3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (227+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford says businesses affected by a new round of American tariffs and bans set to take effect later this month will be eligible for the province’s support programs. U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that in response…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (137+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s open to the idea of involuntary addiction treatment. Ontario’s Big City Mayors group recently repeated a request to the province to review existing mental health laws with the idea of expanding involuntary treatment. The…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (278+ words) Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled changes to his cabinet today and a Niagara MPP is getting his first portfolio. Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff will serve as the new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, replacing MPP Trevor Jones,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (276+ words) A new analysis of Ontario’s municipal elections suggests some modest improvements in competition, with fewer uncontested races but only sparse gains in the share of female candidates. With 414 municipalities holding elections next month, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario says…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (210+ words) Premier Doug Ford unveiled a Lake Ontario sign at a park on the shores of the Great Lake on Saturday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to change its name to Lake America. The words “Now…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (125+ words) The federal government is giving Niagara and Hamilton $2 million each to address homelessness. 10 municipalities across Ontario will be receiving $45 million in funding through the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative (UHEI). In April, the Government of Canada announced a $125 million investment…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (239+ words) Town of Lincoln officials attending AMO say they have been told the Ford government is committed to helping flood victims. Officials from St. Catharines and Lincoln attended meetings at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference with provincial representatives Monday....