An art exhibit featuring photographs and personal reflections from people who have lived through the experience of substance use and mental health challenges will be travelling around the region beginning Nov. 24. Miinaawaa Ginoondaagomin – And We Were Heard, a PhotoVoice exhibit that shares stories of strength, healing, and recovery […]
Daily Headlines
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Three Thunder Bay men and a Toronto resident were collectively fined $8,000 after a cow moose was shot and killed “without following party hunting rules” about two years ago. A provincial investigation determined that Toronto resident Carlos DeSousa shot the moose without a licence in late October of 2023 during […]
By Aaron Walker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is calling on the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to take stronger action against “redwashing” — the corporate misuse of reconciliation language. ABPA warned that redwashing could expose investors, pension funds, and taxpayers to major financial losses. In a position paper titled From Reconciliation to […]
By Michelle Dorey Forestell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kingstonist.com
The Ontario government took steps to address gender-based violence last week but stopped short of declaring it an epidemic — and one Kingston-area politician took a stand on the matter. The government announced new shelter and survivor support funding on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, and supported language recognizing gender-based violence […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Fear, trauma, pain, blood and shock – it’s what a paramedic on the front lines deals with on a daily basis and it’s not the dream career for your average teenager. But 18-year-old Isabelle “Izzy” Meeks is not your average teenager. She embraces the adrenaline rush that comes with flickering […]
By Times Staff
A three-day conference spearheaded by a Thunder Bay entrepreneur will gather Indigenous and industry leaders, investors, and policy experts next month in Vancouver to explore the future of Canadian Indigenous investment and partnership. The three-day First Nations Investment Forum (FNIF) was conceived by Anthony Maunula, a member of Lac des […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Santa Claus is coming to Fort Frances on Saturday, Nov. 29, and his grand entry will be heralded by a parade of floats from businesses and organizations from across the Rainy River District at 5 p.m. After being hosted by the Fort Frances BIA for a number of years, the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Friday, Oct. 31, Municipal Clerk Chelsea Greig and Communications Coordinator and Deputy Clerk Ally Lewis conducted four marriage ceremonies in a clearing on the Eighth St. Trails in Fort Frances. This is the second elopement day the two Town of Fort Frances clerks have conducted this year, amounting to […]
By Times Staff
Fort Frances’ newest hotel is ready to open the doors to the public and will do so with a special Community Open House this weekend. Studio 6 Extended Stay Hotel Fort Frances is located next to Canadian Tire in the west end of town, part of a series of installations […]
By Darlene Wroe
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
In the Ontario fall economic statement, released November 6, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy stated, “With tariffs taking direct aim at Ontario workers and communities, it has never been more important for the government to deliver on its plan to protect Ontario.” Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof said he “was vastly underwhelmed” […]
By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com
Tim Hortons and Riverside Health Care Facilities has a means to assuage the guilt of overindulging and give reason to nosh all the cookies you’d like. From Nov. 17-23, every bite of a Smile Cookie at Tim Hortons in Fort Frances will help bring advanced diagnostic imaging technology by way […]
Times Staff
Canada Post has submitted a transformation plan to the federal government it says will provide reliable and affordable delivery and protect mail for rural, remote and Indigenous communities while keeping the Crown corporation financially solvent. The plan submitted Friday to Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement […]
