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Rivers on: Turning the Page in Canada By Ray Rivers March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON My opponent, Pierre Poilievre, is a lifelong politician who worships at the altar of the free market, […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Doug does it: slaps New York, Michigan and Minnesota with 'tariff response charge' By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The province expects to raise an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day, through a “tariff response charge” […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
A less than fitting end to a heritage structure. By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It’s an awkward compromise – squeezing a heritage structure in between two mid-rise buildings. The creative thinking […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Trump just cannot make up his mind - walked back ANOTHER tariff threat. By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Donald Trump’s threat of a 250 per cent tariff on Canadian dairy products was walked back […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
How the Donald Trump of Canada became a resistance icon By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Doug Ford made the comment and opinion section of the Washington Post: Ontario’s Doug Ford is […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	High-end UK sports betting and casino operator is set to exit the Ontario online gambling market By Juliana Carmona March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A UK-based high-end sports betting and casino operator is set to exit the Ontario online gambling […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Kelly's Bake Shoppe gets a a 60 day notice to vacate By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Article revised: The Statement used in an earlier version did not come from the bakery management. Kelly’s Bake […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Mark Carney will be the next Prime Minister of Canada - his first job is to ensure he can keep the job and at the same time keep Trump's fingers out of our cookie jar By Pepper Parr March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Well, Mark Carney did win, by a resounding number of votes from some 150,000+ members of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Recount request denied: Natalie Pierre is the MPP for Burlington By Andrea Grebenc March 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON While the election ended last Thursday for most campaigns, for us, it wasn’t over yet. With […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Liberals will know on Sunday who will be in line to be named the next Prime Minister by the members of the party By Pepper Parr March 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The countdown that will determine who will be in line to become the next Prime Minister […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Mayor Meed Ward returns from her three days in Washington By Pepper Parr March 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON With several days of trotting from photo op to photo op – what do we know […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Building a Smart City: Burlington's Vision for the Future By Ralph Freed March 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The idea of a “smart city” has been increasingly important in Burlington’s future vision as it develops […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
An idea that is close to perfect as a Spring Break project: By Staff March 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) announces the launch of the Bruce Trail GeoHikes Hub, a free virtual […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Are those mandatory 40-hours of student volunteering doing what they were expected to do? By Staff March 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The mandatory requirement for high-school students to complete 40-hours of volunteering was implemented about 20 years ago. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Doug Ford & Executive Council will be sworn-in on Wednesday, March 19, 2025; Legislature to be recalled April 14th By Staff March 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Following the results of the 2025 Ontario general election, Premier Doug Ford and the Executive Council will […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	GO train service gets bumpy on the Lakeshore West line starting Friday By Staff March 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Starting this Friday in the late evening until end of service Sunday, March 9, Lakeshore West rail […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Recount application has been made by the Burlington provincial Liberals By Staff March 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Andrea Grebenc At 5:42 pm last night the Gazette was advised by an official of the Burlington […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Art Gallery of Burlington is Now Recruiting for Board Positions By Staff March 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Art Gallery of Burlington is Now Recruiting for Board Positions – Join them in Shaping Arts […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Trade War: Are we going to have to bloody their noses before they find a way to back down? By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON At 11:41 today the U.S. Secretary of Commerce told CNBC that “he expects an agreement Thursday […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Despite attacks and threats, a third of Conservative voters favour Donald Trump By Tom Parkin March 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON More than a third of Conservatives don’t want Canada to retaliate against Trump’s tariff attack. Donald […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)