11 h. ago Ford: Alberta's health system is ailing, despite best efforts of staff

What this boils down to is the shocking inefficiency and waste in the heart of the system, not the staff

Science

27 h. ago OPINION: Ford must fight the carbon tax on Ontario industries

Premier Doug Ford is the only thing standing between Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hidden industrial carbon tax and the people of Ontario. Carney dropped the consumer carbon tax to zero. That’s a good thing because that carbon tax punishes people for driving to work and heating their homes. Getting rid of that tax saves people […]

Economics

28 h. ago Ontario residents will get payments from the government next week

Good news for people living in Ontario: your monthly Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payment will arrive soon.Many residents will see an OTB deposit in their accounts in just over a week, on April 10.This benefit is usually paid out on the 10th of each month unless there's a bank holiday or weekend, in which case, payments are issued on the last working day before the 10th.Ontario Trillium Benefit: Are you eligible?The OTB is a tax-free mix of three payments: the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.You should be eligible for at least one of the three of the aforementioned credits to receive money.For the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, you could get a maximum of $1,248 if you are between 18 and 64 years old, $1,421 if you are 65 or older, $277 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $25 for the time you lived in a designated college, university, or private school residence in 202...

Politics

32 h. ago ‘Fairly big’: Ontario gas prices drop as Ottawa ends consumer carbon price

Tuesday marked the end of Ottawa’s consumer fuel charge after Mark Carney signed an order-in-council to remove it when he was sworn in as prime minister last month.

Economics

2 w. ago LILLEY: Doug Ford leaves Washington meeting ‘feeling very positive’

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called the Premier 'some guy from Ontario,' but it wasn't Ford who reached out for the meeting

Other

2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Smith's approach to combating tariffs just as legitimate as Ford's

Smith tweeted Tuesday, “literally everyone we speak with wants to de-escalate this trade dispute, work through and resolve outstanding trade irritants and get back to building a mutually beneficial trade relationship.”

Economics

2 w. ago Adam: Doug Ford's tough approach to Trump's tariffs is right

Ford has been strong and unflinching in his defence of Canada, and one wishes the same could be said of all premiers.

Economics

2 w. ago Bell: Smith tells Canada hands off Alberta oil, while Ford no hero

Premier Danielle Smith resists more calls for a tax on U.S.-bound Alberta oil and gas but for how long as the pressure goes up?

Other

2 w. ago ‘Just say thank you’: Lutnick says Canada is acting like Ukraine in Trump negotiations

Donald Trump 'needed to break some guy in Ontario who said he was going to tax American energy 25 per cent,' Howard Lutnick said

Other

3 w. ago Bell: Danielle Smith furious with Doug Ford, Team Canada set to meet

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to square off at Team Canada meeting over how to fight President Trump

Other

3 w. ago Trump says steel, aluminum tariffs will soar after Ontario electricity tax

According to the Aluminum Association of Canada, the United States relies on Canada for 75 per cent of its imported primary aluminum.

Economics

3 w. ago Bell: Alberta's Premier Smith drops a bomb on Doug Ford and Team Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells Ontario Premier Doug Ford to take a hike over a tax on oil and gas bound for the U.S.

Events

3 w. ago Many Ontario residents getting payments from the government on Monday

Keep an eye on your bank account — many Ontario residents will get Ontario Trillium Benefit (OTB) payments from the government on Monday, March 10.The OTB is typically paid out on the 10th of each month unless a weekend or statutory holiday falls on the pay date, in which case, the payment drops on the last working day before the 10th.It is the combined tax-free payment of the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, the Northern Ontario Energy Credit, and the Ontario Sales Tax Credit.Ontario Trillium Benefit eligibilityYou should be eligible for at least one of the three credits to receive money.For the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, you could get a maximum of $1,248 if you are between 18 and 64 years old, $1,421 if you are 65 or older, $277 if you live on a reserve or in a public long-term care home, and $25 for the time you lived in a designated college, university, or private school residence in 2023, according to the province's website.The Northern Ontario Energy ...

Politics

3 w. ago Ontario officially hits U.S. with 25% electricity tax amid trade war

The Ontario government has officially applied a 25 per cent surcharge on all electricity exports to three U.S. states on Monday.

Economics

3 w. ago LILLEY: Poilievre, Ford on how Canada can thrive against Trump

We need a plan for going forward in this crazy Trump world and so far, only Conservative politicians are offering up real plans

Other

3 w. ago LILLEY: Doug Ford pushes ahead on retaliation as Donald Trump blinks

Ford and his team says that they aren't about to back down while Trump is still threatening tariffs

Other

3 w. ago Doug Ford moving ahead with U.S. electricity tax starting early next week

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans on moving ahead with a tax on electricity sent to several U.S. states starting early next week.

Economics

4 w. ago Doug Ford says Ontario university should be 'embarrassed' of Elon Musk

In Doug Ford's address to Ontario regarding the Canada and U.S. trade war, the Ontario premier said Queen's University should be "embarrassed" that Elon Musk studied there.Ford made the comment while answering a question about whether Ontario tax dollars would still going to Musk's Starlink because of a "break free" for cancelling the contract. Ford said the following on Tuesday:"This is principle to cancel Starlink to President Trump's right-hand man, Elon Musk. Isn't it ironic that he got educated… part of his education was at Queen's, and he's attacking the country and the province that gave him the opportunity to go to Queen's University.""They should be embarrassed that he went to Queen's. He should be embarrassed to attack the people that took care of him for a number of years with his family," he continued.During the Ford conference, he confirmed his previous threat of ripping up the Starlink deal and said Ontario "won't award contrac...

Society

4 w. ago Ford, Smith vow to fight tariffs but disagree on playing energy card

Ford has threatened to put a 25 per cent export tax on electricity that Ontario sends to 1.5 million U.S. households

Economics

4 w. ago Ontario to Impose 25% Export Tax on Power to Three US States

Ontario will impose a 25% tariff on power it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in response to fresh US levies, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.

Economics