Some parents of schoolchildren were left scrambling to get their kids to school Tuesday morning as several bus routes across town were cancelled a day before the first day of the 2026 school year, as the busing service provider struggles with issues being faced across the country. “Despite our best […]
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By Will Brooks
Lola Bridges of Etobicoke, Ont., won $2,784,817 in the Thunder Bay 50/50’s August Grand Prize draw after purchasing a $50 ticket. According to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, it was the largest grand prize ever awarded outside the last three December holiday draws, surpassing July’s $2,772,840 prize. It’s […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
SIOUX LOOKOUT – A new fireworks bylaw will soon take effect in Sioux Lookout, only allowing the use of fireworks without a permit on specific days of the year. These specific days include three days before and after Canada Day, the Saturday immediately before or after Diwali, and New Year’s […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
KENORA – One hundred people gathered by Kenora’s Jarnel Contracting Pavillion to participate in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday. Each year, people all over the world walk the distance wearing red high heels to raise awareness and end sexualized violence. In Kenora, participants were joined […]
By Pam Fedack
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
The overdose situation in Kenora is not getting better, and increasingly potent substances and polysubstance use are making overdoses more complex, according to a senior official at Lake of the Woods District Hospital. “We’re not seeing things get better,” said Gillian Lunny, the vice president of patient services and chief […]
By Shilpashree Jagannathan
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media
Sara Biegel Evans was seven years old when her family left the United States. She grew up in Vancouver, B.C., went to high school there and moved around a bit before building a life in Canada. But every election cycle, she still requests an absentee ballot for Massachusetts, a state […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Three Northern Ontario artificial-intelligence-based projects have received a portion of $634,110 in Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) funding which aims to support Canadians with the tools needed to continue growing and contributing to the national economy. The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre will receive $456,000 for its Youth […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
It is unknown whether Canada’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs on $27 billion of U.S. goods, which go into effect on Sept 8, will impact local businesses, according to the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce. Last week, Prime Minister Carney announced that negotiations with the U.S. were “suspended” and walked away from the […]
EVENTS CALENDAR St. Mary’s Church is partnering with the Salvation Army in the “After the Bell” program. This program, sponsored by Food Banks Canada, offers child-friendly nutritious food packs to young children 12 and under throughout the summer months when other food supports are unavailable. Food packs will be available for pickup […]
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By Maya Ekman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
By Maya Ekman,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Every candidate who filed to run for trustee in the Rainy River District School Board has been acclaimed. For the town of Rainy River, there were no candidates and the position is still vacant. The school board could still extend the nomination period for its Rainy River trustee, but whether […]
By Anushka Yadav
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
“We’re not protesters. We’re protectors.” That’s what Michel Koostachin, founder of the grassroots group Friends of the Attawapiskat River, declared as he launched the first legal challenge against a Ring of Fire access road, days after the federal government approved the project in the “public interest” despite its own impact […]
