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EVENTS CALENDAR The Rainy River District Festival of the Arts continues this week: Vocal classes run Apr. 22 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary School at 9:30 a.m. and at Knox United Church Fort Frances 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. and Apr. 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m., at Knox United […]
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FORT FRANCES, ON – The Fort Frances Lakers are excited to announce Luke Judson as the new Head Coach of the hockey club. Judson will take on head coaching duties in addition to his role the Lakers’ General Manager for the 2025-26 season. “I’m looking forward to stepping into the […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Construction on a new veterinary training centre at Lakehead University’s Thunder Bay campus is to begin this summer under a plan to boost the number of vets willing to practise in Northern Ontario, particularly in regard to care of farm animals. Under a plan announced on Tuesday between LU and […]
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Thunder Bay Source
THUNDER BAY — The new Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) president has, by his reckoning, “had a long apprenticeship” for the top job. Outgoing eight-year president Wendy Landry announced to the 2025 NOMA conference on Wednesday that Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas will take the helm. “I’m somewhat excited,” Dumas told Newswatch after […]
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Thunder Bay Source
THUNDER BAY – The NDP, Liberal and Conservative candidates in Thunder Bay–Superior North all say they want to see the rich Ring of Fire deposits mined in partnerships that include First Nations. The Ring of Fire is a crescent-shaped area 400-plus kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, in the James Bay […]
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Winnipeg Free Press
Students and tigers and polar bears, oh my! Assiniboine Park Zoo is winding down its free classroom residency programs for 2024-25 as staff prepare to accept applications for the upcoming school year. A 21st century zoo is as much an educational facility as it is a place for animal caretaking, […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
The Manitoba government has ordered a high school that has been “ungrading” for the last five years to revive — at least partially — its zero-to-100 marking scale. A new directive calls on the Louis Riel School Division to ensure all of its Grade 9-12 campuses include percentages on midterm […]
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Mississauga.com
Mehakdeep Singh says he can’t imagine going back to India. Since arriving in Canada at age 19, the now 26-year-old has spent his most formative years studying, working and laying the groundwork for a life here. But today, he’s living on a visitor visa, with no work rights and no […]
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Tbnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — The people of the Diocese of Thunder Bay are in mourning after hearing the news of the death of Pope Francis, said Alan Campeau, Bishop of Thunder Bay. Pope Francis visited Canada in 2022, where he apologized for the church’s role in the residential school system. He is remembered by many for that apology. […]
Penelope Ann McComb passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital on April 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Penny was born on June 28, 1960, in Oshawa, Ontario, to Harold and Bunny Meades. She had fond memories of her childhood, and especially cherished summers spent at the cottage […]
Brian James Kellar passed away Friday, April 18, 2025, at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., with family by his side. Brian was born in Fort Frances on March 24, 1957, to Jim and Yvonne (Veillieux) Kellar. He was the first of five children and grew up in Devlin, […]
