Born to Rosanna and Norman, of Barwick, Ontario, a girl, Ellie Kaye, weighing 7 lbs 8 oz on January 11, 2023 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The mayors of three communities in northwestern Ontario say they need immediate support from the province to deal with rising policing costs. The mayors of Sioux Lookout, Kenora and Pickle Lake formed a coalition last year to address the issue they say is being driven by an increase in calls […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 198 occurrences between Monday January 9, 2023, and Sunday, January 15, 2023, including: Rainy River OPP laid 13 charges under the Criminal Code and 20 under the Highway Traffic Act.
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) made a deputation to city council seeking approval for a $500,000 city investment toward a veterinary program at Lakehead University. The group cites a critical shortage of veterinarians in their request. Being a subsidiary of the city, they […]
By Mia Rabson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HAMILTON – Canada’s premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week. On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his cabinet trickled into the city west […]
By Sylvie Corbet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PARIS (AP) – Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to go. Delays are being experienced in part because of the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the steel industry. A venue, which was due to be finished this […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Police in Toronto say two transit workers have been injured following a report that close to a dozen youths attacked them on a bus Monday afternoon. A post on the force’s Twitter account says police responded to Kennedy Road and Merrian Road in the city’s east end for a report […]
By Jari Tanner And Karl Ritter
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HELSINKI (AP) – Finland’s foreign minister suggested Tuesday that the country may consider joining NATO without neighboring Sweden if Turkey continues to block their joint bid to enter the military alliance. Pekka Haavisto later backpedaled, but his comments were the first time a leading government official in either Nordic country […]
By Evens Sanon
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50% in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. According to a report Tuesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 67 news media workers were killed […]
By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Davis Thompson, a 23-year-old PGA Tour rookie and former No. 1 amateur, needed only five words to indicate the odds he faced in the final round of The American Express. “I’m playing against Jon Rahm.” This isn’t the first time Rahm has been regarded as among golf’s best. He spent […]
