Please confirm you are human

This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.

A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.

Hold with a pointer, or hold Space or Enter.

News

The Pointer
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…...

The Pointer
thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-30 > treacherous-and-unsafe-st-catharines-firefighters-have-documented-the-dangers-of-the-former-gm-site-for-years-the-city-has-failed-to-act

‘Treacherous and unsafe’: St. Catharines firefighters have documented the dangers of the former GM site for years—the City has failed to act

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1340+ words) For years, St. Catharines firefighters have answered call after call about the former General Motors property on Ontario Street, responding to fires, signs of smoke and medical emergencies at the deteriorating industrial site in the heart of the city. Numerous…...

The Pointer
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…...

The Pointer
thepointer.com > article > 2026-08-24 > huge-gaps-in-doug-ford-s-data-centre-plan-advocates-say-tech-companies-could-pay-higher-electricity-rate

‘Huge gaps’ in Doug Ford’s data centre plan, advocates say. Tech companies could pay higher electricity rate

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1663+ words) “People have to learn a lot more about data centres,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in the same breath as he critiqued municipalities that have bought more time to study the technology’s impact on the environment, energy use and human…...