OTTAWA – Liberals and Conservatives are trading barbs this morning on the campaign trail, each targeting criticism at some of their opponents’ candidates. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s party started the day by questioning tax arrears that Liberal candidate Steven Guilbeault disclosed in a parliamentary ethics filing. Guilbeault, likewise, is using […]
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WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will step down on Wednesday. Pallister had announced earlier this month his plan to retire and not seek re-election. The Progressive Conservative party scheduled a leadership vote for Oct. 30. Pallister says he is leaving sooner to avoid any perception that he […]
Broader vaccination is needed in Ontario to minimize the impact of the fourth wave as COVID-19 hospital admissions rise, the province’s hospital association said Wednesday, warning that more pressure on the sector could exacerbate an existing treatment backlog. Anthony Dale, president and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association, said increasing […]
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TORONTO – Several Ontario universities are strengthening their COVID-19 vaccine policies before classes begin next month. Carleton University in Ottawa, Western University in London, Ont., and McMaster University in Hamilton say unvaccinated individuals without a valid medical or human rights exemption will not be able to access their campuses. They’ve […]
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EDMONTON – A former long-haul trucker from Ontario who is in an Alberta prison for killing a woman in an Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is appealing his conviction and sentence. Bradley Barton was sentenced last month to 12 1/2 years for manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue, […]
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TORONTO – Joni Mitchell has been named MusiCares’ 2022 Person of the Year. The beloved Canadian singer-songwriter will be toasted by the music industry at the Recording Academy’s pre-Grammys charity event in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2022. The evening will be centred on her career with various artists paying […]
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WHITEHORSE – Yukon will lift its civil state of emergency put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it shifts to targeting specific outbreaks, Premier Sandy Silver said Wednesday. He said certain health measures, like mask-wearing and physical distancing, remain important preventive measures but will no longer be legally […]
We asked each of our candidates to introduce themselves to the community. We asked them to share their educational, professional and personal back- ground, the reasons they’re running under their chosen party, and a bit about themselves. The election is scheduled for September 20. Marcus Powlowski – Liberal Party Tracey […]
Dr. Marcus Powlowski, 61, resides in Thunder Bay, where he was born and raised. He is married to Mirasol Añora-Powlowski, and has six children. Dr. Powlowski completed his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Toronto, where he also went on to earn a medical doctorate, as well as […]
I’m Tracey MacKinnon also known as O Zwa Beenzie Ikwe, Cornwall, Ontario Nindoji, Na’me my Dodem. Allow me to translate. My Spirit name I was given by a Traditional Medicine Man, Al Hunter is Yellow Thunderbird Woman, I am from Cornwall, Ontario originally. I was adopted 2x, once at 3 […]
My name is Adelina Pecchia. My husband and I recently moved back to Thunder Bay. We have been trying to buy a home since 2020 and were here twice before looking at houses that were out of our budget reach. We hope to buy a house here before the snow […]
My name is Yuk-Sem Won, and I am the NDP Federal Candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in this election. You may remember me from my campaign in 2019, when I introduced myself to the region just two short summers ago! I grew up in Hearst, a small northern community of […]
