Hurricane Fiona has come and gone for some of us in Atlantic Canada, but for others the devastation Fiona wreaked and the power she wielded will never be gone, not completely gone. Too much was lost. We had days of warning to be prepared for this massive storm and I […]
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By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
The College Information Program is back visiting eight communities in the Northwest after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The annual event for high school students and anyone interested in college programs is a six-week travelling program featuring recruiters from colleges across Ontario. This year’s tour began in Dryden on […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is putting an additional $342 million toward energy efficiency programs, including paying some customers to run their air conditioning less on hot summer days. Energy Minister Todd Smith had asked the Independent Electricity System Operator to suggest new conservation initiatives and he is announcing today that he is accepting […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Each year on World Architecture Day, which falls on the first Monday of October, the Ontario Association of Architects celebrates architecturally outstanding buildings selected among nominations from MPPs. This year, the Jeremiah McKay Kabayshewekamik hostel in Sioux Lookout was selected as one of nine “Queen’s Park Picks.” The building was […]
By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Until systemic racism is acknowledged and addressed there will be little progress made on the 94 Calls to Action outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report on the legacy of Indian residential schools. “We live in very much a society where racism is endemic and it’s just everywhere,” said […]
By Nojoud Al Mallees
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates. The report analyzed the financial statements of 123 Canadian corporations worth at least $2 billion and found the effective or […]
By David Keyton And Frank Jordans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Three scientists jointly won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their work on quantum information science that has significant applications, for example in the field of encryption. Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John F. Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish […]
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OTTAWA – Hockey Canada’s board chairs, past and present, will answer to the federal government today on the hockey body’s handling of alleged sexual assaults and how money was paid out in lawsuits. Former chair Michael Brind’Amour and interim chair Andrea Skinner will appear before a Canadian Heritage standing committee […]
The Fort Frances Muskies Football team celebrated after a well-deserved 49-6 win over West Kildonan during the Muskies homecoming game, September 29. The team heads back to Winnipeg for the next two weeks to face off against St. John’s and Kildonan East, before ending regular season play on home soil, […]
By Jan M. Olsen
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Denmark’s popular monarch, Queen Margrethe II, has apologized for upsetting members of her family with a decision to strip the royal titles from four of her grandchildren, but has refused to change her mind. Last week, the royal palace of Europe’s oldest royal monarchy announced that […]
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a longtime radio commentator in metropolitan Manila in the latest attack on a member of the media in the Philippines, considered one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Police said Percival Mabasa, 63, was driving his vehicle Monday night when two […]
