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A coroner’s inquest is to be held into the death of a 64-year-old New Brunswick mine worker who was fatally injured five years ago when he was hit by a run of muck at Impala Canada’s Lac des Iles palladium mine just north of Thunder Bay. Edouard Gallant was working […]

Public Assistance Requested, SIU Invokes Mandate (DEER LAKE FIRST NATION, ON) – Witnesses and video footage are being sought by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in relation to an incident in Deer Lake First Nation, in which the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) invoked its mandate. On Tuesday, July 22, […]

DRYDEN — National weather officials say they haven’t received any reports of tornado touchdowns in the Dryden area. Environment Canada issued a tornado warning shortly before 8 p.m. CDT Tuesday, saying that severe thunderstorms present at the time were capable of producing a tornado. Steven Flisfeder, a meteorologist with Environment […]

MARATHON — The head of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association says he’s optimistic a refreshed federal “prosperity and growth” strategy targeting northern Ontario will pay dividends, calling it “a great step forward.” Rick Dumas, the president of NOMA, said he’s intrigued by what the plan could mean for the region. […]

A 48-year-old Thunder Bay-area man was charged with a federal offence on Monday afternoon after two girls were injured while riding jet skis just east of the city. Provincial police said the girls, aged 12 and 13, were riding in the area of McKenzie Beach Avenue when their machines collided. […]

Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles doesn’t believe the province needs to scrap its regulatory regime to thrive through a trade war with the U.S. In an interview, she told Ricochet it needs to scrap its controversial Bill 5 legislation and “boldly” reinvest in the social infrastructure a thriving economy needs. […]