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Clifton Hill SkyWheel proposal shifts debate over Queen Victoria Park observation wheel

A private proposal to replace the existing Niagara SkyWheel on Clifton Hill with a larger observation wheel has changed the conversation around Niagara Parks’ controversial plan to explore a new wheel in Queen Victoria Park.

The Queen Victoria Park proposal is part of the province’s broader Destination Niagara Strategy, a tourism plan aimed at increasing visitation, attracting private investment and adding new visitor experiences in Niagara Falls.

As part of that strategy, Niagara Parks has been exploring the addition of a “world-class” observation wheel in Queen Victoria Park. Niagara Parks says a request for proposals was issued to determine private-sector interest in developing the attraction.

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Wiens launches Lord Mayor campaign with focus on taxes, agriculture and local control

Before a packed crowd of supporters at Lakeview Vineyard, Deputy Lord Mayor Erwin Wiens officially launched his campaign for Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake, unveiling a platform centred on fiscal responsibility, protecting agriculture…

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Sports

World Cup Quarterfinals – Elite 8 almost set

Drama, emotion and of course a little controversy too.

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Opinion

Why Canada can’t get anything built

These days, it appears the vast majority of Canada’s institutions – our courts, our governments, our legacy media and our government bureaucracies – are deliberately working hard to thwart Canada’s success.

National

Smith gets a pipeline – but it’s far from what advocates had hoped for

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is finally getting a pipeline. But, after making concession after concession, this doesn’t feel like the pipeline win that Albertans and Canadians who support energy development have been longing for.

National

The danger of judicial activism

On this Canada Day there is an underappreciated and growing risk to our democracy – the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Three leaders, one summer, no easy exits

School is out, Parliament has risen, and it feels like summer in the nation’s capital. For Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, and Avi Lewis, the next three months are less a recess than a reckoning.

Niagara Regional Police looking at a 14.8 per cent budget increase request for 2027

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The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is poised to enter this year’s budget season looking for a budget increase of 14.8 per cent, on the heels of an 11.11 per cent increase in 2026.

The police budget was by far the largest line item that drove up property taxes for Niagara Region residents in 2026, and 2027 would be no exception.

At a police board meeting late last week, Chief Bill Fordy argued that a nine per cent increase will be required in 2027 just to keep services as-is, largely due to wage increases that are expected to be agreed to via the collective bargaining process.

New elevated water tank to be hoisted this month in Fort Erie

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Later this month, residents of Fort Erie will see a new 56.8-metre (196 foot) elevated water tank as part of the Town’s skyline.

Canada vs. Morocco at the World Cup – all you need to know ahead of Saturday’s Round of 16 showdown

Sports

Let’s be honest. Saturday’s Round of 16 showdown for Canada against Morocco won’t be easy.

Are the Democratic Socialists blue MAGA?

Opinion

The spate of election results in recent Democratic primaries has shifted the party further left than at any time in its history.

Stop taking Alberta for granted

National

For more than 100 years, Ontario was the engine that drove Canadian economic growth. When Canada’s social programs were first created – think Medicare, for example – it was Ontario taxpayers…

Canadians are leaving the country in record numbers, at a record pace

National

The number of Canadians packing and leaving the country for good is climbing rather dramatically. The volume of disenchanted Canadians choosing to exit the country has nearly doubled in the past decade.

Will Canada’s parliamentary democracy suffer the same fate as the United Kingdom’s?

Opinion

In a matter of weeks, the United Kingdom will mark the end of Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership and the sixth change of head of government since David Cameron’s swearing in sixteen years ago.