Isaac Callan
Online Digital Broadcast Journalist
Isaac Callan is an Online Digital Broadcast Journalist for Global News Toronto, specializing in provincial and municipal politics from Global’s Queen’s Park Bureau. His work spans daily news coverage, in-depth features and investigative reporting, leveraging freedom of information laws to uncover new stories.
Collaborating closely with Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello, Isaac has contributed to breaking stories, including articles about Bill 124, Premier Doug Ford’s daughter’s stag and doe fundraiser, Ford’s 2018 mandate letters and revelations about the premier’s use of his personal cellphone.
Prior to joining Global News, Isaac delved in-depth in the Region of Peel, establishing a firm foundation for both local and provincial politics. His commitment to reporting extends beyond the headlines, pushing for detailed and nuanced perspectives alongside new, untold stories.
Beyond his professional endeavours, Isaac is a keen soccer fan and history student. He also stays up to date with the occasional sporting achievements of his home country, Scotland.
You can connect with Isaac on X @isaaccallan or via email at isaac.callan@globalnews.ca. He welcomes story ideas, diverse viewpoints and is always looking for ideas for new investigations and features.
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Video Archives
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Ford chief of staff missing months of government messages after ‘inadvertent error’
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Ford government faces accountability questions over hasty fall sitting
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Breaking down who decided to close the Ontario Science Centre and when
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Ontario hasn’t defined ‘attainable’ housing but promises it will be about innovation
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Ontario forges ahead with renovations and modular construction to boost jail capacity
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Ontario municipalities renew calls for long-term, comprehensive approach to homeless encampments
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How a paper bag contract at the LCBO sent the Ford government scrambling
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Ontario integrity commissioner completes recommendations for municipal conduct
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Schools don’t have provincial funds to remove roof panels that closed Ontario Science Centre
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Ontario government launches financial audit of troubled child welfare sector
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Ontario minister quizzed on high number of deaths for kids associated with care
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Advocates concerned as data shows a child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
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Ontario supervised consumption site surprised by order to close
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Disability advocates concerned by billion dollar Toronto courthouse
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Fresh questions over Ontario Science Centre business case
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Why an Ontario town with fewer than 6,000 people has OPP’s largest facility
Author Archives
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Doug Ford gives clearest hint yet of early Ontario election, points finger at Trump, tariffsFord said if tariffs hit Canadian goods, it could mean the provincial government needs to spend billions to stimulate the economy.Politics17 mins
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Ford government unveils latest attempt to dissuade Trump from adding tariffsPremier Doug Ford promised that if the United States is willing to work with Queen's Park and Ottawa, Canada can help offer critical minerals buried in northern Ontario.Politics1 hour
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Doug Ford loses transparency fight to block release of personal cell phone recordsThe IPC determined Ford had used his personal phone for government work and, as a result, said his phone records constitute public documents that could be published.Politics10 hours
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Ontario mother pleads for return of child, allegedly taken to India by estranged husbandCamila Vilas Boas, whose three-year-old son Valentino has been away since August, said she never leaves her cellphone, hoping the screen will finally light up with news of her boy.CanadaJan 10
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Man dead after falling through thin ice near Toronto Island, warning issuedToronto police said that around 9 a.m. on Friday, the man fell through the ice on Lake Ontario off the edge of Toronto Island into the waters beneath where he died.CanadaJan 10
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Ford says ‘it’s time to sit down’ with Hwy. 407 executives to discuss next stepsSpeaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Ford said he had not sat down with the operators of Highway 407 but admitted it was a conversation he needed to have.PoliticsJan 10
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OPP investigating ‘criminal allegations’ from divided Ontario councilIn a statement Thursday, OPP said it was conducting an investigation into allegations made by Pickering City Council.CanadaJan 9
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Ontario reaches ‘tipping point’ with more than 81K people experiencing homelessnessA new report points to massive growth in the number of people experiencing homelessness, particularly in the southern parts of the province, and demands action from the government.CanadaJan 9
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‘This head’s like limestone’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford unhurt after vehicle crashThe premier's office said Ford was travelling in his vehicle along Highway 401 when it became involved in a collision. Neither he nor anyone else in his vehicle was injured.PoliticsJan 8
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‘Our country is not for sale,’ Ford says as he pitches energy plan with U.S.Ontario Premier Doug Ford has outlined his proposed plan dubbed "Fortress Am-Can," calling it a "renewed strategic alliance between Canada and America."PoliticsJan 8
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Ontario could allow long-term care homes to skip planning rules to boost bed countThe change could come as Ontario experiences "capacity pressures" on its existing stock of long-term care homes, including the closure of some facilities.PoliticsJan 8
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Toronto transit fares to be frozen as subway, streetcar frequency improvesOn Tuesday, the TTC unveiled its proposed 2025 budget with new spending, increased frequency across the network and a promise not to raise the cost for riders.CanadaJan 7
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Ontario unveils home renovation incentives, plans to rebate fridges, freezersOn Tuesday, Energy and Electrification Minister Stephen Lecce unveiled a new rebates program as part of the government's 12-year, $11-billion energy efficiency program.PoliticsJan 7
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Doug Ford evades early election questions amid ‘uncertainty’ of Trudeau resignationFord was asked repeatedly if the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau's resignation would push him to rule out an early election in 2025.PoliticsJan 7
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What 2014 court ruling said about man now accused of killing girlfriend, her father in HalifaxOntario court documents from a sentencing a decade ago detail Matthew Costain's criminal record that began at the age of 14, including several arrests involving illegal guns.CrimeJan 6
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Ontario’s struggling colleges face potential strike action as union sets dateOn Friday, the union representing faculty workers at Ontario's public colleges published a five-day labour action notice, claiming its members are not being offered job security.EducationJan 3
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Ontario government $200 rebate cheques to arrive in mailboxes within weeksThe policy is expected to cost the government roughly $3 billion and will see money sent to around 12.5 million adults and 2.5 million children.PoliticsJan 3
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Ontario council moves meetings online citing ‘growing infiltration of alt-right’Pickering council has been engaged in a growing battle with one member of council, who the mayor has claimed is linked to alt-right figures and has disrupted repeated meetings.CanadaJan 3
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More arrests after ‘randomly targeted’ Toronto shooting, possible gang ties: policeFor months, detectives with Toronto police say they worked to apprehend the four suspects and work out the motive for a brazen east-end shooting in 2023.CrimeJan 2
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Ontario confirms future of 9 supervised injection sites, 1 remains in limboThe government announced Thursday that drug injection sites in locations including Toronto, Ottawa and Thunder Bay will all be given funding to switch to rehabilitation facilities.HealthJan 2
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Parents in and around Toronto welcome 1st new babies of 2025As 2025 dawns, hospitals in and around Toronto are marking the first births of the new year.CanadaJan 1
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Homicide detectives lead investigation into fatal New Year’s Eve shooting near TorontoDurham Regional Police said in a post on social media that they were responding to an incident in Oshawa with a large number of officers.CrimeDec 31, 2024
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Free transit and fireworks: Everything you need to know for New Year’s Eve in TorontoThe City of Toronto is putting on a 10-minute waterfront fireworks display, while both Metrolinx and the TTC are offering free transit riders into the night and early morning.CanadaDec 31, 2024
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Men convicted after moose shot from motorboat in northern OntarioThe government said the charges came from a two-year investigation that ran between 2020 and 2022, looking into illegal moose hunting in a remote area north of Pickle Lake, Ont.CrimeDec 30, 2024
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Ontario bank robber forced to flee on foot after ‘fellow delinquent’ steals getaway bikeHamilton police said the bizarre and unsuccessful robbery took place at a BMO branch on Upper Paradise Road just after midday on Dec. 18.CrimeDec 30, 2024