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Annual R.I.D.E. programs are underway in communities and on highways by police services across the Northwest. On Thursday, a joint Thunder Bay Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Nishnawbe Aski Police, Canadian Pacific Police, Canadian National Police, and Anishinabek Police Services R.I.D.E. checkpoint helped kick off ...

Time is running out for the owner of a lottery ticket worth $10,000 to come forward. A Lotto 649 ticket purchased in Thunder Bay on December 17th, 2022 has two weeks left to be claimed according to OLG The winning numbers are 9-5-8-2-0-4-6. Draw prizes have an expiration of one year after it was purchased. Tickets can ...

Canadian lumber producers will continue to pay duties on shipments to the U.S. for the foreseeable future. The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to keep tariffs in place after it reviewed a 2017 ruling. In a brief statement, the Commission says revoking tariffs would cause harm to U.S. producers. More details b...

The provincial and federal governments have to invest more to close gaps in the education for Indigenous students. That's the feeling of Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa. "The Chiefs of Ontario launched two reports in these gaps in K to 12 schools across Ontario," Mamakwa told the Ontario Legislature during Quest...

A significant moment in Ukraine's history will soon be a part of the high school curriculum. Beginning next September, grade 10 students will learn about the Holodomor in history. It was a man-made famine in the 1930s caused by Soviet Union policies that led to the death of as many as 7 million in Ukraine. Education Mi...

The NDP has again failed to bring back anti-scab legislation in Ontario. The Ford government used its majority status to defeat a bill at Queen's Park Monday morning. It would have made it illegal for employers to use replacement workers during a strike. NDP Labour Critic Jamie West says the government's defeat of the ...

The Ontario Ministry of Mines has announced that the Ontario Geological Survey is hosting a virtual showcase targeted at those working or interested in earth sciences, mineral exploration, and municipal land use planning. The showcase will feature demonstrations of the different online geoscience tools, including maps ...

Ontario's Green Party is offering a solution to the housing shortage. Leader Mike Schreiner proposes amendments to the Planning Act that would permit fourplexes, four-story buildings and mid-range apartment complexes in areas where they are now prohibited. "There are many neighbourhoods in Toronto right now, as an...

Members of the Liberal Party of Ontario will start voting tomorrow for a new leader. Voting will take place for two days this weekend prior to the leadership convention next weekend in Toronto. Five people in the running for the leadership: Bonnie Crombie, Adil Shamji, Yasir Naqvi, Ted Tsu and Nate Erskine-Smith. Ballo...

The Fall Economic Statement delivered earlier this week the Federal Finance Minister was something of a let down for businesses struggling out of the pandemic. Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce President Charla Robinson says advocacy for an extension to pay back the Canada Emergency Business Account Loans has fallen upon...

Two people from Thunder Bay have been charged with drug related offenses following a traffic stop in Atikokan. Early this morning, the OPP noticed a vehicle speeding in the area of MacKenzie Avenue. Officers pulled the vehicle over and found a number of drugs, believed to be Oxycodone, Canadian currency and other items...

The cost of finding privately owned underground infrastructure may soon disappear. The province is proposing legislation prohibiting such fees to locate things like gas, water and telecommunication lines. The location of public utilities is currently free of charge through Ontario One Call. "We need to build criti...

The Ontario government is investing more than $300 million over three years to help people launch careers as personal support workers. As part of the province's Your Health Plan, Ontario is continuing to increase the amount of direct care provided to long-term care home residents to ensure residents receive four hours ...

Frustration is being expressed by the provincial NDP and truckers over the lack of a response from the Ministry of Transportation regarding their concerns about trucking and road safety. Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois spoke to ministry officials in the spring about issues such as the lack of inspectors, r...

The provincial NDP is pushing to get all forms of birth control covered through OHIP for everyone in the province. A motion will be voted on next week. Currently, birth control is covered only for those under 25. Leader Marit Stiles would like to follow in the footsteps of B.C., which now covers birth control as of las...

The Ontario government is investing $5.9 million in nine new projects that will integrate hydrogen into the province's electricity grid. This funding is through the Hydrogen Innovation Fund which supports projects that focus on the production of reliable, affordable and clean electricity from hydrogen to help power the...

The NDP is pushing the provincial government to reclassify conservation officers so they can get a boost in pay. Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Lise Vaugeois the CO's are not being paid according to their qualifications. "Conservation officers are paid up to $31,000 less than OPP officers, despite being held to th...

The threat of a potential public elementary teachers' strike has been averted. After 14 months of bargaining, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario has reached a tentative deal with the province with the help of a Ministry of Labour conciliator. ETFO's more than 80 thousand members will get a peak on Thursday b...

Ontario's College would like to see an increase in tuition fees taking effect next September. The recommendation supports a recommendation from a blue-ribbon panel on the financing of post-secondary institutions that also suggested a tuition increase of the same amount. Fees have been frozen since 2019 after the provin...

The NDP is proposing what it is calling the Cleaning up Corruption Act. The intent is to restore ethics and accountability at Queen's Park. "Ford's Conservatives have eroded Ontarians' trust in their government - from the Greenbelt grab to speculators buying tickets to Ford's family functions to corrupt planning p...