Author: Emmett Wallace

Doug Ford is a man of things. Things he can see, things he can touch and most importantly, things he can build. Big things matter to Ford. The Progressive Conservative leader is a self-proclaimed visionary who makes decisions with his gut. When he has swung and missed, like he did with opening up protected Greenbelt land that sparked public furor, he has apologized and walked it back.Little things are important to him too. He will famously find out about a small problem and try to fix it.Ford has bet big on building things. Early in the election campaign, he pledged…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 26, 2025 7:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Wednesday, Feb. 26: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug FordOldcastle: Ford will make a campaign stop just outside of Windsor and visit the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local 494 in Tecumseh.London: Ford will meet with employees at Armo Tool.St. Catharines: Ford will then meet workers at Decora Powder Coatings.Hamilton: He will also visit workers at Mondelez. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the…

A Thunder Bay drag performer who successfully sued a Facebook blogger for defamation over baseless accusations of pedophilia says she hopes the case serves as a cautionary tale to those who traffic in anti-LGBTQ+ slurs and hate speech. “I want them to know that they need to be afraid to be bigots again, because we’re tired of it,” said Felicia Crichton, one of the three drag performers who won their cases against the administrator of a Thunder Bay Facebook page.Brian Webster was ordered to pay $380,000 in combined damages to drag performers and a Dryden, Ont.-area LGBTQ+ non-profit after a…

Canada’s first prime minister has been in a box for almost half a decade. The iconic statue of Sir John A. Macdonald has sat at the foot of the Queen’s Park estate in downtown Toronto for more than 100 years but, during a summer of protests in 2020, it was covered to protect it.That decision was made by Ontario Speaker Ted Arnott who decided “for its own protection” the statue should be placed in a box.Two years later, however, the Progressive Conservative government passed a law which took away Arnott’s right to decide the fate of the statue and triggered…

The future of Ontario’s Greenbelt will be re-examined again this year as the Ontario government prepares to embark on a mandatory 10-year review to determine whether parcels of land should be added or removed — a process that Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have offered little information on. When the two-million-acre Greenbelt was first created by the former Liberal government in 2005, the legislation mandated a review of the land every decade after thorough consultation with “any affected public bodies” including the Greenbelt council, Ministry of Natural Resources, municipalities and the public.That process was turned on its head in 2022 when…

TORONTO – Three-point shooting is the weapon of choice in the modern NBA but the Toronto Raptors are struggling to find consistency from beyond the arc. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., made one of Toronto’s five three-pointers as the Raptors made 33 attempts from beyond the arc in a 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. That amounted to a woeful 15.2 shooting percentage from range for the Raptors against the reigning NBA champions after Toronto was 20 for 35 on threes, 57.1 per cent, in a 127-109 win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.“Sometimes you make shots, sometimes…

Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill is a provincial riding located in the Greater Toronto Area. This riding is currently represented by PC Party of Ontario MPP Michael Parsa who first took office in 2018. Parsa collected 17,340 votes, winning 53.26 per cent of the vote in the 2022 Ontario provincial election. Voters will decide who will represent Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill in the Greater Toronto Area during the upcoming Ontario provincial election on February 27, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates PC Party of Ontario: Michael Parsa (Incumbent) Ontario NDP: Naila…

Barrie-Innisfil is a provincial riding located in Central Ontario. This riding is currently represented by PC Party of Ontario MPP Andrea Khanjin who first took office in 2018. Khanjin collected 18,225 votes, winning 50.25 per cent of the vote in the 2022 Ontario provincial election. Voters will decide who will represent Barrie-Innisfil in Central Ontario during the upcoming Ontario provincial election on February 27, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates PC Party of Ontario: Andrea Khanjin (Incumbent) Ontario NDP: Andrew Harrigan Ontario Liberal Party: Dane Lee Green Party…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police have been called to respond to an incident on the Gardiner Expressway after a driver headed the wrong way down the busy road, drove into a construction site and fell into a hole. Toronto police said a hazard was initially reported around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday on the Gardiner, near Spadina Avenue, when a vehicle was seen travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes.Drivers were warned to use “extreme caution” in the area as police vehicles rushed to respond. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs…

Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte is a provincial riding located in Central Ontario. This riding is currently represented by PC Party of Ontario MPP Doug Downey who first took office in 2018. Downey collected 16,631 votes, winning 42.1 per cent of the vote in the 2022 Ontario provincial election. Voters will decide who will represent Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte in Central Ontario during the upcoming Ontario provincial election on February 27, 2025. Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates PC Party of Ontario: Doug Downey (Incumbent) Ontario NDP: Tracey Lapham Ontario Liberal Party: Rose Zacharias Green Party…