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The Ontario Autism Coalition is voicing its opposition to the possibility of school board trustees being eliminated. Recent reports suggest the province is looking at merging all 72 boards into four provincial bodies. Labour groups and opposition MPPs have come out against the idea. The Coalition says it runs the risk ...

Nurses employed by the Victorian Order of Nurses want wages similar to those given to those working in hospitals. It is one of the major issues the Ontario Nurses Association is taking to the negotiating table as contract talks with the V.O.N. get underway. V.O.N. nurses provide home-care services to seniors who still ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has honoured a conservation officer who works in the International Falls area with a lifesaving award. The award recognizes Curtis Simonson's role in the search for Donald Larson, an 80-year-old man, who went missing in July. A search was initiated the next day with the Koo...

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Thunder Bay, Atikokan, and Shebandowan areas. The statement was issued around 3:00 p.m. on Monday due to expected rain. Roughly 20 to 40 millimetres of rain is expected late Monday afternoon through the evening. "Showers and thunderstorms, which wil...

New Gold says it is on track with its exploration for new ore bodies at its Rainy River Mine. It embarked on an extensive program this year, with plans to drill 58,000 metres, the largest since 2017. The goal is to expand available resources from both its open pit and underground operations. As of the end of August, dr...

The federal government has announced $1.9 million in funding to support the forestry sector and economic development in northwestern Ontario. A total of four projects are receiving funding, which is coming through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor). Most of the money, or $1,701,000, i...

A national research project being co-led by a researcher from northwestern Ontario has received an additional $10.8 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Chris Mushquash and Dr. Srividya Iyer are leading a four-year project that is focused on building a trust-based learning network across Canada ...

Liam Stafford and Trent Friesen each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Fort Frances Muskies romped to a 42-0 win over Winnipeg's Daniel McIntyre Maroons on Friday. The game at Fort Frances field opened the Muskies' season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. A large crowd was on hand, braving chilly temperatur...

Three Minnesota lakes along the Canada-U.S. border have been identified with the presence of zebra mussel larvae known as veligers. They were in water samples taken from Lake Kabetogama, Crane Lake and Namakan Lake. All three lakes flow into Rainy Lake, where a similar discovery was made on the Minnesota side in 2021. ...

The union representing 23,000 support staff at Ontario's 24 colleges is being asked to take two of its demands off the table as a potential strike looms. The College Employer Council, which bargains on behalf of the colleges, wants the Ontario Public Service Employees Union to withdraw its requests seeking a ban on col...