Ontario Kidnapper Who Asked for $1M in Bitcoin Ransom Receives 13-Year Sentence
Simply put Kieron Moore received a 13-year prison sentence, having already spent three years incarcerated. A young co-defendant, referred to as SM, is set to receive a ruling in Oshawa on October 3rd. The victim was reportedly tortured and demanded to pay $1 million in Bitcoin in 2022 before managing to escape. The situation, which […]
Ontario Teachers’ reports good results for the first half of 2025.
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Updates for Mid 2025 As of mid-2025, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) has reported a net worth of $26.96 billion. They’ve achieved net capital profit ratios of 2.1% over the past six months and 7.1% over the past year. Over the last decade, long-term returns stand at 6.9%, while since […]
8-Year-Old Finds 200-Year-Old Shipwreck with Metal Detector in Ontario
Young Explorer Finds Shipwreck in Ontario An 8-year-old boy from Ontario recently stumbled upon a shipwreck that has been resting beneath the surface for nearly 200 years. Lucas Atchison made this exciting discovery while using his metal detector at Point Farms Provincial Park, located near Goderich. It all started during a family trip two years […]
Ontario Premier Ford hails 'positive' meeting with Lutnick
Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford praised Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday as “positive” and “productive” after a public rift over tariffs on imported goods. “We've shared an incredible amount of scenery many times, and I feel very positive,” Ford told reporters outside the US Department of Commerce. “I look […]
Trump, Ontario ease tariff threats
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Ontario agrees to suspend electricity surcharge ahead of talks with US
Ontario's government on Tuesday set back the threat of imposing additional charges on electricity on three US provinces amid wider trade talks. inJoint StatementOntario Prime Minister Doug Ford and Commerce Executive Director Howard Lutnick said the two leaders had “a productive conversation about the economic relationship between the United States and Canada.” The pair said […]
Trump Scores Victory For U.S. As Ontario Backs Down on Electricity Charges
President Trump's tariff strategy brought a quick victory on Tuesday, forcing Ontario to retreat from a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, despite the administration's advancement by imposing a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports from Canada. Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford announced late Tuesday that the state would suspend electricity […]
Live updates: House sets final funding bill vote; Ontario backs off power surcharge, agrees to talks
Congressional Republicans are competing to pass the GOP StopGap funding bill by 11:59pm on Friday to avoid government shutdowns. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is trying to shepherd the bill through his razor-spark majority, despite many Republicans still undecided about the measure. On Tuesday morning, Vice President Vance created his closing pitch for Trump-backed measures against […]
Ontario hikes electricity prices for New York, Michigan and Minnesota
Leaders of Canada's most populous states continue on their pledge that residents of US border nations, as residents of New York, Minnesota and Michigan, will try to raise electricity prices for Americans in response to President Trump's tariffs. Canada's Ontario raised electricity export prices by 25% in three American provinces on Monday. Ontario Premier Dougford […]
Ontario Imposes 25% Tariffs on Electricity Exports to U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that a 25% extra charge will apply to electricity exports to the United States in response to President Donald Trump's planned tariffs in Canada and Mexico. in press release The Prime Minister's office revealed that a 25% tariff on electricity exports to the United States began Monday, affecting around 1.5 […]