Ontario parents of children aged five and under in child care will start getting rebates in May as part of a $10.2-billion deal the province has signed with the federal government. The rebates, retroactive to April 1, will be for a fee reduction of up to 25 per cent and […]
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Not everyone hid from last week’s fresh snow. Maxime Trottier took advantage of the last gasp of winter to make showshoe art. It was Trottier’s first attempt, using snowshoes and fresh snow, to create a pattern on the family’s Alberton property.– Submitted photo
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Now that the province has doled out more than $90 million for electric-vehicle charging stations, while cheering on a new $5-billion battery plant in Windsor, is it finally possible to get behind the wheel of your dream EV in northwestern Ontario? The answer still seems to […]
OTTAWA – Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario’s legislature, surrendered to Ottawa police on Monday to face nine charges related to his involvement in the protest that seized the core of the national capital last month. The Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston member arrived at police headquarters early in the morning and told […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has released an outline of the global supply chain problems that are impacting businesses and consumers. The document serves as a guide to help people understand the challenges and advises on how provincial and federal policies could help alleviate the problems. […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Elections Canada has apologized to voters in three Ontario First Nations communities after breakdowns in communication led to them being denied their right to vote in the last election. An inquiry by the elections body found that fly-in communities in the riding of Kenora had their local polling […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Three children and two adults died in an early-morning house fire in Brampton, Ont. on Monday, as firefighters risked their lives to battle the flames, a fire chief said. Brampton Fire Chief Bill Boyes said local fire crews were met with heavy smoke and flames when they arrived on the […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
ROME – The president of the Metis National Council says she feels Pope Francis has committed to a journey of justice after a meeting with the head of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican. “He repeated ‘truth, justice and healing’ and I take that as a personal commitment,” said […]
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Tim Reynolds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Will Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock, the unpredictable moment served as a jarring interruption to Hollywood’s feel-good celebration. But once Smith returned moments later to accept his first-ever Academy Award, he delivered a tearful apology for an act sure to […]
By Samuel Petrequin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission recommended Monday that EU nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people to buy their way into the bloc’s citizenship, and urged them to assess whether Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin or who support the war in Ukraine should be stripped of […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORONTO (AP) – Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday. Canada has been to the World Cup just once before, in 1986. “Speechless. Dream come true,” midfielder Jonathan Osorio said. […]
