Doug Ford won a third straight election to lead Ontario, as voters in Canada’s manufacturing heartland opted for a familiar face to steer an economy that’s under threat from US President Donald Trump’s trade policy.

Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party swept to victory and clinched a rare third consecutive majority, according to a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projection, following a campaign dominated by U.

Terence Kernaghan was re-elected in London North Centre, fighting off for the second consecutive election a challenge from Progressive Conservative Jerry Pribil in what many foresaw as a riding the NDP could lose amid a provincewide tsunami of support for PC Leader Doug Ford.