As spring migration brings thousands of birds back to Northern Ontario, concerns over avian influenza are on the rise. Lawrence Martin, director of the lands and resources department at Mushkegowuk Council, is urging hunters to stay vigilant and take necessary precautions while hunting geese and ducks this season. Martin, who […]
District News
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
MacGREGOR — It’s the seventh time the family farm has been robbed. In the early hours of Sunday, four suspects were caught on camera on the property of Triple Star Manufacturing, stealing an all-terrain vehicle and slashing the tires of a parked truck. Farmer Dean Toews told the Sun while […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Brad Snyder pulls a blazing hot bar of steel from his forge. He rests the bar on his anvil and raises his hammer. With a microphone strapped to his ear, Snyder tells the audience that he’s about to smash down an inch of steel into the “toe” of the horseshoe. […]
By Mike Stimpson,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
MARATHON — The ongoing tariff saga proves Premier Doug Ford was justified in calling an early election, Rick Dumas said Thursday. Dumas, Marathon’s mayor, was the Progressive Conservative candidate for Thunder Bay-Superior North in the snap election Ford called for Feb. 27. In the end, the NDP’s Lise Vaugeois kept […]
By Jon Thompson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ricochet
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ricochet
Juanita Lawson fidgeted with two scraps of paper as she wound down a meeting with Thunder Bay media on Monday. The interviews marked the official end of her consumption and treatment program, as well as the closure of the only safe supply site in northern Ontario. The NorWest Community Health […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The City of Thunder Bay has received more than $2.7 million from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) as part of a hosting agreement for Gateway Casino Thunder Bay in the 2024 fiscal year. For nearly 25 years, the City has hosted the casino, which supports local employment and contributes to the local economy. It […]
By J.P. Antonacci
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator
A measles outbreak in Norfolk County appears to be slowing down, mirroring a trend being seen around the province. The outbreak had seen at least 116 people infected in the area bound by Grand Erie Public Health — three cases in Brantford-Brant, the rest in Norfolk — as of the March 27 update from Public Health […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Though the elimination of Canada’s supply-management system for milk production has been touted in some circles as a way of placating U.S. President Donald Trump in the ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war, at least one veteran producer believes doing so would end on a sour note. Bernie Kamphof, who operates an […]
By Maggie Macintosh,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
The University of Winnipeg is touting the rollout of its first doctoral program as a way to recruit and retain more public-minded scientists in Manitoba. Starting this fall, U of W is introducing a PhD in bioscience and policy — a major milestone for a campus that has long been […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
The Seven Oaks School Division is doing a comprehensive audit of its carbon footprint to create a plan to help staff and students do their part under the 2016 Paris Agreement and signal-boost eco-friendly projects. “It can’t be a select few people caring for the Earth. It’s at the point […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba MLAs are slated to debate whether elementary school teachers should be mandated to use a standardized tool to screen children for learning disabilities on a regular basis. The Manitoba Liberals co-drafted legislation with educators that would introduce universal monitoring to better detect early signs of struggle with reading and […]
By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
With a federal election day less than a month away, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding is heading towards a full complement of candidates who will be fighting to be the voice of the region. As of time of writing on Monday, March 31, 2025, just over a week after Liberal […]
