9 h. 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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16 h. 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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17 h. 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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21 h. 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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33 h. 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...

Economics

37 h. 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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37 h. 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, […]

Economics

45 h. ago Advance polls open for Ontario’s winter election with fewer days due to early vote

The early campaign means Elections Ontario is offering fewer advance voting opportunities than in previous elections, something the organization said was necessary due to staffing.

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45 h. 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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58 h. ago Billboard promoting Canadian province as 51st U.S. state sparks backlash

A billboard ad in central Alberta promoting the province becoming the 51st U.S. state has sparked some backlash online.The billboard, reportedly in Bowden, reads, "Tell Danielle! Let's Join the USA!" alongside an image of Premier Danielle Smith posing with U.S. President Donald Trump during her visit to the President’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida.A website attached to the billboard requests donations for a campaign to "advertise and purchase strategic media partnerships in both Canada & the USA, all designed to facilitate a winning referendum on joining the USA."The website also includes several claims that can be easily debunked.For example, the website suggests Canadians "elect commoners to exercise the Office of the Queen," despite Queen Elizabeth II’s passing in 2022, and another claims that Prime Ministers act as kings and answer to a political group called "the Family Compact," which has been defunct since the mid-1800s — before ...

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61 h. 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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61 h. 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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61 h. ago 'Where has he been?' Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie calls out PC Leader Doug 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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69 h. ago Doug Ford has commanding lead with Ontario election just over a week away

With a 20-point lead over his closest rival, Ford's snap election, called amidst a trade war with the U.S., seems to have been an effective gamble

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2 d. ago Venugopal and Drummond: Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis

In 2018, Ford promised to end hallway health care. Not only has it worsened; it is now institutionalized.

Science

3 d. ago Doug Ford positions PCs as the natural governing party | Ontario Election Quick Takes

Watch: National Post's Chris Selley and National Post contributor Anthony Furey discuss the latest in the 2025 Ontario election

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3 d. ago Ontario Liberals appeal to NDP voters; NDP leader says they just want party status

TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pushing forward with a new election campaign strategy of trying to appeal to NDP voters, suggesting they should unite behind her as the way to topple the Progressive Conservatives. Crombie is pitching herself as the strongest alternative to PC Leader Doug Ford, though polls suggest the Tories […]

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3 d. ago Chris Selley: Doug Ford asks Ontarians to imagine the horrors of someone else being in charge

The party leaders disagree on little except each others' virtuousness

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3 d. ago Anthony Furey: Doug Ford’s calm, stable manner won the Ontario debate

Ontarians need a leader who isn't easily flummoxed, who knows government money belongs to taxpayers

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4 d. ago Who won the SECOND Ontario leaders' debate? Here's what you need to know

Doug Ford, Marit Stiles, Bonnie Crombie and Mike Schreiner squared off in their second and final debate before the Feb. 27 election. Our pundits share some takeaways.

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