Month: March 2018

When Doug Ford was the first to announce his candidacy for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, I didn’t think he had a chance. Whether fairly or not, I thought Ford Nation carried too much past baggage to fight a successful election campaign against Premier Wynne. WATCH ABOVE: Doug Ford claims leadership of Ontario’s PC Party in close vote However, when I heard him interviewed on Global News Radio 640 Toronto shortly after announcing his candidacy, his message was crystal…

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March 11 2018 10:34pm With just months until voters head to the polls, Angie Seth speaks with Sean Simpson from Ipsos Public Affairs about party strategy, accountability and the issues that matter to Ontarians. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t…

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March 11 2018 7:53pm Doug Ford is the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party. One candidate is disputing the results – but with an election in less than three months – time is running out. Mike Le Couteur reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); }…

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The president sees the final destination as the “ultimate deal,” but many analysts regard it as the ultimate lost cause. The effort comes as Mr. Trump is trying to tackle another intractable problem, North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, accepting an invitation last week to meet the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, sometime in the next three months for negotiations. To lay the groundwork in the Middle East, the White House is convening a conference on Tuesday to discuss ways to…

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Newly selected Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford says he’s focused on winning the upcoming provincial election, but those are sentiments echoed by the other two leaders who are also gunning for the position of Premier in June. Erica Vella has reaction on Ford’s new position and the upcoming provincial showdown. Powered by WPeMatico

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March 11 2018 6:20pm It was a closely watched 44-day campaign that concluded Saturday night in dramatic fashion, with Doug Ford edging out Christine Elliott to become the new leader of the PC Party of Ontario. Shallima Maharaj takes us through the long night that was. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp;…

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A temporary exemption from U.S. tariffs is little comfort to the Canadian steel city of Hamilton, coping with months of uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a potentially devastating 25 percent duty unless the North American Free Trade Agreement is renegotiated. Canadian negotiators are weighing the interests of the relatively small sector, responsible for about 22,000 direct Canadian jobs and C$9.0 billion ($7.0 billion) in U.S. exports, against those of bigger industries like auto manufacturing and politically…

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Doug Ford, the newly crowned leader of Ontario’s beleaguered Opposition is meeting with his main rival Christine Elliott, who has so far refused to concede. Ford met with Elliott on Sunday, a day after she narrowly lost the leadership race to him, a spokeswoman for Elliott said, though she would not confirm what the two were discussing. Story continues below Ford made his first public appearance since being announced as leader earlier in the day at Toronto’s St. Patrick’s…

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TORONTO – A critic of an event billed as “part vigil, part celebration” in the wake of the arrest of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur said she’s relieved that the event is being postponed. Sara Malabar said it was a “good step” for organizers to reconsider the event, which was presented as an uplifting alternative to a number of sombre vigils held by Toronto’s LGBTQ community, though some said it was too soon for a celebration. Story continues below…

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