(ATIKOKAN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan have arrested and charged a driver after responding to a public complaint about an erratic driver. On July 30, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Atikokan OPP received a 911 call from a concerned driver reporting a possible impaired driver […]
District News
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – “It’s just like he walked off the face of the earth in the heat of that day,” said Dwayne Poster, on Wednesday, the anniversary of his son’s disappearance. It has been exactly one year since Richard Graham went missing. The Thunder Bay Police Service is renewing its […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
RED LAKE — The Beer Store in Red Lake will close at the end of the summer. Locals have until Sept. 28 to continue shopping at, and bringing their returns to, The Beer Store in town. The next closest location is a roughly-just over 240 kilometre drive to Kenora. There […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
SIOUX LOOKOUT — Employees at the municipal airport in Sioux Lookout are scheduled to receive training on how to spot human trafficking. The airport has partnered with #NotInMyCity, an organization founded and led by Canadian country musician Paul Brandt, that aims to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The partnership […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) and the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce are calling on the Canadian and Ontario governments to step up efforts to prioritize the softwood lumber dispute. The two groups are concerned about a significant increase in anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 20.56 per […]
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer
Transportation advocates are celebrating after an Ontario judge has ruled that the Ford government’s plan to remove bike lanes from three major Toronto roads is unconstitutional, citing risks to public safety and a lack of evidence to support the province’s claims. In a decision released Wednesday, Superior Court Justice Paul […]
By Diane Johnston
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
TEMISKAMING SHORES – Just over two weeks ago, a small group of First Nations youth protesters set out on foot from Timmins for Queen’s Park. They’re calling for the repeal of provincial and federal legislation aimed at speeding development of major infrastructure projects in response to the trade dispute with […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
WASAGAMING — A legal threat convinced Parks Canada that its promise to reintroduce motorized boats on Clear Lake this season would not be viable, a Parks Canada spokesperson told a crowd of about 600 people at a town hall Tuesday night in Wasagaming. Andrew Campbell, senior vice-president of operations for […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba’s education minister says her office has issued clear guidance to better support school staff who have been forced to confront a rise in student outbursts and related workplace injuries. Tracy Schmidt said “concerns about health and safety” have been relayed to her office by both the Manitoba Teachers’ Society […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
NIPIGON — Federal officials are receiving new proposals to site a multi-million dollar tourism and administrative centre for the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. The project, which had been valued at $37 million, was slated to be built on a site at the Nipigon marina, but the property was disqualified once excavation uncovered […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Is all the discussion about interprovincial trade a significant source of cash flow or political theatre? How much money is there to be saved on domestic trade in Canada, and will it make a meaningful impact on the economy? For Marc Lee, Senior Economist at Vancouver’s Canadian Centre for Policy […]
By Allan Bradbury Staff writer abradbury@fortfrances.com Odd weather patterns have made for a strange year for farmers in the District and nowhere is that more evident than at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. Manager Kim Jo Bliss says the station’s annual open house, to be held Thursday evening, July 31, […]
