The Canadian Press TORONTO–Some workers in the provincial Child and Youth Advocate’s office will lose their jobs when the Ontario Ombudsman assumes its duties this spring, the watchdog said Friday. Ombudsman Paul Dube also confirmed the advocate’s office in Thunder Bay will close, but said he will consult with northern […]
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The Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga.–Brad Keselowski had his hands full with a new car and a new rules package–enough to make for a trying race–before a stomach virus nearly flattened him. Keselowski missed a portion of final practice, received intravenous fluids at Atlanta Motor Speedway’s medical centre, and had a […]
Staff Matt Spence scored twice to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a narrow 5-4 win over the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints in Kenora in Game 2 of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final series Thursday afternoon. With with win, the top-ranked Muskies swept the series and now advance to face […]
The Canadian Press A police force in southwestern Ontario says it will start releasing the names of those charged with buying sex in a bid to curb human trafficking. The announcement came at a meeting of the Police Services Board in London, Ont. following a presentation outlining why the city […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong SYDNEY, N.S.–Up one with hammer to win normally is the Rachel Homan wheelhouse position. Tied coming home with hammer is usually a lock, too. The Ontario skip picked the worst possible time to show a few cracks. Alberta’s Chelsea Carey forced an extra end in the […]
Staff Defenceman Ryan Brandt had a season-high four assists, while forward Cameron Coutre tallied twice and set up two others, to pace the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs to an 8-2 romp over the Fort Frances Lakers last night. The fourth-place Ice Dogs (24-17-4-2) stormed out to a 4-0 lead […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s education minister is defending the $140,000 salary for a failed Tory candidate to lead a standardized testing organization–a job that was previously a part-time appointment. Cameron Montgomery was announced recently as the new full-time chair of the board of directors of the Education Quality and […]
Press Release Domtar and Unifor have negotiated $100,000 early-retirement packages, and up to $50,000 in moving allowances, for about two dozen woodlands employees near Ear Falls. “EACOM’s Ear Falls sawmill recently hired dozens of additional Unifor members for increased lumber production and saw log harvesting on the Trout Forest,” said […]
The Canadian PressDavid Paddon The Canadian Television-radio and Telecommunications Commission confirmed yesterday what has been widely alleged for years, the industry uses unacceptable sales practices that mislead consumers and harms the public interest. The national telecom regulator said the misleading and aggressive practices exist in all types of sales channels […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–An arbitrator has awarded Ontario doctors a new contract in a ruling that puts no hard cap on the physician services budget, a decision that comes after a years-long fracture in doctors’ relationship with the government. Placing such a restriction on payments to doctors for publicly […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Ontario has announced changes for new home warranties, including moving oversight for new home builders and vendors away from the corporation that provides the warranties. Government and Consumer Services Minister Bill Walker said yesterday that establishing a separate regulator will address a conflict of interest in […]
Staff For the first time all season, there were three lopsided wins in the regular-season finale of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League on Tuesday night at Fort High. Some of those weren’t really wins, however, as the trend of low turnouts and forfeit games continued. That being said, there […]
