by Randy ThomsOntario’s doctors are getting more money. An agreement between the Ontario Medical Association and the province will see payments for services increase 2.8 per cent in the final year of a three-year deal signed in March 2022. Doctors received one per cent increases in each of the first two...
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by CJ GoaterAn 18-year-old Thunder Bay resident is facing multiple charges after an investigation into child luring. The Thunder Bay Police Service began investigating the matter in December after receiving a report that a person had arranged to meet with a 13-year-old female for a sexual encounter. The...
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by Randy ThomsAnother $60 million is being poured into the province’s biomass program. The Ontario Forest Biomass Program helps companies and organizations develop projects that used underutilized wood and mill by-products, known as biomass. The program was created last spring following a government report...
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by Brad PerryThe Body Shop Canada is closing nearly one-third of its stores as the company seeks creditor protection. Company officials announced Friday that they had filed a “notice of intention” (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. A news release said the company hopes to “obtain a stay of...
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by CJ GoaterLakehead University is among several organizations in the city that would like to see the international student permit cap removed. On Monday, city council voted to advocate to the Federal Government on behalf of those organizations looking to see an adjustment to the cap. About 20 per cent of...
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by Randy ThomsThe provincial government is allowing more families to be eligible for the Ontario Electricity Support Program. The program provides rebates on electricity costs of between $35 and $75 each month, depending on household size. Energy Minister Todd Smith says the income levels to be eligible are...
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by Brad PerryNew Brunswickers impacted by this week’s heavy rainfall can now register their damages with the province. Reporting damage is a key part of the provincial damage assessment and recovery process, the province said in a news release on Friday. “This reporting process is essential to determining if...
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by Caitlin SnowPower has officially been cut off from tent sites around the city on a very cold Friday. This includes Grand Parade and the Correctional Centre in Lower Sackville, two of the five that were ordered to be evacuated. Matt Grant volunteered at Grand Parade for over 100 days alongside Stephen...
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by Tara ClowDiscouragement has turned to hope for the Boys and Girls Club of Riverview. Over the weekend, their three vehicles, a bus, and two vans, were extensively damaged by vandals. They arrived Monday morning to find the lock popped out of one, and the dash undercarriage on the floor. The ignition was...
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by Tara ClowThe importance of official languages was the focus of a federal Minister’s visit to Dieppe. Randy Boissonault reinforced a $62.5 million core funding increase over five years for more than 300 official language community organizations across Canada. The President of the Acadian Society of New...
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