The death of Jim Robson last week brought an understandable outpouring of tributes, from TV from the Olympics to news outlets across Canada. It’ll likely continue next week, when Hockey Night in Canada is back in business, when the Vancouver Canucks resume their dismal season. My hope for several years […]
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If you’re anything like me, you know very little about luffa (or loofah as it is sometimes spelled). I recently attended a talk at our local garden club given by Cindy Lou Oulton, founder and passionate hardworking grower of Annapolis Valley Luffa. I was pleasantly surprised. I was under the […]
EVENTS CALENDAR St. John the Baptist Anglican Church is hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper Tuesday Feb. 17 5-7 p.m. Pancakes, Sausages, fruit and coffee or tea. Adults $10 kids 6-10 $6 5 and under free. Knox United Church Fort Frances is hosting its Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper Tues. Feb. […]
By Times Staff
Two individuals from Toronto are facing charges following the execution of a search warrant in Dryden. According to a release from the Dryden Detachment of the OPP, the pair were arrested and charged on Feb. 13, following the execution of a search warrant issued as part of an ongoing drug […]
By Times Staff
The Ontario government will add the massive Kinross Great Bear high-grade gold project to a program designed to accelerate development of resource production in the province, Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce announced today. Great bear will be developed under the One Project, One Process permitting framework unveiled in […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce president Charla Robinson says there are several steps the Ontario government can take in its 2026 budget to help the city achieve its growth potential. The chamber forwarded its priorities to the government last month during the province’s pre-consultation process for a budget document that […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
KENORA — The mayor and council in Kenora now know more about what it could cost if the city were to return to a municipal police service. Consultants with MNP presented at Kenora council’s meeting on Feb. 10 and took questions from those around the table. The consultants’ report says it would cost roughly twice […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The Ministry of Education decided student safety requires all educational staff, including educators, support staff and volunteers, to get a regularly updated police record check. Carlos Santander-Maturna, president of the Lakehead District Labour Council, says the new regulation doesn’t make sense. “It’s going to create more problems […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Time is running out to obtain Thunder Bay Historical Museum 50/50 tickets, which will be available until Feb. 26 at 12 p.m. The draw, which is the second since last fall, will be a quarterly event for the museum, replacing the annual car raffle. Scott Bradley, museum director, said when […]
By Owen Fullerton
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
YGK News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
YGK News
After years of lobbying the provincial government to lift a tuition freeze enacted during COVID, post secondary institutions in Ontario are celebrating the province’s recently announced funding changes. Universities and colleges in Ontario will be permitted to raise tuition by up to two percent for the next three years, followed […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
The manager for the Municipality of Gilbert Plains has sparked conversation across Manitoba about growing hostility towards municipal staff and councillors. The manager, Courtney Kostesky, wrote a public letter in January complaining of how hostility is impacting governance in Manitoba. She called for citizens to be more constructive in their […]
