9 h. ago Why Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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9 h. ago How Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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27 h. ago Doug Ford unclear on how Ontario would pay for billions in PC campaign promises

'I believe in growing revenue,' Conservative leader says at Sault Ste. Marie campaign stop

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29 h. ago Ontario Liberals ask Auditor General to review government ads during election campaign

Ontario's Liberal party has written to the Auditor General asking for a determination on whether government ads have essentially become election campaign ads for Doug Ford.

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31 h. ago Leaders fan across province for last Sunday of Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

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45 h. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Is the election in the bag for Doug Ford and does it matter?

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and Warren Kinsella say Doug Ford is not facing a threat from any of the opposition leaders. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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53 h. ago Germany election contenders make final pitches ahead of critical vote

Germans are electing a new parliament Sunday after a campaign focused on the state of Europe’s biggest economy and calls to curb migration.

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55 h. ago Ontario’s top civil servant told PC Party to remove partisan Washington trip ad

Ontario's top civil servant raised concerns about Doug Ford's trip to Washington D.C. after the PC party used images from the government-supported trip for partisan commercials

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55 h. ago Ontario pauses 15 government advertising campaigns deemed to be partisan

When Doug Ford called a snap election, Ontario's top civil servant paused 15 government ad campaigns that had previously been flagged by the auditor general as partisan.

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55 h. ago Ontario votes 2025: Party leaders fan out on last weekend of election campaign

Ontario's main party leaders are fanning out across the province today, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expected to visit Thunder Bay, Iroquois Falls and Timmins.

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2 d. ago LILLEY: Ford plays the long game in charm offensive against Trump

From ads to meetings in the American Capitol, Doug Ford is playing the long game in the fight on Trump's tariff threats

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3 d. ago Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump’s tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are reaching out to state governors in Washington, D.C. as the deadline to avert U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs inches closer. The premiers are to attend the National Governors Association winter meeting today, where Trump and key members of his team are set […]

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3 d. ago Cornies: Doug Ford denies voters debate on provincial issues

Ontarians can be forgiven for sleepily stumbling toward the ballot box on Thursday, that's how stupefying the current campaign has been, set against the backdrop of Trump 2.0.

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3 d. ago Doug Ford, ‘an old fashioned charismatic politician,’ is close to his third majority government

A third majority 'would make Doug Ford one of the most successful politicians in Canadian history, period'

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4 d. ago Ontario's cancellation of Starlink contract could impact millions of Canadians

Ongoing geopolitical tensions between Canada and the U.S. put Starlink in the crosshairs, potentially impacting 2 million Canadians.Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to cancel the government’s $100 million Starlink deal with the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but paused retaliatory measures against the U.S. amid the Canadian and U.S. government’s agreement to pause tariffs against one another for 30 days. With that, Ookla, known for its global broadband speed tests, researched what would happen if Starlink were cancelled in Ontario and other parts of Canada.According to Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data of Starlink users in Canada, roughly two million Canadians would feel the effect of Starlink's disappearance. Ookla extrapolated the number based on the share of Speedtests Canadians performed using Starlink.This would highly affect people in Nunavut, where 44 percent of Speedtests were performed using S...

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4 d. ago N.S. premier joins Doug Ford at PC campaign stop as advance polls open

The two presented their solutions for Canada's interprovincial trade barriers, which have come into sharp focus under the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from the United States.

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4 d. ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

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4 d. ago OPINION: Boilermakers endorse Doug Ford to power Ontario’s future

On Feb. 27, 2025, Ontario will head to the polls to determine who will lead this province for the next four years. As Canada’s most populous province and the largest economy in Canada, generating about 38% of national GDP, the choice of who will lead Ontario will have national and international implications. Premier Doug Ford […]

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5 d. ago Ontario votes: Opponents accuse Ford of ‘hiding’ during snap election

Ford last took questions in Ontario on Feb. 10 at a campaign stop in Oakville, Ont., where the number of reporters was capped at six.

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5 d. ago 'Where has he been?' Crombie calls out Ford on campaign trail

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie called out Doug Ford Wednesday for his relatively low profile during the snap election campaign.

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