FEATURED EVENT The Muskie Girls hockey team is going to Sudbury for OFSAA and they need your help to get there. The team is playing an alumni vs present team fundraising game on Sunday March 9 at the Emo-Lavallee Community Centre at 3:30 p.m. admission is by donation. Come support […]

By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

“I was at the (village) rink (Wednesday) morning,” said event organizer Jordan Baraniuk. “I think everything’s going to be OK.” According to Environment Canada, the mercury in the Thunder Bay area is only expected to rise to -5 C on Friday, about four degrees lower than normal for this time […]

By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY — The long-discussed possibility of designating a truck route through the city is coming back to council. Kayla Dixon, Commissioner of Infrastructure and Operations, told Newswatch that city staff will recommend council approve the establishment of a designated truck route running from the Harbour Expressway to Main Street to the […]

By John Woodside
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

Threats of tariffs and economically coerced annexation are being rebuffed by Indigenous leaders, who are calling for special consideration for the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples as Canada feels its way through the trade war. Cindy Woodhouse, the Assembly of First Nations National Chief, said the tariffs and threats […]

By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba’s largest university has issued new calls to action for administrators and academics to advance reconciliation on its campuses. On Monday the University of Manitoba unveiled Time for Action — a framework with four focus areas that cement the school’s commitment to decolonizing daily operations. Senior administration pledged to review curriculum to […]

–Alex Denby photos

Fans of tabletop game Warhammer turned out to Betty’s on February 22, 2025 to take part in the store’s second paint and building night. Warhammer is a tactical fantasy game played with armies of custom miniatures that players painstakingly build and paint to their desires. There is also a more […]

By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com

On January 31st, a Thunder Bay judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled Brian Webster, a Calgarian construction worker who engages in “citizen journalism,” pay aggravated damages on summary judgement for suggesting Rainbow Alliance Dryden and some drag performers were “groomers” and “pedophiles” for a drag storytime events […]