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Posted 1 December 2022

Tums Recalled Over Risk of Fibreglass In Certain Tablets

You might have these in your lunch bag, at your desk or in your cupboards at home… but it’s best to throw them out. Health Canada and the makers of Tums, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare ULC, are recalling the product because there could be fibreglass pieces and other materials, including...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Canada Child Benefit Opens For Applications

Today’s the day that parents and caregivers can apply for the Canada Child Dental Benefit. Applications go through the Canada Revenue Agency and allow those without access to dental benefits up to $1,200/year per child for up to two years. Canada Child Dental benefit is intended for families who...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Canada Child Benefit Opens For Applications

Today’s the day that parents and caregivers can apply for the Canada Child Dental Benefit. Applications go through the Canada Revenue Agency and allow those without access to dental benefits up to $1,200/year per child for up to two years. Canada Child Dental benefit is intended for families who...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Thunder Bay Library Faces Deep Budget Cuts

Thunder Bay Public Libraries are facing steep budget cuts next year. With a new city council ushered in, the city administration has recommended that the Library’s budget be cut by 15 per cent. Acadia News spoke with Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) CEO, Dr. Richard Togman, about what this...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Labour Wants Province To Accept Bill 124 Ruling

The same labour groups that fought Bill 124 are now united in a call for the Ford government to work with them. An Ontario court justice struck down the bill this week, calling it unconstitutional for infringing on workers’ right to bargain and strike. Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Fred...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Thunder Bay Library Faces Deep Budget Cuts

Thunder Bay Public Libraries are facing steep budget cuts next year. With a new city council ushered in, the city administration has recommended that the Library’s budget be cut by 15 per cent. Acadia News spoke with Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) CEO, Dr. Richard Togman, about what this...

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Posted 1 December 2022

Labour Wants Province To Accept Bill 124 Ruling

The same labour groups that fought Bill 124 are now united in a call for the Ford government to work with them. An Ontario court justice struck down the bill this week, calling it unconstitutional for infringing on workers’ right to bargain and strike. Canadian Union of Public Employees’ Fred...

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Posted 30 November 2022

Marathon Mining Project Approved

Northwestern Ontario’s mining sector is starting to pick up, following an announcement this afternoon from the federal and provincial governments giving their approval of a new palladium mine near Marathon. Generation PGM’s Marathon Palladium project includes the construction of three open pits...

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Posted 30 November 2022

Marathon Mining Project Approved

Northwestern Ontario’s mining sector is starting to pick up, following an announcement this afternoon from the federal and provincial governments giving their approval of a new palladium mine near Marathon. Generation PGM’s Marathon Palladium project includes the construction of three open pits...

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Posted 30 November 2022

Project Maverick Numbers

Five people from Northwestern Ontario have been charged through a provincial task force on child exploitation. Project Maverick involved the collaboration of 27 police services across Ontario including the Ontario Provincial Police and Thunder Bay Police Service. Three of the accused, arrested...

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