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thepointer.com > article > 2026-09-08 > sleeping-in-traffic-striking-guardrails-and-one-dead-dog-the-consequences-of-peel-s-drunk-driving-cops

Sleeping in traffic, striking guardrails and one dead dog; the consequences of Peel??€??s drunk driving cops

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (942+ words) Five Peel Police officers were disciplined in 2025 for getting behind the wheel drunk, the shocking details of which are laid out in plain language in a report to the Peel Police Services Board with the benign title of “2025 Corporate Risk…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-09-07 > as-canada-slides-on-conservation-targets-one-ontario-group-s-latest-acquisition-is-moving-the-needle

As Canada slides on conservation targets, one Ontario group’s latest acquisition is moving the needle

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1348+ words) Two days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially renaming (for Americans) Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 in taxpayer money to answer with a billboard declaring: “Lake Ontario now and always”. Mirroring the…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-31 > shaped-by-pc-politicking-the-niagara-municipal-election-landscape-is-set-let-the-campaigning-begin

Shaped by PC politicking, the Niagara municipal election landscape is set, let the campaigning begin

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1726+ words) Nominations for municipal offices of mayor, councillor and school board trustee officially closed ten days ago, and across Niagara Region, incumbents and those looking to challenge them for their seats around the council table are gearing up for nearly two…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-28 > we-re-not-alone-from-st-catharines-to-ottawa-ontario-floods-prompt-ndp-calls-for-ford-to-boost-disaster-relief

‘We’re not alone’: From St. Catharines to Ottawa, Ontario floods prompt NDP calls for Ford to boost disaster relief

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1718+ words) “With climate change, weather events are becoming more violent…Develop communities, get to know your street, your city block, your neighbours; in a crisis, the government won’t be able to get to you with help as quickly as you might…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-25 > niagara-public-health-won-t-investigate-threats-from-asbestos-other-contaminants-on-gm-site

Niagara Public Health won’t investigate threats from asbestos, other contaminants on GM site

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1543+ words) The recent discovery of asbestos contamination in the soil at the former General Motors site in St. Catharines has added a serious public health dimension to longstanding concerns about the condition of the derelict property. The presence of soil that…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-23 > delays-deceit-nearly-8-years-after-its-revival-main-street-lrt-is-no-closer-to-breaking-ground-while-city-mayor-brown-continue-to-mislead-residents

Delays & Deceit: 8 years after its revival, the Main Street LRT is no closer to breaking ground while City, Mayor Brown continue to mislead residents.

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (1590+ words) It has been nearly eight years since Mayor Patrick Brown and several of his fellow councillors put the Main Street route for the extension of the Hurontario LRT back on the table. The decision, only weeks after the 2018 municipal election…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-20 > breaking-councillor-lori-lococo-challenges-jim-diodati-for-mayor-s-chair-in-niagara-falls

BREAKING: Councillor Lori Lococo challenges Jim Diodati for mayor’s chair in Niagara Falls

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1204+ words) In a move that promises to shake up the 2026 Niagara Falls mayoral race, Lori Lococo, an incumbent who initially registered to run for a third term as a city councillor, has pivoted at the eleventh hour to challenge Jim Diodati…...

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thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-15 > peel-s-public-and-catholic-school-boards-file-budgets-without-public-consultation-after-provincial-takeover

Peel’s public and Catholic school boards file budgets without public consultation after provincial takeover

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1474+ words) It is the first budget released since the provincial takeover of the PDSB, after the education ministry cited infighting and a misuse of funds as justification to strip the board of its governance responsibilities. The DPCDSB’s 2026-2027 operating budget shows an…...