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.

Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservatives’ thumping victory in Thursday’s Ontario election came as the result of a campaign that focused ruthlessly on the one issue capturing the minds of Canadians right now,

The leader of the Canadian province campaigned on the need to fight US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.