Ontario residents should be on the lookout for romance fraudsters trying to swindle you out of your money and love. In 2021, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) received a significant increase in romance fraud reports amounting to $64.6 million in losses. In 2020, romance fraud reports amounted to $27.9 million […]
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Fresh from two weeks of OD-ing on the Olympic Games that I once again wasn’t going to watch, I may have come full circle on their legitimacy. Decades ago, I was a young reporter so interested in the Olympics that I paid my way and took my vacation to cover […]
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THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing over $2.9 million in seven projects to help build and renovate 98 supportive housing units in the Thunder Bay area. The funding is being delivered through the Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF) and will provide wraparound services for racialized groups and individuals who are homeless […]
The Fort Frances Lakers added one to the win column, with a 5-2 victory over the Thunder Bay North Stars on Saturday. Goalie Ethan Hein was strong in net, with 40 saves for the Lakers. Goals were provided by Tyson Lambert, Ethan Elgie, and Sheldon Kelly, who each had one […]
By Laura Osman, Lee Berthiaume and Erika Ibrahim
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government remains alert to the possibility that trucks and protesters could return to Canada’s capital after police spent the weekend arresting demonstrators and dispersing blockades on Ottawa’s streets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. Downtown was eerily quiet after weeks of overwhelming noise from honking horns, […]
This family day weekend, the Sandelovich’s took advantage of a break in the cold and snow to build an igloo with homemade snow, saws and teamwork. Their dad built a metal frame and roof to prevent any collapse and keep the kids and their friends safe while playing – Tiffany […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is eliminating licence plate renewal fees and the requirement for drivers to have a licence plate sticker, effective March 13. The legislature is back in session after its winter break, and Ford says the government will be introducing red tape legislation […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Pandemic recovery, housing and affordability will be top of mind for Ontario’s party leaders as the legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for the last few weeks of the session ahead of a June election. Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government has at least one more major piece of legislation […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo’s niece Melody Kruppa said he had what appeared to be a seizure in a hotel room in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday […]
