Summer travel season is almost here, and road construction is an inevitable part of any great road trip. Travellers should prepare to slow down for construction work zones as road projects begin to ramp up across Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The agency has nearly 200 road […]
District News
Press release
As Ontario growers head to the fields this spring, they have easy access to new stewardship resources, no matter what they’re growing. A partnership between multiple farm organizations has created a new awareness campaign, Be Drift Aware. Drift is the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products away from the […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
The annual Emo Minor hockey banquet and wrap up for the 2023/2024 was held last Wednesday (March 27th.) Over 260 hockey players, parents, coaches and others attended the event. This year’s banquet was held at the Emo Legion. Over 40 awards were handed out and thanks were shared to all […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
The 2024 federal budget is set, bringing with it a slew of new incentives for parents, caregivers, and educators alike. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, minister of Indigenous Services Canada, and the Honourable Gary Anandsangaree, minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, made an appearance at the childcare centre on Confederation College’s campus to […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — With just days to go until the unveiling of the 2024 federal budget, local members of Parliament are promising funds to ensure that children across Canada will have access to healthy, nutritious food at school. Both Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North) and Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay-Rainy River) were on hand Monday […]
From the OPP
Press release
Press release
(ORILLIA, ON) – Increases in impaired driving occurrences are prompting the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to enhance its impaired driving enforcement efforts, with the aim of saving more lives on our roads. Tragically, 385 people lost their lives in impaired driving-related collisions on OPP-patrolled roads between 2018 and the end […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – Decision time is near. In a few weeks, residents in this Northwestern Ontario township will cast ballots on their willingness to have a nuclear waste repository in the area. Then a consulting firm will write a report and submit it to Ignace township council in June. Then councillors […]
By Austin Campbell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SNnewswatch.com
The road to awareness is paved with authentic stories – the type of story Tony McGuire captures with his documentary, Bridges to the North. Produced by Theymedia in partnership with Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation, Bridges to the North is set to premiere in Toronto on April 2 at the Royal Cinema. […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Township of Ignace’s Community Well-Being Fund has received $30,000 from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization and has handed it over to the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre Hub.Heidi West, the health centre hub’s executive director, said the site located on Beaver Street in Ignace, is in dire need of […]
By Roisin Cullen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Pique Newsmagazine (BC)
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Pique Newsmagazine (BC)
A young person’s first week in university should be an exciting and equally nerve-wracking time, but for 22-year-old Aiyana Kalani of the Lil’wat Nation, it was an eye-opening experience. Kalani went to Vancouver Island University (VIU) in 2021 to major in digital marketing and minor in journalism, but found the […]
By Laura Stradiotto
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Fierte Sudbury Pride will hold a rally on Tuesday in support of a member of the local LGBTQ+ community facing deportation. Tarun Godara arrived in Sudbury as an international student from India in 2017. Since then, he has worked as a visual artist, art instructor and in the hospitality sector, […]
By Amarachi Amadike
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
Following a successful Alcohol In Parks Pilot Program, City of Toronto staff are recommending that the 27 parks that participated in the program now make permitted alcohol consumption in parks permanent. The report also recommends that “a minimum of one park in each City of Toronto ward shall be designated […]
