Born to Shandy & Kyle of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Augustus Miller weighing 9 lbs 6oz, on May 5, 2026 at LaVerendrye General Hospital,Fort Frances, Ontario.
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A grassroots coalition of students and community members in Thunder Bay is hosting an event to highlight the implications of changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program and organize students to protest. “Save OSAP: Empowering Students” event is scheduled to take place on May 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. […]
Another winner has taken home an impressive pot that is directly helping improve access to healthcare in the district. Riverside Health Care announced that Diane Graham of Fort Frances was the winner of the April 50/50 draw that is helping raise funds for the “Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS!” campaign working to […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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KENORA – A staggering 313 per cent increase in food aid recipients has been reported by Kenora’s Salvation Army food bank since this time last year, marking a record high. From January to April 2025, 355 people were fed. This year, that number has climbed to 1,466 people, which is […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
The Atlantic Grains Council of Canada is calling for the removal of tariffs on Russian fertilizer imports to help ease a growing economic burden on farmers. A number of factors have recently contributed to a reduction in fertilizer supply, driving prices higher, the organization notes, last month issuing a letter […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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THUNDER BAY — Finding a medical officer of health and CEO for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) was a challenging task, TBDHU board of health chair Jamie McPherson said Wednesday. But McPherson, who is also mayor of Greenstone, said he and the board found “an excellent choice.” In […]
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The critically acclaimed APTN docuseries One Dish, One Spoon is back for a second season—with a new experimental style that goes “beyond the kitchen.” Tawnya Brant, host of One Dish, One Spoon, chef-owner of Yawékon Foods, promised that audiences will get an inside look into the Indigenous food scene in […]
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg School Division is facing backlash over plans to relocate its holistic education program for pregnant teenagers and young moms. Starting in September, the Adolescent Parent Centre — an off-campus program that’s been housed at 136 Cecil St. since 1989 — will operate inside a North End high school. […]







