CANDIDATE BREAKDOWN: Hamilton East-Stoney Creek by-election called for Sept. 3

Local

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Wednesday that three provincial by-elections, including one in Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 3.

Hamilton East–Stoney Creek is without a representative after Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and Minister of Sport, Neil Lumsden, 73, announced his retirement.

Lumsden was first elected in 2022 and was re-elected on Feb. 27, 2025, after Premier Doug Ford called a snap election.

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City’s new Vision Zero Action Plan recommends new committees, bike lanes, and turning restrictions

Local

A new version of the City of Hamilton’s Vision Zero Action Plan was presented to City Councillors last week.

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Canada’s housing blues

National

Canada’s housing problems have been around for a few decades and have gotten much worse in recent years as out-of-control immigration has swamped Canada…

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Prime Minister, it’s not a laughing matter

Opinion

In a media exchange at one of his announcements last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney was addressing the issues of affordability when he paused to say…

The Poilievre Conservatives seem to be counting on a miracle

Opinion

As the days pass, Conservative Party supporters, holding steady at around 35 per cent in the polls, remain uncertain about how Pierre Poilievre will turn the party’s fortunes around before the next election.

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Hamilton Home Builders’ Association warns the city as staff update municipal Secondary Plans

Local

A new report brought forward at the city’s Planning Committee last week updated councillors on the City-initiated Secondary Plan Work Program.

An update on the work program had not been presented to City Council since 2009.

Secondary Plans are legally binding area-specific land use policies and are the second layer of a municipality’s Official Plan under provincial planning acts.

City of Hamilton seeking to host 2031/2032 World Junior Hockey Championships

Sports

If all goes according to plan, the City of Hamilton will host the 2031/2032 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Hockey Championships.

Stop giving bureaucrats bonuses for failure

National

If you missed about half of your performance targets, would you expect to receive a bonus?

Trump is making Canada great again

Opinion

U.S. President Donald Trump is not our president, nor is he admired by a majority of Canadians. His use of tariffs to raise government revenues and promote domestic production have caused some pain for the Great White North.

How low can our dollar go?

National

There’s been much speculation in recent weeks about the decline of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar. In the last 12 months, the Canadian dollar has fallen by about 3.5 to 4 per cent to $0.71…

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