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Bradley delivers 2025 State of the Region address

On March 26, Niagara Regional Council Chair Jim Bradley delivered his annual State of the Region address. The speech was presented at a new period of turbulence for the local economy as U.S. President Donald Trump has been enacting tariffs on Canadian exports.

The address was attended by officials from various levels of Canadian government, as well as special international guests, including Robert Restaino, Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York, and Patrick Vaniel, the Belgian Ambassador to Canada.

The trade war between Canada and the United States was a major focus.

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Port Dalhousie by-election to be held on April 14

Residents of Ward 6 in St. Catharines will go the polls on April 14 to select a replacement for the late Carlos Garcia, who passed away late last year during his third term on Council.

 

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Sports

NHL standings on April 1 – Canadian hockey fans dreaming of 1986

The calendar has officially flipped to April.

Which means the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are just around the corner.

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Opinion

Carney and the Group of 30

It’s unlikely many Canadians are very familiar with the Group of 30, otherwise known as G30. This influential elite group describes itself as “an international body of financiers and academics which aims…

National

Trump tipping the scales in Carney’s favour

Trump’s about-face on relations with Canada under Carney suggests he wants to Liberals to win.

Opinion

Liberal Party assumptions about Canada and Canadians

In the early stages of the 2025 campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken out into a dazzling lead. As of March 30, 2025, the website 338Canada.com has Carney garnering a majority government.

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Opinion

You can change this election, if you want to

What may convince such people to vote at all, including for the candidate you favour, is seeing them at their door.

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Niagara recruited 16 net new doctors in 2024

Local

In total, 26 new doctors came to Niagara Region, while 10 either left or retired.

Municipalities across Niagara had a net increase of 16 family doctors in 2024, according to Niagara Region.

In a news release made public by the Region late last week, staff noted that 26 new doctors came to Niagara Region in 2024, while 10 either left or retired.

Wayne Olson chosen as new Pelham Regional Councillor

Local

Pelham Ward One Town Councillor Wayne Olson has been chosen by his fellow Councillors to fill former Regional Councillor…

 

Blue Jays open season with dud

Sports

It certainly wasn’t pretty.

Toronto Blue Jays fans were cautiously optimistic entering Rogers Centre Thursday afternoon.

Danielle Smith doesn’t deserve this

Provincial

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has taken a lot of abuse from some of her fellow politicians as well as fellow Canadians in recent weeks.

Doug Ford’s Machiavellian approach to the federal election

Opinion

The election call last Sunday caught few off guard. Most people knew our freshly minted Prime Minister did not want to waste time before jumping on the campaign trail.

Connecting the dots in Mark Carney’s network

National

For those who closely follow the political scene in Ottawa, what has been most striking with the Liberals’ changing of the guard is how little things have actually changed.

Canada’s sleeper election issue: the loss of charitable status for religious organizations

Provincial

The potential loss of charitable status for religious charities might be the biggest sleeper issue in the federal election.