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(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is proud to support the Terry Fox National Ride of Hope cycling team as it makes its way through Ontario communities in June.     The OPP will provide vehicle escort for Terry Fox’s brother Darrell Fox and his cycling team for the Ontario […]

A draft of the City of Thunder Bay’s Smart Growth Action Plan was presented to city council and the general public on Monday. The plan, which is meant to stimulate Thunder Bay’s growth, has been a work in progress for six months with a team of local industry leaders. Matthew […]

THUNDER BAY – The number of cases of elder abuse in the city has increased over the years, according to Rebecca Johnson, co-chair of the city’s elder abuse prevention committee. She hopes that a day to raise awareness of the issues might help people “stop and think about what is really happening.” Sunday, World Elder Abuse […]

NORTHERN ONTARIO—Tariffs—the economic thunderclaps shaking supply chains and squeezing profits—becomes the perfect storm that two seemingly opposing parties are reaching  into the same toolbox to wield.  While federal Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5 appear to address different policy areas—one focused on “sustainable jobs,” the other on “economic zones”—their timing […]

Canada is launching an international effort to tackle the swell of ocean noise pollution harming marine life across the globe — sparking hope among conservation groups for quieter Canadian waters. At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, delegates from Canada and Panama partnered this week to launch the high-ambition […]

Smoke from wildfires leads to bad air quality and the resultant respiratory problems, but our eyes can feel the effects just as much, says a University of Waterloo professor. In the week of recent wildfires to the north and west that caused smoke to cover much of southwestern Ontario, Dr. […]