Mike Crawley - Senior reporter | CBC

Mike Crawley

Senior reporter

Mike Crawley covers provincial affairs in Ontario for CBC News. He began his career as a newspaper reporter in B.C., filed stories from 19 countries in Africa as a freelance journalist, then joined the CBC in 2005. Mike was born and raised in Saint John, N.B.

Latest from Mike Crawley

Planned housing project threatens Niagara Escarpment: opponents

Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment. 

Profs call Ford government bill 'political interference' on campus

Some Ontario academics are waging a campaign against new legislation from Premier Doug Ford’s government that they say would pave the way for political interference on campus.

Big grocers, retailers want Ontario's recycling plan changed

Premier Doug Ford’s government is facing corporate pressure to change Ontario’s plan that sees industry taking on the full cost of blue box recycling programs, CBC News has learned.

Ontario releases 2023 Sunshine List, top earner made $1.9M

Five employees at Ontario Power Generation are in the top 10 earners on the province's so-called sunshine list for 2023, with the province's highest salary sitting at $1.93 million.

Ontario colleges to face biggest hit from foreign student cap

Only one Ontario university will see its international student intake shrink this year while more than half of the province's public colleges face a drop, under a plan announced Wednesday by Premier Doug Ford's government. 

What to expect from today's Ontario budget

Ontario Premier Doug Ford keeps on describing the province’s economy in glowing terms, but plenty of economists believe a far less rosy picture will be painted when Ford’s finance minister tables his budget on Tuesday.
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Auto insurance changes coming in Ontario budget: sources

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government will make auto insurance changes a central feature of the budget it tables on Tuesday, CBC News has learned.

Ontario ad campaign 'It's Happening Here' has cost taxpayers $8M

An advertising campaign by Premier Doug Ford’s government that has been criticized as partisan self-promotion is costing taxpayers about $8 million, CBC News has learned. 

Cannabis industry wants rules loosened on joint in-store promotions

As legal sales of cannabis show signs of flattening in Canada, the industry is urging provinces to loosen rules that ban pot producers and retailers from collaborating on promotions.

Want more family doctors in Ontario? Pay them better, say physicians

As the number of people across Ontario without a family doctor reaches a record high, there’s a fresh push on Premier Doug Ford’s government to make family practice more attractive to physicians by improving compensation.

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