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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Video Archives
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Ford government presses Ottawa for Chinese-made EV tariffs
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Ontario heat puts pressure on electrical grid and natural gas
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LCBO union set to strike early July
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Convenience store owners can apply for liquor licenses amid looming LCBO strike
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Ontario new affordable housing definition may be too low for builders to take part
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Ontario government changes will allow The Beer Store to sell lotto tickets
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Ontario Liberals move closer to election footing
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new education minister, cabinet reshuffle
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford weighs in on interest rates cut
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Ford government quiet on options as Toronto transit strike looms
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Doug Ford acknowledges top staffer’s use of private email for government work
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Doug Ford’s chief of staff appears to omit texts in public disclosure
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Indigenous MPP makes history at Queen’s Park
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Doug Ford’s chief of staff used private email for ‘political discussions’
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Ford speeds up timeline for booze in Ontario convenience stores
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More ServiceOntario locations potentially moving to retail stores after Staples deal
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Ontario set to change how it funds $10-a-day child care
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Ontario planning licence suspensions for repeat auto thieves
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Ontario nets new electric vehicle investment, this time in Niagara Region
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Ontario’s health ministry faces questions over doctor and nurse shortages
Author Archives
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Doug Ford calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘We risk Ontario and Canadian jobs’On Thursday, Ford released a statement warning that China was 'flooding' the country with 'artificially cheap electric vehicles' that could put auto jobs at risk in Ontario.Politics7 hours
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Ontario Liberals nominate first candidate as parties prepare for early electionWhile the early election speculation catapulted Ontario's three main opposition parties into election readiness mode, the Liberals appear to be the first to nominate a candidate.Politics8 hours
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Metrolinx not renaming Eglinton LRT science centre stop ‘at this time’ despite recommendationThe Ford government will move the Ontario Science Centre from its current location, leaving the transit stop named after the attraction in limbo.CanadaJun 20
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Intense Ontario heat heaps pressure on electrical grid, approaching 10-year highSpeaking on Wednesday, as temperatures range between 30 C and 35 C, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce promised Ontario's electrical grid is ready for the strain.WeatherJun 19
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Ontario group says LCBO strike would hurt restaurants still recovering from pandemicLCBO workers in Ontario will walk off the job on July 5 if they don't reach a deal with the provincial agency by then. The sale of beer in convenience stores is a sticking point.CanadaJun 19
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LCBO workers set early July deadline for potential liquor store strikeThe union recently accepted a request from the LCBO to have a third-party mediator lead stalling talks to try and break a long-standing logjam.CanadaJun 18
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Housing starts up in Ontario but towns say they’ve missed out on millions of dollarsSeveral municipalities in Ontario say that counting errors from a federal agency meant they missed out on housing target money they should have received.CanadaJun 18
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‘We don’t track data as well as we should,’ Ontario housing minister saysHousing Minister Paul Calandra told a committee at the Ontario legislature he had encountered issues with the data it keeps to measure affordable housing progress.CanadaJun 14
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Developers say Ontario’s new affordable housing pricing will mean selling homes at a lossNew affordable housing definitions have been released by the provincial government but some in the building industry say they're too low to make any money.PoliticsJun 13
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LCBO workers consider strike as Beer Store gets OK to sell lottery ticketsThe Beer Store will be allowed to sell lottery tickets as Ontario liberalizes alcohol sales but unionized LCBO employees are weighing a strike, fearing store closures.CanadaJun 12
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Ford shuffles out minister responsible for ‘attainable housing’ without defining the termThe minister responsible for attainable housing has moved on from his file after spending nine months in charge of something that did not have an official definition.PoliticsJun 12
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Ontario Place court challenge quashed, clearing way for redevelopment to proceedEnding the group’s court challenge removed one of the final barriers for the government to realize its controversial vision to redevelop Ontario Place.PoliticsJun 11
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Ontario Liberals declare ‘electoral urgency’ amid early election speculationLiberal Leader Bonnie Crombie asked the party's executive council to declare an electoral urgency, allowing the Liberals to speed up the timeline to hold local races.PoliticsJun 11
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Cost of Doug Ford’s cabinet, parliamentary assistants exceeds $10MThe cost of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s most recent cabinet has increased by 72 per cent compared to the first inner circle he unveiled in 2018.CanadaJun 10
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Disagreement over ‘made-up numbers’ and Ontario’s ‘billion-dollar booze boondoggle’Ontario announced a sped-up plan to liberalize the sale of alcohol across the province, with a price tag of $225 million. Critics say the cost is significantly higher.CanadaJun 8
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Ontario NDP leader calls Doug Ford ‘corrupt,’ challenges premier to sueStanding outside the Ontario Legislative Chamber, Stiles called the premier 'corrupt' and claimed he's preoccupied with making deals 'that benefit insider friends.'PoliticsJun 7
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new education minister, cabinet reshuffleFord and Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont swore in a "renewed" cabinet in a closed ceremony on Thursday afternoon after hours of meetings with ministers.CanadaJun 6
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Ontario legislature rises early for extended summer breakInside the legislative chamber, politicians made their final remarks before returning to their ridings for the summer months. They will not return until October.PoliticsJun 6
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TTC strike countdown: Union says ‘further progress’ made as midnight deadline nearsThe union representing almost 12,000 transit workers in Toronto says "further progress" has been made in talks with the city as its midnight strike deadline nears.CanadaJun 6
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Metrolinx preparing ‘contingencies’ if TTC strike goes aheadProvincial transit agency Metrolinx says it has contingency plans in place if TTC workers strike but highlights that it simply can't carry as many passengers as the Toronto system.CanadaJun 6
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Ontario government hopeful interest rate cut will spur struggling home constructionOntario Premier Doug Ford said he thought lower interest rates would mean houses start 'popping up like mushrooms' across the province.PoliticsJun 6
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Wide-ranging Ontario housing bill passes, set to become lawThe province’s Bill 185 was unveiled in early April with a wide-ranging set of changes to how homes are planned and built in Ontario.PoliticsJun 5
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Premier Doug Ford tight-lipped on back-to-work legislation ahead of possible TTC strikeOntario Premier Doug Ford and his cabinet ministers are refusing to share what contingency plans, if any, they have to get TTC workers back on the job ahead of a potential strike.PoliticsJun 5
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Ontario Liberals hope to raise $10M ahead of possible early electionOpposition parties have been scrambling to prepare for the next election after Premier Doug Ford began dropping hints that he could speed up the timing of the next election.PoliticsJun 4
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A TTC strike is looming. Will Ontario step in to provide trains or force workers back?Toronto's transit network could grind to a halt on Friday as a potential TTC bus, streetcar and subway strike looms. Provincial politicians have been coy on how they might step in.CanadaJun 4