POLICORNER

Poll watch: “Mission accomplished” for Ford

Here’s who won, who lost and who watched.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

February 20, 2025 9:37 PM

She withdrew her nomination at the eleventh hour. Here’s why.

Plus: Kernaghan’s up in London North Centre, Chehab’s out in Windsor, partisan woes, inside Schreiner’s plan, “send ‘em right to sparky,” a presser without the press, campaign trail cookies, a teen takeover and more

Ahmad Elbayoumi

February 14, 2025 1:54 PM

Dead heat in Rosedale

Plus: more pitches, mystery candidates, what to know for debate day, wannabe Liberal leaders take to the trail, back in Davenport, Bonnie’s birthday bash, Brown v. Crombie, continued; and more

Ahmad Elbayoumi

February 11, 2025 5:20 PM

SCOOP: Blue dream, red reality

Plus: who’s ahead in Nepean, campaign pledges pile up, bus barbs, a big Cooksville canvass and more

Ahmad Elbayoumi

February 7, 2025 9:33 AM

Candidate chaos

And here’s what Patrick Brown is saying about Bonnie Crombie.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 24, 2025 5:24 PM

HN’s nomination saga, exposed

The party says it was “rigorous,” but one riding association executive has quit and Norfolk’s former mayor is speaking out over a murky nomination process.

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 22, 2025 11:15 AM

Everyone’s bracing

Plus: Ford’s caucus is gearing up for an election call, inside MacLeod’s mea culpa, where will Crombie run, candidate watch, transit tussle, Joel’s federal jump, Jama’s back, poll watch and more

Ahmad Elbayoumi

January 13, 2025 5:30 AM

SCOOP: A policy convention, kaput

The Dippers say it’s about readying for an early election call — but privately, some say Marit Stiles is dodging a discontented base and a looming policy clash on the convention floor

Ahmad Elbayoumi

December 23, 2024 5:30 AM

SCOOP: Did Chief Nish break the rules?

Plus: a prolonged recess, who’s behind Ontario Forward — and a link to the Working Families Coalition, reaction to Crombie’s housing plan, Doug v. Donald, Romano’s out, poll watch and more

Ahmad Elbayoumi

December 13, 2024 2:24 PM

Gearing up for Trump

“We’ve had a formula that worked.”

Ahmad Elbayoumi

November 8, 2024 2:08 PM

Opinion

Meed Ward: Our cities are struggling to keep up. It's time for urgent action to combat the homelessness crisis

We need to scale up and roll out complete solutions across the province, the chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors says.

Marianne Meed Ward

September 10, 2024 1:26 AM

Nagy: I asked Minister Calandra for a municipal code of conduct "with teeth." Here's why

It’s time the province see this as the urgent business it is, Coun. Mara Nagy says.

August 30, 2024 6:01 AM

Crombie: Our schools and universities are in crisis because of Doug Ford’s deliberate choices

I know the surest bet we have as a province to improve our economy is through education, says Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie

June 6, 2024 12:01 PM

Schreiner: Ford’s latest housing bill got it wrong. Here’s what it’s really going to take to solve the housing crisis

If the housing crisis is a raging forest fire, the bill was the equivalent of showing up with a garden hose to try to put it out, says Green leader Mike Schreiner

May 10, 2024 10:03 AM