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Ford makes second campaign stop in Niagara

On Saturday, Feb. 8, Ontario Premier Doug Ford returned to Niagara for the second visit of his re-election campaign.

Ford made an appearance in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where he announced new investments aimed at securing Ontario’s borders and enhancing safety for municipalities across the province.

“With President Trump’s tariff threats continuing to loom over Ontario workers and businesses, and fentanyl continuing to hurt too many families and communities, we need to take real tangible action to protect our borders and communities,” Ford said at a media availability.

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Rents in St. Catharines rise in January, remain flat in Niagara Falls

The average one-bedroom rent in St. Catharines was up 1.2 per cent month-over-month to $1,689 in January 2025, according to the latest Rentals.ca market update.

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4 Nations Face-Off begins Wednesday

The top-four hockey nations in the world, excluding Russia, will look for bragging rights over the course of eight days in Montreal and Boston…

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Breaking barriers: Canada’s opportunity to revitalize interprovincial trade

Amid the growing tensions from the ongoing trade war with the United States under President Donald Trump, an unexpected surge in Canadian patriotism has emerged.

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Dealing with internal trade could help offset the impact of U.S. tariffs – but it won’t be easy

It would be almost funny, if it wasn’t so serious. After years of Canadian economists and business leaders pleading for the removal of interprovincial trade barriers to boost our economy…

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Canadians punished with carbon tax on home heating

Canadians are opening their home heating bills with a sense of dread this month, thanks to the carbon tax.

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Trump as heir to Jackson the Populist – Part 3

In the first two installments of this series, written in conjunction with the release of the Free Press’s podcast *BREAKING HISTORY*, the rise of populism in American politics has been documented.

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PCs announce suite of affordability commitments on campaign trail

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The Ontario PC Party announced several affordability commitments earlier this week as part of the Ford government’s re-election platform, including permanently cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre, removing road tolls from the eastern portion of Highway 407, and banning congestion pricing on Ontario roads and highways.

“With President Trump continuing to threaten tariffs that would skyrocket costs for hard-working families, it’s never been more important to protect people’s wallets by putting more money back into their pockets,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Our PC team will save Ontario drivers thousands of dollars every year by axing tolls on Highway 407 East and making our cut to the gas tax permanent. We’ll protect Ontario drivers by banning congestion charges just like we banned road tolls.”

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Three new elementary schools coming to Niagara

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Three new public elementary schools will be built in Niagara to meet the needs of growing families.

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Super Bowl Preview

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Get your popcorn ready. The Kansas City Chiefs will try to make history Sunday night.

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Negotiating on the edge: Canada’s fragile truce with Trump

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Crisis averted. For now. Earlier this week, in a high-stakes showdown, President Donald Trump gave Canada 30 days to act or face crippling tariffs on trade.

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Liberal – Communist Party ties undermine Canadian sovereignty

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The ties that bind the federal Liberal Party and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have undermined Canadian sovereignty through the near decade that Justin Trudeau has been Prime Minister.

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Carney’s carbon tax plan is a dumpster fire

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It couldn’t have been easy for Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney to dream up a carbon tax proposal even more unaffordable than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax.

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Jackson the populist preceded Trump the populist – Part 2

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In the second part of this examination into America’s first populist president, the reasons for understanding President Donald Trump as heir to the President Andrew Jackson legacy will be further affirmed.

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