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FEATURED EVENT The Rainy River District Festival of the Arts The Festival Highlights Concert will be held TONIGHT! Tuesday Apr. 29 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre $5 admission, everyone is welcome. Events Calendar Kids and Company’s final show of their 30th season is Wednesday Apr. 30 at 6 p.m. […]
While the final shape of the thing remains to be seen, the Liberal Party of Canada will form the next federal government. According to the preliminary results coming in from closed polls to Elections Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada has secured enough ridings in the country to form the […]
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In conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, we have declared a Gastrointestinal Outbreak on the West Wing in addition to the existing outbreak on the East Wing. Enhanced visitor restrictions include visitation, with only two (2) visitors or caregivers permitted to visit at a time. Visitors should only meet with […]
The Conservative Party of Canada would be leading a minority government today, if Canada’s youngest “voters” had their say. CIVIX Canada is a non-partisan Canadian Charity dedicated to strengthening democracy through civic education. The group partnered with Elections Canada to once again hold Student Vote Canada, a program that brings […]
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Thunder Bay Source
KENORA – Eric Melillo has been re-elected for a third term in Kenora-Kiiwetinoong. With 132 out of 157 polls reporting late Monday night, the Conservative had just over 50 per cent of the 22,605 votes counted, well ahead of Liberal Charles Fox’s 34 per cent and New Democrat Tania Cameron’s […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is using artificial intelligence to introduce visitors to lifelike avatars of aging survivors of the Holocaust who can hold real-time conversations with them. Grades 7 to 12 students from École Héritage Immersion School were the first to experience the immersive technology Friday. The group […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
As Ontario moves to fast-track mining in the Ring of Fire, legal experts and Indigenous leaders warn that the province’s rush to cut red tape could cause environmental destruction and a wave of lawsuits — potentially slowing the very development it seeks to speed up. The Ford government’s newly-tabled […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Aperol spritzes weren’t on the agenda when four Catholic trustees visited Italy over the summer — but they did indulge in mojitos, beer, Baileys and whisky, albeit not on the taxpayer’s dime. The elected representatives of Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB) racked up $127,000 in travel and art […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Barrietoday.com
Few warnings have the impact and clarity like the one that can be found on the last page of the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition’s (SCGC) information package that promotes the benefits of expanding the Greenbelt. “Ultimately, what happens to our environment happens as well to us and our community,” it […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Burlington Local-News.ca
At the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG), controlled burns are more than just a land management tool; they are a deeply sacred process that restores ecological balance and honours the land itself. For David Galbraith, the director of science at RBG, controlled burning is part of an ancient understanding of how […]
There was lots of hand clappin’ and toe tappin’ as Rum Ragged brought some salty sea air to the Townshend Theatre on Thursday night. The show was the last of Tour de Fort’s ‘24-’25 season and next season’s lineup was announced before the show. For more on that, see tomorrow’s […]
