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A majority of Ontarians rank the cost of living as a more pressing concern higher than protecting the environment, according to a new poll. It also suggests that a plurality of residents are willing to dump the Trudeau government’s carbon emission pricing regime even if it means giving up the …
Read More »Majority of Ontario bracing for major heat event
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Humidex temperatures in Toronto could reach the low 40s this week, according to an Environment Canada heat warning for most of southern Ontario. Temperatures would range between the high 20s to low 30s, reaching over 40C when humidity is factored in. The …
Read More »Marit Stiles officially confirmed as Ontario NDP leader by majority vote
TORONTO — Marit Stiles officially became the new leader of the Ontario NDP on Saturday after a majority of party members voted in favour of the lone candidate. The party confirmed Stiles through a leadership vote at an event in downtown Toronto, making her the leader of the Official Opposition …
Read More »Danielle Smith’s rough first impression puts Alberta NDP in likely majority territory: new poll
EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time. This analysis is one in a series of articles to …
Read More »Macron’s alliance facing fight for absolute majority in French election despite leading projected seat count
French President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Projections based on the election’s partial results showed that at the national …
Read More »How Doug Ford won an even bigger majority
Doug Ford’s journey to winning the Ontario election and securing a second straight majority really began on St. Patrick’s Day in 2020, the day he declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic. Until that moment, Ford’s Progressive Conservative government bore the aroma of a one-term wonder, mired in …
Read More »Ontario Liberals, NDP insist they can deny Doug Ford his majority in campaign’s final stretch
Just nine days remain in the Ontario election campaign, not a lot of time for the race to shift dramatically, but Liberal and NDP strategists claim it’s enough time. Both those parties hoped that they would have definitively left the other in the dust by this point in the campaign, …
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