8, 2011 12:20am
Ont. Liberals might woo the majority they couldn't win
Opposition MPPs shouldn't be surprised if Liberal lotharios start whispering sweet nothings in their ears, veteran New Democrat Peter Kormos said Friday.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 9:13pm
Urban-rural divide blows apart
The urban-rural split in Ontario has never been more evident.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 8:45pm
Voter turnout disturbingly low
Back in the '60s there was a popular slogan that went something like this: "What if they held a war and nobody came?"
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 8:35pm
Jobs a priority for Armstrong
Her former campaign headquarters was a mess Friday as volunteers dismantled computers and cleaned up the leftover coffee cups and cookie crumbs. But Teresa Armstrong just beamed.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 8:32pm
Political junkie gets his shot
For Jeff Yurek, being elected to the Ontario legislature is the culmination of a lifelong passion.
Last Updated: October 8, 2011 11:14am
Cops: School uniforms may attract pervs
Toronto Police are on the lookout for a suspected pervert with a penchant for harassing skirt-wearing prep school girls on the subway.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 7:14pm
McGuinty won Toronto, but Tories won Ontario
Hold on to your hats, folks. It's going to be a wild, wacky ride at Queen's Park.
Last Updated: October 8, 2011 10:38am
Next Speaker likely to be interesting contest
Opposition MPPs shouldn't be surprised if Liberal lotharios start whispering sweet nothings in their ears, veteran New Democrat Peter Kormos said Friday.
Last Updated: October 8, 2011 10:39am
Election results please Ontario party leaders
Rarely have so many claimed so much victory from so much defeat.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 2:19pm
Ontario election wrap
VIDEO: Premier Dalton McGuinty fell one seat short of a third majority government due in part to rural seats lost in southwestern Ontario.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 9:10pm
Horwath urges humility, promises co-operation
Vowing to work with her rivals to give Ontario a stable government, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath warned Dalton McGuinty on Friday to be humbled by his minority mandate.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 1:19pm
Hudak positive in defeat
It's a defeat that looks like victory to Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 9:10pm
McGuinty vows job focus
After an eight-year reign with a Liberal majority government, Dalton McGuinty's says his plans for Ontario won't be sidetracked because he must now govern with a minority.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 11:55am
Unseen hand of Layton guides Horwath to gains
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath romped to victory in her home riding here Thursday night.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 11:55am
Beaten Hudak claims Liberals on short leash
Tim Hudak has been very good at saying what's bad about Dalton McGuinty. He's been less good at saying what's good about Tim Hudak.
Last Updated: October 7, 2011 11:56am
McGuinty holds off tenacious challenge
Rookie Progressive Conservative candidate Jason MacDonald, up against the giant McGuinty political dynasty like David against Goliath, hurled his stone at the giant with all his might Thursday but missed, losing his bid to unseat the seemingly unbeatable Dalton McGuinty.