Local
Keanin Loomis, former President and CEO of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and 2022 Hamilton mayoral candidate, officially announced on Feb. 25 that he will be running for mayor once again this October.
Municipal elections across Ontario will be held on Oct. 26, 2026.
Loomis will seek to unseat Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath in a rematch of the 2022 election, which saw him lose out by just 1.17 per cent of the vote (57,553 votes compared to Horwath’s 59,216).
National
For the first time in almost 20 years, Canada does not have a Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). This role was first created in 2006 by the Harper Conservative government…
National
Prime Minister Mark Carney is outspending former prime minister Justin Trudeau. Canada’s last fiscal year – and the estimates for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year…
Provincial
Watch your wallets because provincial politicians are trying to take another big pay raise.
National
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is one of the finest budget watchdogs in the world, but a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is recommending…