Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has appointed candidates in nearly a dozen ridings ahead of the upcoming provincial election, and they include the son of a former premier.

Mike Schreiner said he was proud of federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May for standing up for what she believes in, even if she was arrested over it, and would “absolutely” do the same.

Speaking at the Hilton Toronto, the leader of the Progressive Conservative party said "real people" in Ontario have been hurt by the Liberal government, and his plan to change that includes overhauling the electricity service provider.

Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Christine Elliott says she will be seeking the nomination to run as the Tory candidate in the provincial riding of Newmarket-Aurora.

Doug Ford told a group of nearly 2,000 supporters that he plans to "take back this province" at his first major event since he was made leader of the Progressive Conservative party earlier this month.

If elected premier of Ontario, new Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford says he will get rid of the carbon cap-and-trade system and make sure millions of dollars stay in the province rather than heading for California or Quebec.

Doug Ford, who narrowly won the Progressive Conservative leadership late Saturday, laid out his plans to topple the governing Liberals during an unannounced first visit to the province's legislature on Monday, where he met with his new staff.

There was mayhem in Markham, Ontario on Saturday evening as members of the Progressive Conservative party scratched their heads to figure out who had won their party's leadership race.

Ontario’s environment minister says statements made by contenders in the provincial Progressive Conservative leadership race have made him concerned for his children’s future. Speaking to a crowd in Toronto on Monday, Chris Ballard lashed out at the candidates, who have all expressed skepticism of provincial green policies, and compared unusual weather around the world to the show Stranger Things.

When the Ontario PC leadership debate veered into the issue of sexual misconduct, candidate Doug Ford hesitated before calling it "unacceptable.” Then he added: “It’s not just women, it's men too. It’s on both sides.”

"I can no longer stand as a candidate in our party's leadership race," Ontario’s ousted Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown declared on Feb. 26.

Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath said Saturday it makes no difference who leads the province's Progressive Conservative party, even if former leader Patrick Brown is back in the race.

Ontario Progressive Conservative party leadership candidate Doug Ford said Saturday morning he could envision a Ford-led Ontario and Jason Kenney-led Alberta working together to rid the land of carbon tax.