By Yuriy Umansky
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
New Canadian Media

As politicians grapple with finding a solution to Canada’s housing crisis, newcomers are facing a nearly impossible task of securing suitable places to live. For Ukrainians fleeing the hostilities in their home country, it’s an especially difficult process. Most prospective renters need references and permanent, well-paying jobs, something the immigrants […]

By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source

Seine River First Nation resident Janet Johnson says she’s on the fence — “about 50 per cent, I’d say” — about the nuclear waste repository that might be located in the Ignace area. The Northwest Nuclear Exploration Event being held this weekend at the Ignace Recreation Centre has given her, […]

By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

Kevin Schofield is no stranger to Parliament Hill. He visited the seat of the Canadian government 10 years ago as part of the Idle No More movement that challenged Ottawa’s erosion of Indigenous rights. Now, Schofield, who is a musician working under the moniker Tennessee Cree, is on the Hill […]

By J.P. Antonacci
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Hamilton Spectator

Ambrea Chambers cries every time her children leave home — all 80 of them. The Waterford woman raised seven dozen monarch butterflies this summer, collecting their tiny eggs from rural roadways and then watching in wonderment as the endangered pollinators spread their bright orange wings for the first time inside […]

Press release

With the cooler temperatures approaching, fall time is an important time to be aware of bears. There have been many sightings in the Rainy River district recently as the bears are starting to bulk up for winter. With bears preparing for winter hibernation, fall is when people need to be […]

Press Release

St. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation recently added new Road Weather Information Systems at 10 locations in northern Minnesota to collect data that will help support agency maintenance decisions. The information, which includes camera images, is also sent to the National Weather Service and MnDOT’s 511 traveler […]

By CARL CLUTCHEY
LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER
The Chronicle-Journal

Fort William First Nation, Ont. — Fort William First Nation is trying to help recovering addicts deal with what is likely the biggest challenge of their lives: staying sober. “There’s a lot of achievement in someone who has managed to reach sobriety,” Ashley Harju, a band addiction and wellness worker, […]

By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com

Thanks to an investment from the federal government, Chad Solomon’s latest venture now has a significantly better chance to succeed in its infancy. Solomon, a member of Henvey Inlet First Nation in Ontario, launched his Biskane Inc. last fall. This online initiative is an Indigenous-focused shopping platform at https://www.biskane.com/ which […]

By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

Thunder Bay, Ont. — Josh Szura helped his grandfather, Herb Kaus, whom he calls Opa, clean out his tool shed and was given a mere handful of his Opa’s garlic that Kaus had been cultivating for almost 60 years. Szura says Kaus originally bought some garlic, which he considered the […]

Police briefs (FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged an individual following a report of a stolen vehicle. On September 7 at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the OPP were dispatched to […]

From the OPP

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – With the cooler temperatures approaching, fall time is an important time to be aware of bears. There have been many sightings in the Rainy River district recently as the bears are starting to bulk up for winter. With bears preparing for winter hibernation, fall is when […]