Steve Cornwell

19 hours ago | barrietoday.com | Steve Cornwell

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. The Ford government’s encampment crackdown bill has come to pass. The Ontario legislature has passed the Safer Municipalities Act, which aims to break up homeless encampments and would allow police to confront, arrest and fine anyone they suspect of using drugs in public.

21 hours ago | thetrillium.ca | Steve Cornwell

The Ford government’s encampment crackdown bill has come to pass. The Ontario legislature has passed the Safer Municipalities Act, which aims to break up homeless encampments and would allow police to confront, arrest and fine anyone they suspect of using drugs in public. Bill 6 allows fines of up to $10,000 for people found to have broken trespassing or public-consumption laws. Breaking the new consumption law could also mean a six-month jail sentence.

3 days ago | nauticmag.com | Steve Cornwell

This year’s race, set to depart from Cowes on 26 July, sees the fleet once again head out into the challenging North Atlantic, rounding the legendary Fastnet Rock before finishing in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France. And if early registration numbers hold, 2025 could mark a new record: 464 yachts entered as of early June, already eclipsing the 430 starters of the 50th edition in 2023.

5 days ago | nauticmag.com | Steve Cornwell

Today (Friday) Galicia’s prestigious Monte Real Club de Yates in Baiona (Galicia, Spain) hosted the official presentation of the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP, the second scoring event for the 2025 season of the 52 SUPER SERIES, which will be held in the waters of the Vigo estuary from 2 to 7 June. The Royal Cup is an historic perpetual sailing trophy which is held by the German team Platoon Aviation, who won the 2024 regatta held in Valencia.

6 days ago | thetrillium.ca | Steve Cornwell

Ontario has received a middling grade in a new report ranking provincial and federal government efforts to get more housing built. The report, released Thursday by housing think tank Missing Middle Initiative, gave Ontario a “C” grade for its overall housing efforts, placing the province behind Quebec, PEI and British Columbia in the ranking.