Police briefs It was a tragic Civic Day long weekend on roads, waterways and trails, with the Ontario Provincial Police responding to and investigating eight fatalities. The fatalities mark the highest number of traffic/marine-related deaths to occur over a long weekend so far this year. Six of those who died […]
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By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Thunder Bay, Ont. — Following a scare with their son’s peanut allergy, Epic Cones owner Danielle Turuba and her husband Adam decided they were going to do something that makes a difference. The pair opened up a nut-free ice-cream truck with their belief that Thunder Bay needs such a service. […]
By Rachel Morgan
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Ontarians might remember Premier Doug Ford’s back and forth on electric vehicle production before investments into the crucial transition away from carbon-based automobiles began to flow from Queen’s Park. Almost immediately after being elected for the first time in 2018, Ford and his PC government scrapped provincial subsidies for EVs […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
Over 20 people depart Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Thursday morning, Aug. 3 on a trip to Northwest Angle. The hope is to recreate the journey that the original signers of Treaty #3 would have taken to get to the signing site. Right: Chief Marcel Medicine-Horton and his son Trapper are […]
—Daniel Adam photos
The annual Soil & Crop Tour took place last Wednesday, as around 30 participants joined in to look at some crops across the district. The tour began from Joe Sletmoen’s farm near Fort Fran- ces at 9 a.m. where he demonstrated his no-till seed drill. The tour continued heading west, […]
It’s been a busy season for the Dawson 4-H Beef Club. Here’s a look at the group’s meetings: Meeting 1 Our first meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm on May 15th, 2023, at Jenson’s. We began by reciting the 4-H pledge and then we went around and introduced […]
I saw Willie Mays’s last hit. It was in 1973 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, a ground single up the middle, his 17th hit in five World Series and the 3,312th hit of a storied career that everybody knew was over. I saw Thurman Munson play his last World Series, […]
Well, we knew it was going to happen, and it finally has. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has started blocking Canadian news from its social media platforms. Why did one of the world’s richest companies decide to take this drastic step? In short, it doesn’t like the […]
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A new fund has been launched to give Indigenous communities and organizations resources to support Indian Residential School survivors and their families, as they undertake burial investigations at former residential schools. The $7.1 million Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF) can be used for mental health and addictions supports, […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the July 50/50 jackpot is Amy Nielson of Nestor Falls, ON with the winning ticket number EE-5104611. Amy is the lucky recipient of $12,488 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, […]
After a couple of weeks on the road it’s been nice to be back home to enjoy some of our beautiful summer weather. I had been on the water, in my boat, around 90 of the past 100 days so I’m enjoying some downtime from fishing this week, spending time […]
