Ontario premier Doug Ford has triggered an early election in the province, saying he needs a strong mandate to take on the tariff threat.

Ontario's legislature will be dissolved on Tuesday and the most populous Canadian province will vote on Feb. 27 to elect its next government, Premier Doug Ford's office said.

While some Ontarians experienced a blast of winter weather early Tuesday, others reported experiencing something different as a thundersnow storm hit parts of the province.

The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has accepted Premier Doug Ford's ask to dissolve the legislature for an early election that will officially begin on Wednesday.

Ford is taking Ontarians to the polls amid political instability in Ottawa after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would resign.

TORONTO - Ontario voters are set to head to the polls in a rare winter election. Premier Doug Ford has already been framing the snap election, coming right before an anticipated federal vote, as necessary for a strong mandate in order to best represent Ontario’s interests on the national and world stage.

Police have issued warnings involving criminals extorting targets with pictures of their residences in Ontario.  OPP representatives issued this warning today alongside a report on fraud trends in southern Ontario.

Heavy amounts of lake-effect snow have buried several Ontario communities this season, with the open lakes and the frigid cold creating a near-constant snow machine.

Guelph-based Linamar said late January it would be investing more than $1 billion in its southern Ontario facilities The money will in part help create over 2,000 new jobs, the company promises The investment will largely expand its production of electrified-vehicle technologies, but not just EVs

A medical emergency caused a vehicle to veer off Paddy Lane in the Town of Ontario on Thursday afternoon, striking a house and leaving the driver hospitalized, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.

Premier Doug Ford has said easing Toronto congestion is a top priority for his government, but a city report finds his plan to redevelop Ontario Place may add to the problem.

Indeed one of the reasons Creep I.E. made the list of top national conventions because of its focus on celebrity appearances, and this year it features one of the biggest names in horror: Cassandra Peterson, who is best known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She will appear on Saturday only.