The federal government is making online passport renewal more available to eligible adult Canadians living in Canada by removing a 2,000-person-per-day limit on the service. Canadians can complete their passport renewal application online by submitting their application, photo and payment digitally—instead of mailing documents or visiting a Service Canada Centre, […]
District News
By Times Staff
The provincial and federal governments have announced a $7.2-million investment aimed at helping protect workers in Northern Ontario from global economic uncertainty, allowing more than 500 people to upgrade skills, transition into in-demand careers and ensure local employers have the skilled workforce they need. The investment made through the Canada-Ontario […]
By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
SNnewswatch.com
NESKANTAGA — Evacuees will fly back to Neskantaga First Nation terrain Wednesday and Thursday, Chief Gary Quisess says. “Yeah, we’re going to start flying people home tomorrow,” Quisess said Tuesday in a phone interview. The First Nation, about 430 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, began evacuating medically vulnerable members on July 18 as smoke […]
By Andrew Flynn
A total of 117 active wildland fires were reported as active in the Northwest Region late Monday, down from a high of 148 earlier in July, after a rainy weekend helped to dampen forest conditions. There were 23 fires not under control, three being held, eight under control and 83 […]
By Maya Ekman
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
NWOnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — In its first week running a veterinary field hospital in Thunder Bay, Vets Around the Corner has also made two trips to Whitesand First Nation and Armstrong to rescue pets left behind during evacuations from the wildfires in the region. Vets Around the Corner (VAC) came to […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
It’s a veritable landslide — of candidates. The number of names vying to become Neebing’s next mayor in the Oct. 26 municipal election has reached nearly half a dozen. The list, which includes a combination of council veterans and newcomers, was numbered at five as of Monday, according to the […]
By Jon Thompson,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Riccochet
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Riccochet
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government insists it is improving communications with First Nations fleeing forest fires in the northwest, following heavy criticism last week. Chiefs, however, say little has changed. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland claimed “there has been improved communication” in an interview published on Friday by TBnewswatch.com. Holland mentioned Kiashke Zaaging […]
By Carl Clutchey,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Though big dumps of rain aren’t part of the showery forecast for Thunder Bay and areas near the city this weekend, farmers will take every drop they can get as one of the driest and hottest summers in memory continues. “I definitely wouldn’t mind a few more days of rain,” Jason Reid, who […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
A selfie of a high school football coach grinning beside a Free Press front-page story about the investigation into his professional conduct has become part of the case. Doug Kovacs, a resource teacher at Grant Park High School who runs the Pirates football program, was put on leave in the […]
By Carrie Ivardi
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — A man who was initially charged with attempted murder has pleaded guilty to four charges, including one count of discharging a firearm with intent to harm. Kyle Ramlakhan was arrested on Oct. 22, 2024 for his involvement in a shooting on Wiley Street on July 28, 2024. […]
By Carrie Ivardi
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Police Chief Darcy Fleury says despite a slight increase in the city’s crime severity index (CSI), higher reporting rates paint a more accurate picture of what’s happening in the community than statistics alone. “People are reporting crimes, which is what we want to see. This is probably […]
By Pam Fedack
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Kenora Miner & News
The president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) says the federal government’s decision to designate the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s (NWMO) proposed Deep Geological Repository (DGR) as a project of national interest is good news for the region, but it also underscores the need for safer highways. In an […]
