Boaters on Rainy Lake will have to prepare for disruptions as CN prepares to do work on the 5-mile lift bridge. The railway made the announcement through a press release and ad campaign, noting that they were required to make the work public under the Canadian Navigable Waters Act. In […]
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Metro
Mid-winter marks a time to start gathering information related to personal income taxes. As deadlines draw closer, Canadian taxpayers can keep these key dates and information in mind, courtesy of the Government of Canada. Essential dates How to file your tax return The Government of Canada notes that taxpayers can […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
A Manitoba-based humanitarian organization is urging greater awareness and action as Sudan marks three years of civil war, with millions facing worsening conditions in what is widely described as the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Officials with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank say nearly 34 million people in Sudan now require urgent […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The city hit 86 percent of its target for housing starts and is receiving its third year of Housing Accelerator Fund money. The federal government recognizes the efforts the city is making to build homes by giving the third advance of $5.88 million for the Housing Accelerator […]
By Sue Nielsen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
TEMISKAMING SHORES — From Timmins to Temiskaming Shores, to Ottawa and across the GTA, protestors made their voices heard last Saturday in response to the Doug Ford government’s policies. A New Liskeard rally was part of the province-wide protest held on April 25 outside the Canada Post Office on Whitewood […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative
Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY – The city’s organics program won’t see the light of day until 2029. Automated cart collection is the future of waste management, said Jason Sherband, manager of solid waste and recycling, who presented an update to the quality of life standing committee on Tuesday in light of the […]
By Joe O’Grady
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Temiskaming Speaker
TEMISKAMING SHORES – All roads seem to be converging into a brighter future for Highways 11 and 17, with the provincial and federal governments now coming together to support improvements to Northern roadways as a project of national interest. A number of developments last week have supporters encouraged that a […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
RRC Polytech will host Manitoba’s first clinic dedicated to screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms, a condition that often goes undetected until it becomes life-threatening. The Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Clinic is set to open in spring 2026 at the college’s Notre Dame Campus in Winnipeg. The service is being delivered […]
By Meg Deak
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
In an effort to keep Ontario’s farmland in the hands of Ontario’s farmers, the Ford government proposed the Farmland Security Act last week as part of the newly introduced Protecting Ontario’s Food Independence Act. The act would restrict foreign investors from buying farmland in Ontario, aiming to secure the province’s […]
By Muhammad Aamir
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tilbury Times Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tilbury Times Reporter
The truck driver convicted in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been granted an 11th‑hour pause on his deportation order, a decision that has reopened difficult conversations across Canada — including among immigrant families in Chatham‑Kent who say the case strikes at the heart of what it means to belong, […]
By Maggie Macintosh
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Free Press
Mia Danyluk had a YouTube channel before she reached double digits. She was 11 years old when she signed up for Snapchat. In Grade 9, she joined Instagram. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was on social media that she learned about Manitoba’s plan to ban children and youth from accessing these platforms. […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
Emo residents will see municipal taxes rise by 1.5 per cent to prevent the general budget from falling short in 2026. The town’s council voted at its Monday meeting to implement the increase as the lowest of three options that would keep the budget out of the red. “With a […]
