Colin D’Mello
Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News Toronto
Colin D’Mello is one of Ontario’s most prominent political journalists, currently working as the Queen’s Park Bureau Chief at Global News.
He began his career as a radio reporter in Moncton, NB., before returning to Ontario. He helped launch 1310 News in Ottawa and later reported for 680 News in Toronto. In 2011, Colin moved to television broadcasting, beginning a long run at CTV News where he most served as their Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. He also held the role of President of the Queen’s Park Press Gallery, advocating for journalists and helping to manage the relationship between newsrooms in Ontario and the provincial legislature. In April of 2022, he joined Global News.
Colin was born in Kuwait and lived there until 1998, crediting the events of the first Gulf War for shaping his interests in political reporting. He is a graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Seneca College and worked as a guest lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU).
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Doug Ford loses transparency fight to block release of personal cell phone records
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Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister
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Is Ontario set for a snap election?
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Ford unveils new attempts to dissuade Trump from growing threats
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How Justin Trudeau’s resignation impacts Ontario early election
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Focus Ontario: Year in Review
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Ontario has $12.7B school repair, construction shortfall: budget watchdog
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Premiers united in fight against Trump tariffs
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Focus Ontario: Ontario Takes On Trump
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Stiff penalties included in bill aimed at ending homeless encampments, Ford says
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How the Ford government in Ontario plans to escalate trade war with the U.S.
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Doug Ford in impromptu interview during Global News broadcast
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Focus Ontario: Breaking Down Bombshell AG Report
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Ford jokes Trump tariff threat is revenge for U.S. defeat in the War of 1812
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Ford government preparing law to dismantle homeless encampments
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Ontario Liberal Leader distances herself from carbon price
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Ontario’s auditor general releases scathing annual report
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Phil Verster resigns as Metrolinx CEO
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Doug Ford’s chief of staff ‘missing’ months of government texts after phone was ‘reset’
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Focus Ontario: Tariff Tensions
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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.Politics7 hours
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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.Politics9 hours
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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.PoliticsJan 13
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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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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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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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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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Smith urges Ford to ‘walk back’ energy threat in possible U.S. tariff showdownThe call comes from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith whose province has rejected the idea of using oil and gas exports as a bargaining chip.PoliticsDec 19, 2024
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‘No college will be spared’: International student cap bites in OntarioSeveral colleges have announced massive changes and suspended programs, blaming the moves on the reduction in international students, which they relied heavily upon for funding.PoliticsDec 12, 2024
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How the Ford government in Ontario plans to escalate trade war with the U.S.Global News has learned the Ford government is considering other retaliatory measures that are squarely within the province's jurisdiction.PoliticsDec 12, 2024
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Ford government faces constitutional challenge over bike lane lawCycle Toronto has launched a charter challenge claiming the Ford government is engaging in a "legislative campaign against people who ride bikes"PoliticsDec 11, 2024
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Ford legislation to dismantle homeless encampments won’t pass until next yearThe Ford government plans to table legislation to tackle encampments on Thursday but won't finish debating and passing it until well into the new year.PoliticsDec 9, 2024
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Ontario did not illegally lock out engineers striking on Hwy. 413: labour boardThe union representing striking government engineers had complained that the province had effectively locked out members who had withdrawn their labour from key projects.PoliticsDec 6, 2024
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Ford appears on Fox News joking Trump tariff threat is retribution for War of 1812Doug Ford appeared in an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto to promote Ontario's relations with the United States and position the province as a key trading partner.PoliticsDec 5, 2024
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Ford government preparing law to dismantle homeless encampmentsDoug Ford says new legislation is coming that will target homeless encampments across the province, and he's pledging to use the notwithstanding clause if necessary.PoliticsDec 5, 2024
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New Metrolinx CEO promises to ‘start talking’ in effort to finish Eglinton Crosstown LRTOn Monday, Infrastructure Ontario CEO Michael Lindsay was appointed as the head of the provincial transit agency Metrolinx to replace the departing Phil Verster.PoliticsDec 4, 2024
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Ontario spent record sum on advertisements ‘to promote’ governing party: AGAuditor General Shelley Spence found as part of her annual report that, in the fiscal year ending at the end of March, the province spent a total of $104.6 million on advertising.PoliticsDec 4, 2024
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Ontario does not have ‘effective processes’ to handle opioid crisis, AG findsOntario's auditor general was critical of the province's opioid addiction strategy, suggesting it was uncoordinated and didn't have proper processes in place.PoliticsDec 3, 2024
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Cost of moving Ontario Science Centre skyrockets before construction even starts: AGSavings the government boasted about moving the Ontario Science Centre from its current location have already been wiped out before construction even begins, a new report said.PoliticsDec 3, 2024
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Worries of ‘preferential treatment’ in Ontario zoning orders, AG report saysA scathing auditor general report looking at special zoning orders in Ontario raises concerns about the perception of 'preferential treatment' and expert advice going ignored.PoliticsDec 3, 2024
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Bombshell AG report says Ontario Place redevelopment ‘not fair, transparent or accountable’Ontario's auditor general is set to release her annual report, with sections on Ontario Place and on the province's opioid strategy likely to garner a lot of attention.PoliticsDec 3, 2024
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Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster resigns after 7 years at transportation planning agencyPhil Verster has been singled out by political detractors who believe the CEO should be held accountable for the ongoing delays in delivery of key transportation projects.PoliticsDec 2, 2024
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Outgoing Metrolinx CEO receives yearly vehicle allowance sources say he doesn’t usePhil Verster, who is stepping away from Metrolinx, has consistently received a taxable benefit of between $12,575 to $13,392 on top of his taxpayer-funded salary.PoliticsDec 2, 2024