Category: Ontario
What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
A few months ago, I was riding on Amtrak’s new Borealis line from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago. The train was packed that day, and the new line has proved popular.
My coach seat was much nicer than any airline. Plus, I didn’t have to go through security.
A ‘blood moon’ is coming to cottage country—here’s when and where to see it
Nearly a year after a total solar eclipse brought slivers of North America to a standstill for a few dark minutes, another eclipse is catching our attention. This time, it’s … Continued
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Trump threatens Great Lakes agreements between U.S. and Canada
In 2024 when Donald Trump as a presidential candidate proposed piping water from British Columbia, Canada to California, his statement was largely dismissed as campaign rhetoric.
Once he was elected, Canadians started paying attention but the potential water grab was seen as logistically and politically problematic and unlikely to gain traction.
Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum after Ontario electricity surcharge
The latest outburst from the American president appears to have been triggered by tariffs imposed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Unemployment rises in Stratford-Bruce Peninsula region in February
Unemployment ticked up to 6 per cent in Grey, Bruce, Huron and Perth counties in February, while Ontario’s rate remained steady at 7.2 percent The region’s unemployment rate rose by 0.2 of a percentage point to 6 per cent. There were about 1,700 full-time jobs lost, partially offset by 900 part-time jobs gained, for an […]