Local

Marty Mako wins St. Catharines City Council by-election

The by-election campaign to choose a new Ward 6 (Port Dalhousie) councillor for the city of St. Catharines culminated on Monday night with candidate Marty Mako defeating six challengers on his route to victory. Mako earned a total of 1,878 votes, representing more than 42 per cent in popular support.

Mako will join Bruce Williamson in representing the Port Dalhousie Ward. He will fill the seat of former councillor Carlos Garcia, who passed away in December 2024.

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Local

Report ranks Welland as most affordable Ontario city to rent

Welland is now the most affordable major city to rent in Ontario, according to a new Rentals.ca report.

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Sports

Puck drops on NHL playoffs Saturday night

The battle of Ontario, the battle of Florida and some dandy first round playoff matchups.

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Opinion

Industrial carbon tax is a small business killer

The federal Liberals recently stated with much fanfare that they eliminated the consumer carbon tax. While Canadians were expected to be grateful for Liberal largesse, most sensible people wondered why these same Liberals ever inflicted the tax on Canadians…

National

The choice for Canadians: The contrasting approaches to immigration

The country’s immigration trends have been a growing concern for Canadians, yet during this federal election campaign immigration policy has been fully eclipsed by anxieties relating to U.S. President Donald Trump and the threats posed by American tariffs.

Provincial

Budget hits Manitobans with a stealth tax hike

Premier Wab Kinew is punishing Manitobans for receiving a cost-of-living pay raise.

And he’s really hoping you won’t notice, but here’s what’s happening.

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Provincial

Ford’s Throne Speech falls short on housing and health care

Ontario’s 2025 Throne Speech addressed many social policy issues Ontarians are struggling with, namely housing and health care. While Premier Doug Ford attempted to put forward a plan…

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Poilievre campaigns in St. Catharines

Local

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned in St. Catharines last Friday and unveiled his party’s economic action plan should the Tories win the federal election scheduled for April 28.

Poilievre held a press conference as well, with the Ontario Shipyards at the Port Weller Dry Docks behind him as he made comments and then took questions from reporters.

Local candidates Bas Sluijmers (St. Catharines), Tony Baldinelli (Niagara Falls – Niagara-on-the-Lake), Dean Allison (Niagara West), and Fred Davies (Niagara South) joined Poilievre for his announcement and press conference.

Ford’s proposed expansion of strong mayor powers includes eight Niagara municipalities

Local

Last week, the Ontario government announced that it intends to provide strong mayor powers to 169 more cities and towns across the province.

NBA Playoff Preview: Niagara Falls native, and Canada’s preeminent NBA Reporter, Doug Smith chimes in

Sports

Twenty teams remain standing after the NBA regular season officially ended Sunday.

The Toronto Raptors (30-52) failed to qualify for the postseason for a third straight season.

It’s time to end supply management

National

After decades of consumers paying far more than they should for staples like dairy, eggs, and poultry, it’s time to finally end supply management.

The leopard Mark Carney can’t remove his spots

Opinion

Has Liberal Leader Mark Carney seen the light, having cut the consumer carbon tax to zero? Should Canadians find inspiration in his weighty resume as a Goldman Sachs banker, a Department of Finance bureaucrat…

The upcoming debates will be pivotal

National

On April 16 and 17, the Canadian electorate will have a chance to size up its choices for prime minister when the party leaders meet to debate the issues in the only French and English debates offered before voters go to the polls on April 28.

Western separation back on the agenda

Opinion

There has been much talk about how important the upcoming federal election is to Canada’s future. This has been especially true for Alberta and Saskatchewan, provinces which have been treated terribly by the Trudeau Liberal government for almost a decade.