Local

Housing market tumbles amidst trade war

The Niagara real estate market is feeling the impact of the present trade conflict with the United States, according to the Niagara Association of Realtors.

Its monthly report, which was released earlier this month, shows that home sales cratered in March compared to March 2024.

Just 473 homes were sold in Niagara Region in March 2025, which is down 42.1 per cent from a year prior.

Local

Town of Pelham to provide online voting option for 2026 municipal and school board elections

During their April 16 meeting, the Pelham Town Council approved the addition of an online voting option which will be made available to residents for the upcoming 2026 municipal and school board elections.

Sports

Niagara River Lions land CEBL all-time leading scorer

The defending Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) champion Niagara River Lions have announced another major move ahead of their 2025 season.

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National

How much will Carney cost?

People have a gnawing question on their minds this election.

Can I afford this?

Some wonder if they can afford to fix their car.

Opinion

The profligate banker

Bankers are usually thought of as skinflints, pinching every penny with a constant eye on the bottom line. The release of the federal Liberal platform last weekend showed that party leader Mark Carney…

Opinion

The choice for Canadians: opposing visions for the nation

As it has evolved, this federal election is the most consequential vote for the country’s future that Canadians have had to cast since the Canada-U.S. Free Trade election of 1988.

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Opinion

What will happen on Election Night?

Anticipating what happens in the future decides the fate of nations. Leaders who identify problems or events before they happen serve the people under them well. Churchill knew Germany and Hitler were up to no good in the 1930s, long before many were willing to acknowledge this.

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Local candidates reflect on Carney’s Niagara campaign stop

Local

Liberal Leader Mark Carney visited Niagara on Good Friday as the 2025 Canadian federal election campaign entered its final ten days.

Carney spoke to reporters on the rooftop of the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, with Niagara Falls serving as a backdrop. He was joined by Liberal candidates Vance Badawey (Niagara South), Chris Bittle (St. Catharines), Andrea Kaiser (Niagara Falls) and Jennifer Korstanje (Niagara West).

Niagara Transit Commission unveils annual report

Local

The Niagara Transit Commission met last week to receive the General Manager’s 2024 Annual Report.

Carla Stout, the General Manager, delivered a presentation on the report, noting that the report is essentially a report card on how Niagara Transit performs each year.

Alex Ovechkin carries record breaking regular season into playoffs

Sports

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Alex Ovechkin’s magical regular season has carried into the postseason, but that’s exactly what happened Monday night in the U.S. capital.

Let’s talk issues

Opinion

This has truly been a strange federal election in many ways. For starters, one of the key players, Mark Carney, was parachuted into the Liberal leadership virtually overnight and subsequently became prime minister without a national vote.

Debate gone, one week to go: What each leader must do next

National

With the Leaders Debate and advance polls in the books, Canada’s major party leaders are now entering the closing sprint of a campaign defined by economic uncertainty, tension with the United States, and a battle for the middle class.

Do conservatives dare ask: Are the polls right?

Opinion

The major party candidates are honing closing messages as the campaign heads into the last week before voters return a verdict. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to stay on track and emphasize his fitness and temperament for the job of prime minister. Most of the polls leading up to the decisive day indicate that Carney’s popularity exceeds his party’s.

Carney’s promise to support hydrocarbon fuel development not credible

National

In a recent public meeting in Alberta, Liberal Leader Mark Carney was asked by a CTV reporter whether he would really support the construction of new oil and gas pipelines, the repealing of Bill C-69 (the “no-more-pipelines” Act) and the removal of the moratorium on oil tanker movements off the coast of northern British Columbia.