As Canadians gear up to vote on April 28, four candidates have entered the election race in Huron-Bruce. As of March 25, James Rice of the Liberal Party, Melanie Burrett of the New Democratic Party (NDP), and Gregory J. McLean of the Green Party have been named as candidates in the riding alongside five-term Conservative […]

The lure of landing new jobs tied to Volkswagen’s $7-billion EV battery plant is driving a move by city councillors to seek the province’s help in fast-tracking a proposed industrial development south of Highway 401. City council’s planning and environment committee voted unanimously Wednesday for the city to request a minister’s zoning order (MZO) to […]

A grassroots group of municipal politicians is urging voters to make homelessness a provincial election issue, with the equivalent of a city larger than Sarnia living on the street across Ontario.  Calling the encampments that have cropped up in municipalities big and small in recent years a “human rights crisis,” the Ontario Coalition for the […]