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Posted 7 July 2023

Canada’s unemployment rate climbs to 5.4%

Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4 per cent in June, an increase of 0.2 percentage points. Statistics Canada said the increase brought the rate to its highest level since February 2022. It also marked the second month in a row that the country’s unemployment rate went up following a similar...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Liberal leadership hopeful looks to rally grassroots support

Ontario Liberal Leadership hopeful Nate Erskine-Smith is hopeful a recent tour of Northwestern Ontario will help rejuvenate the party, which was decimated in both the 2018 and 2022 provincial elections. He says he is drawing upon his experiences federally eight years ago, when he first ran...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Custody injury under investigation

Ontario’s Police watchdog has been called in to investigate a custody injury involving the Thunder Bay Police Service. In the early hours of June 30th officers and paramedics were called to a court street home for an intoxicated man. As the officers assisted paramedics in trying to get the man...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Custody injury under investigation

Ontario’s Police watchdog has been called in to investigate a custody injury involving the Thunder Bay Police Service. In the early hours of June 30th officers and paramedics were called to a court street home for an intoxicated man. As the officers assisted paramedics in trying to get the man...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Mapleward Road closure

If you are planning a dump run starting today, be advised of a detour due to a road closure. The City of Thunder Bay has closed Mapleward Road from John Street Road to the Solid Waste and Recycling Facility for road work. Access to the landfill will only be available via Oliver Road and...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Mapleward Road closure

If you are planning a dump run starting today, be advised of a detour due to a road closure. The City of Thunder Bay has closed Mapleward Road from John Street Road to the Solid Waste and Recycling Facility for road work. Access to the landfill will only be available via Oliver Road and...

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Posted 7 July 2023

New licensing requirements for temp agencies

Temporary Help Agencies and job recruiters will need to be licensed to operate in Ontario. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the requirement will kick in at the end of the year. “They will have to meet the Ministry’s strict licensing requirements and be added to an online database where...

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Posted 7 July 2023

New licensing requirements for temp agencies

Temporary Help Agencies and job recruiters will need to be licensed to operate in Ontario. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the requirement will kick in at the end of the year. “They will have to meet the Ministry’s strict licensing requirements and be added to an online database where...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Record forest fire season expected to worsen

Federal officials are preparing for more intense forest fires this summer. It is already considered the worst forest fire season on record. There are 648 active fires, with more than half considered not under control. Approximately 8.8 million hectares of land have burned. Almost six hundred...

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Posted 7 July 2023

Record forest fire season expected to worsen

Federal officials are preparing for more intense forest fires this summer. It is already considered the worst forest fire season on record. There are 648 active fires, with more than half considered not under control. Approximately 8.8 million hectares of land have burned. Almost six hundred...

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