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Posted 13 January 2026

French Catholic schools opening doors to prospective families

Francophone Catholic schools of the Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique des Aurores Boréales (CSDCAB) will soon be hosting information sessions for students and families considering a full French-language education. Attendees will have the chance to learn more about the Francophone...

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Posted 13 January 2026

McDonald’s announces 1 year price freeze on small coffee, McValue meal

Two staples at McDonald’s are now the same price for at least a year. Newly appointed CEO of McDonald’s Canada Annemarie Swijtink announced Tuesday they are freezing the price of a small coffee at $1 and a McValue meal at $5. The McValu meal also breakfast items until 11 a.m. In a news...

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Posted 13 January 2026

No Name burgers recalled due to ecoli risk

Planning to have burgers for supper tonight? If they’re No Name beef burgers, you’ll want to check the yellow box. There’s an alert from Health Canada about the 1.36-kilogram packs that contain 12 frozen burgers. There’s a risk they could be contaminated with E. coli. The...

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Posted 13 January 2026

Essential baskets for University / College students! Great idea!

Photo by Cho Kyungmin on Unsplash It’s off to Tallahassee, Florida for this good news story.  It’s about high school science teacher Jennifer Castillo.  She has a huge following on TikTok because of her very creative ‘classroom makeovers’.  BUT, she’s gone viral for something else....

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Posted 12 January 2026

Mining company reaches agreement on more potential gold-bearing property in northwestern Ontario

Gold X2 Mining is adding more mining claims to its portfolio. It is acquiring claims held by Sky Gold Corp. at Star Lake, located about 30 kilometres northwest of Shebandowan. The area is believed to be rich in gold-bearing ore and is in proximity to Gold X2’s Moss Lake gold project....

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Posted 12 January 2026

Want the snow to melt faster? Poke holes in it.

Photo by NOAA on Unsplash Over the past week, I’ve shared some interesting facts about how people are trying to ‘melt snow’ faster. Why are people choosing to do this? Maybe they want Winter to end (even though we’re not even one month into the season, lol). A video on TikTok went viral...

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Posted 12 January 2026

Ontario on track with primary care strategy

The provincial government is touting the early success of its Primary Care Action Plan. It says more than 275,000 now have access to a family physician or nurse practitioner within the first year of the plan. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says that puts the province on track to meet or...

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Posted 12 January 2026

Crime Stoppers commemorates 40 years in Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers raised its flag at City Hall on Friday to celebrate its four-decade partnership with the city. Solade Nicol, Chair for the Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers, used the occasion to thank the organization’s sponsors and collaborators, who kept the...

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Posted 12 January 2026

Lakers/Ice Dogs move up in junior A rankings

Two SIJHL teams have inched up in the weekly rankings from the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The league-leading Fort Frances Lakers move up three positions to 16th after scoring a pair of wins over Thunder Bay this past weekend to take over the top spot from the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The...

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Posted 12 January 2026

Local sports for Monday, January 12th

The Fort Frances Lakers have leapfrogged the idle Dryden GM Ice Dogs and taken over first place in the Superior International Junior Hockey League Standings. The Lakers won both of their games this weekend edging the Thunder Bay North Stars 4-3 Saturday night and downing the North Stars 5-2 on...

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