This morning, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers issued a “72-hour strike notice” to Canada Post for both the RSMC and Urban bargaining units. The notice puts the union in a legal strike position as early as Friday, November 15, if negotiated settlements have not been reached. In a release […]
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From Riverside Health Care
Press release
Press release
Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit, has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak at La Verendrye General Hospital (LVGH). This outbreak is isolated to the First Floor In-Patient Unit of the facility. Currently, visitation is limited to two individuals at a time, per patient, and only one […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
People risk their lives battling forest fires, but Ontario’s government is treating them unfairly. That’s the message Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois and others brought to a news conference Wednesday at Queen’s Park. Wildland firefighters are not getting the “supports and respect” they deserve, said Vaugeois, who is the […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE – The Green Party of Ontario has dropped its opposition to nuclear power, and that has energized advocates for a nuclear waste repository in Northwestern Ontario. A resolution passed at the party’s 2024 convention in Kingston this past weekend embraces Canadian reactors as part of a mix of low-carbon-emission […]
By Connor McDowell
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Brandon Sun
The buzz of hundreds of children fell to silence Tuesday morning as a bagpipe player marched with a dozen uniformed military personnel behind him at the Brandon Municipal Cemetery. The annual No Stone Left Alone ceremony took place on the frosted grass at the cemetery Tuesday morning. Hundreds of children […]
By Mitchell Consky
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Canadian Jewish News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Canadian Jewish News
The federal government has issued its first call for proposals for a new program dedicated to national Holocaust remembrance, which is also designed to address the rising threat of antisemitism across Canada. Ya’ara Saks, the associate federal minister of health, announced the project at the Toronto Holocaust Museum on behalf […]
By Paige Peacock
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Mississauga Fire’s Station 125 is up and running, but with a unique approach previously not seen in other municipal buildings in the city. Setting it apart from others constructed in recent years, the latest facility is designed around a model to achieve a net zero emissions footprint. Station 125, located […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
The Reeve of a rural Manitoba community hopes the federal government and local law enforcement have plans in place for a possible surge in illegal border crossings now that Donald Trump has won back the White House, because he said that responsibility can’t fall on individual border communities. “My sincere […]
– Ken Kellar photos
The annual Trunk or Treat event was in fine form as it returned to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) last Thursday, October 31, 2024. The event was graciously handled by Fort Frances GM and Beyak Automotive Group in 2023. Dozens of trunks and hundreds of people passed […]
Staff
The Town of Fort Frances has announced that it will be starting with its 2025 Municipal Budget Deliberations this month ahead of deciding the final budget in the new year. In a post to the Town’s social media, communications coordinator and deputy clerk Chelsea Greig laid out the timeline the […]
Staff
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services will be wrapping up its annual Women’s Wellness Gathering with a Country Hoedown dance, which is free and open to everyone. A Country Hoedown Dance will be held on Friday, Nov. 8 at the Copper River Inn with doors opening at 7 p.m. “The Country Hoedown Dance […]
Staff
November marks Woman Abuse Prevention Month, and Riverside Health Care’s Community Counselling Services, along with the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope, is running their annual Shine the Light campaign to help bring an end to woman abuse. The annual campaign was originally started by the London Abused Women’s […]
