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Ontario regulator charges GTA developer in connection with illegal sale of 453 homes • May 20, 2025, 11:48 AM ET (CBC)
Post-secondary sector says budget measures won't avert crisis in northern colleges and universities • May 20, 2025, 9:35 AM ET (CBC)
London mayor to lobby Ontario to hold ODSP rates as new federal program rolls out • May 20, 2025, 2:47 AM ET (CBC)
Ontario wants to expand vehicle stop-and-searches. Some experts say it could lead to racial profiling • May 20, 2025, 2:33 AM ET (CBC)
Judge dismisses jury in Canadian hockey sexual assault case after complaint about defense behavior • May 16, 2025, 7:51 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Capital Toronto
Population (2021) 14,223,942; (2023 est.) 15,801,768
Date Of Admission 1867
Provincial Motto "Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains)"
Provincial Flower white trillium
Seats In House Of Commons 106 (of 308)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours) • Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Premier Doug Ford (Progressive Conservative Party)
Total Area (Sq Km) 1,076,395
Total Area (Sq Mi) 415,599

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Ontario flag
Great Seal of Ontario
FLORAL EMBLEM: White Trillium.
Ontario. Political map: cities. Includes locator. CORE MAP ONLY. CONTAINS IMAGEMAP TO CORE ARTICLES.
Ottawa: Rideau Canal and Parliament Buildings
Ontario
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Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
Ice-skaters in Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto.
Look into the architectural history of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Rowell, detail of an oil painting by Wyly Grier, 1939; in the Law Society of Upper Canada collection
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