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Rural communities feeling left out in the cold if their Queen’s Park representatives aren’t part of the party in power may want to consider another perspective: that opposition MPPs are a vital part of democracy, maintains a Northern rep familiar with the role. “The government may not be serving all […]

During a visit to Thunder Bay late last week, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford reiterated his election promise to speed up project approvals in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire by pushing Ottawa to remove what he called “unnecessary federal barriers and red tape” from major projects under provincial jurisdiction. Ford says his […]

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day where Thunder Bay’s shining women come together in celebration and fellowship for the third annual International Women’s Day Goods Market and Panel Discussion. The celebration was created by Maelyn Hurley, owner of Goods and Co. Market, and Romy Marlo, owner of the […]

As Canada faces growing economic pressures and ongoing labour shortages, Gananoque Mayor John Beddows is calling for a bold shift in how the country regulates its workforce: national free trade in labour. In a social media post last week, Beddows questioned why interprovincial trade barriers remain firmly in place for […]

When Jenifer Brousseau’s father closed the shaft of the uranium mine in Elliot Lake, Ontario, he asked himself a hard question.  “I turned around and I looked back after, and I asked myself, ‘What did I do? What was I a part of?’” he told Brousseau.  As an Indigenous man, […]