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What is the real story on the Stelco plant idling and job losses in Canada?

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Stelco Holdings, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs since a $3.4-billion acquisition in late 2024, announced it will indefinitely idle cold-rolled and coated operations at its Hamilton Works plant beginning around October 9. The company says the move is required “to help ensure the survival of Stelco.” About 350 workers at Hamilton are expected to be laid […]

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Doug Ford and Danielle Smith’s Northern Shield Energy Corridor is a 3,300-kilometre all-Canadian crude oil pipeline proposal from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario.

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Announced in July 2026 and still at the feasibility-study stage, it would initially move 500,000 barrels per day (expandable to 800,000) of Western Canadian crude to Sarnia’s refining hub. Ontario is leading the study, due by the end of 2026, and Ford has said the province is prepared to provide “patient capital” while seeking private […]

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