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Niagara ‘preparing for the worst and hoping for the best’ as Trump’s tariffs loom large

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on Monday, Jan. 20, communities across Canada are bracing for unprecedented economic challenges, as the incoming president has vowed to institute 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.

Preparations are underway throughout all levels of government to mitigate the far-reaching and profoundly negative effects of these punitive measures on the Canadian economy, including the potential for stimulus packages on a comparable level to the pandemic years.

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Niagara Region moving forward with student housing strategy

Niagara Region has announced that it plans to move forward with a new post-secondary student housing strategy…

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NBA season at halfway mark

It was late September 2024 when Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri proclaimed…

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Fissures in the federation

The past couple of days have seen some interesting developments among Canadian politicians in terms of how our country should react to potential threats by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Carbon tax flip-flop a sign of things to come in the Liberal leadership race

The battle to become the next prime minister of Canada is shaping up to be a dog fight between Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland.

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Do inaugurations matter?

As America prepares for the 60th inauguration of a president a small question arises.  Do inaugurations matter? Millions of dollars will be spent to celebrate the advent of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office.

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Trudeau Liberals, not Trump, at heart of Canada’s existential

With the election of Donald Trump, the political sands have shifted on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border and, as witnessed at this week’s First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa, the changes have exposed an existential crisis in Canada.

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Niagara Falls eclipses St. Catharines in rental housing costs

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The average one-bedroom rent in St. Catharines was up 0.5 per cent month-over-month to $1,669 in December 2024, according to the latest Rentals.ca market update.

One-bedroom rents are also up 4.8 per cent year-over-year from December 2023.

Meanwhile, a two-bedroom unit in St. Catharines costed an average of $1,978 in December, which is up 0.3 per cent from the previous month and up 1.8 per cent from the previous year.

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Niagara can shine through Ford’s Fortress Am-Can energy strategy

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The inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is now less than a week away.

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Paint the Meridian Red returns Friday

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It’s become a yearly tradition for the Brock Badgers, and for the university’s Executive Director of Sports and Recreation…

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Stuck in the middle class – with taxes

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As the post-mortems continue on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s time in office, a frequent claim by the defenders of his regime talk about how much Trudeau did for Canada’s middle class.

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Grits must embrace fiscal reckoning

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No matter who Canada’s next prime minister is, it’s time to lay down a marker: the party with Canada’s finances is over.

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From Trudeau’s exit to Trump’s tariffs: How 2025 will test Canada’s leadership

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By the three-week mark of a new year, many people find their resolutions fading and life settling back to normal.

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Seth Abramson, New York Times bestselling author, proves not all cranks are Republicans

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In the world of liberal writers, there are some very talented and interesting people. I admire a good argument from my left-wing brethren…

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