Local
Niagara-on-the-Lake has joined Port Colborne and Thorold in asking the Ford government to slash its council size from eight members to six, plus the Lord Mayor.
Normally, city councils can decide to change member composition on their own. However, because this is an election year, such a move would require provincial intervention.
Lincoln, for example, opted to shrink its council size down to six members from eight, but did so in December, meaning provincial approval was not required.
Local
Students in Niagara College’s Community Integration through Co-operative Education (CICE) program are benefiting from a newly developed learning environment designed to strengthen both academic and life skills.
Sports
They were the top two teams in the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL) Eastern Conference regular season standings, and now they’re set to meet in the best of seven conference finals.
Provincial
Manitoba’s latest budget did not make life more affordable. Instead, it covers up tax hikes and piles the cost of government debt on current and future generations of Manitobans.
Provincial
Many Canadians may think that the floor-crossing bonanza in the House of Commons these days is not unusual and just a routine part of Canadian politics.
Business
As Canada moves to diversify markets for its vast oil and gas resources, experts say one reality remains: the United States will continue to be its largest energy customer.
Opinion
The weird position Canadian officials have put the nation in regarding several issues could fill volumes. A short list includes…
