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

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially set a provincial election in motion Tuesday for Feb. 27, more than a year before the next fixed election date. The election had been set for June 2026, but Ford said he needs a new mandate to deal with four years of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States.

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.

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

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.

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.

Rising living costs in what is already Canada's second-most-expensive province can make it challenging for Ontario parents to stay afloat.

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.

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.