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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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls
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Ford rants about ‘ideological’ judges before tabling justice bill
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Ontario added 134 km of lanes to Highway 401. Its key bottleneck didn’t get better
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Ontario’s fare integration used 35M times in single year
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Ontario college executive pay increases as layoffs and campus closures hit
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Ontario ramps up efforts to build road to the Ring of Fire
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Allowing drug inhalation at Ont. supervised consumption sites on government shortlist
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Ontario school boards case against social media giants to continue
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How effective are Ontario’s plans to ban U.S. alcohol and cancel Starlink contract in tariff fight?
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Here’s what Doug Ford promised to do in his third term as premier
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Ridings that could flip: Close Ontario races to watch on election night
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Municipal mayors throw themselves into Ontario election
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Where are Ontario’s party leaders and what does it tell us?
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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
Author Archives
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Cows loose on Ontario highway cause delays for drivers heading to cottage countryAround 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police reported cows on Highway 400 between Highway 9 and Aurora Road, with the farm animals causing heavy delays in both directions.CanadaMay 16
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N.S. missing kids: Search to resume in scoured area 2 weeks after disappearanceLilly and Jack Sullivan, aged six and four, were reported missing on the morning of May 2 from their home on Gairloch Road in Lansdowne Station.CanadaMay 16
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Ford government to overhaul how cannabis stores look in OntarioThe province is set to loosen strict rules that force cannabis stores to cover their windows, offering a long-called-for change that the industry hopes will lead to better safety.CannabisMay 16
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Ontario housing start projections fall again as 1.5 million goal gets further awayThe latest housing starts data, based on private-sector analysis, revises down already grim estimates from previous budgets. Ontario wants to build 1.5 million homes by 2031.CanadaMay 15
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue fallsThe latest update to the public cost of alcohol liberalization comes as the budget shows revenues at the LCBO are down, along with taxes on the sale of beer, wine and spirits.CanadaMay 15
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Ontario 2025 budget: Highlights from bike lanes to alcohol revenue and housingFrom tariff relief to plans to remove two new bike lanes and build a new police training college. Here are some of the things to know about Ontario's 2025 budget.CanadaMay 15
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Ontario tables tariff-era budget with bigger deficit and bleak economic outlookOn Thursday, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented the government’s 2025 budget, a document dominated by the tariff response and how it will impact the province’s economy.EconomyMay 15
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Ford says he would ‘never rule out’ Highway 407 buybackOn Wednesday, at an unrelated event, Ford was asked if he was still considering buying out the toll highway, which Ontario sold to a private operator in the 1990s.CanadaMay 14
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Peel police investigate after man dies in daylight Mississauga shootingIt was just before 12 p.m. on Wednesday when Peel Regional Police were called to the area of Tranmere Drive and Telford Way in Mississauga.CrimeMay 14
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Ontario signs agreement with Manitoba to eliminate trade barriersOntario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew sat together in Toronto to sign an agreement between the two provinces to remove regulatory and trade differences.PoliticsMay 14
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12-year-old boy among 5 charged after stabbing beside Toronto high schoolToronto police said the incident took place around 2 p.m. at a school near Guildwood Parkway and Livingston Road when five teenagers approached two others at a bus stop.CrimeMay 13
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Ford government confirms removal of tolls on part of Highway 407On Tuesday, the province announced it would remove the tolls from Highway 407 East, which runs through Durham Region from Brock Road to Highway 35/155, beginning on June 1.CanadaMay 13
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Honda postpones $15B of electric vehicle investments in OntarioHonda Canada is postponing a $15-billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario, including a proposed EV battery plant and retooled vehicle assembly facility.CanadaMay 13
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How 2 foes came together to pitch Ontario a new approach to the housing crisisA group representing developers and another lobbying for municipalities got together to find common ground on housing. Then they sent their ideas to the Ford government.CanadaMay 13
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TTC considering renaming Dundas Subway Station after local universityA report to be considered by the Toronto Transit Commission recommends approving a partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University to rename Dundas Subway Station.CanadaMay 12
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2 Toronto high school students rushed to hospital after daylight stabbingToronto police said they were called to the area of Guildwood Parkway and Livingston Road just before 2 p.m. for reports of a stabbing beside a high school.CrimeMay 12
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Ontario tables latest housing bill, promising changes have municipal supportOn Monday, Housing Minister Rob Flack gathered municipal leaders and developers at a news conference to announce the bill, along with a round of infrastructure funding.PoliticsMay 12
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Ontario measles outbreak: Convincing unvaccinated ‘slow going’, top doc saysSince October, Ontario has recorded more than 1,400 measles cases linked to an outbreak that began at a large gathering with guests from Mennonite communities in New Brunswick.CanadaMay 9
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Some workers still wait for Bill 124 compensation despite Ford government reversalAt the beginning of 2024, the government agreed to reverse its Bill 124, a measure which had capped public sector pay increases at one per cent annually for three years.CanadaMay 9
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Ontario college shuts down decades-old English program, citing enrolment drop-offGeorge Brown College in Toronto confirmed Thursday it was ending its English for Academic Purposes in 2026 and said a lack of international students had caused the decision.PoliticsMay 8
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Construction set to begin on 1st of Ontario’s small modular nuclear reactorsEnergy Minister Stephen Lecce announced the Ford government had approved Ontario Power Generation's plan to begin work on building the first of four small nuclear modular reactors.CanadaMay 8
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Ontario plans to impose new planning rules on municipalities to boost housingThe government is relying on a series of changes, like reducing studies developers have to undertake and standardizing development charges, in a bid to speed up homebuilding.PoliticsMay 8
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Ontario will expand powers for new developments to bypass planning processAs part of a bill set to be tabled next week, the government will allow the Ministry of Infrastructure to issue Minister’s Zoning Orders for some developments.PoliticsMay 8
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Ford government files appeal against injunction frustrating its bike lane removalAt the end of April, an Ontario judge told the government it must suspend any imminent plans to remove bike lanes from Bloor Street, Yonge Street or University Avenue.PoliticsMay 7
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Ontario education minister blasts TDSB for considering cutting programsToronto District School Board is one of several boards in Ontario the government is currently subjecting to financial scrutiny, with the threat of a takeover.CanadaMay 7