by adminOntario’s lowest-wage earners will earn a little more money in October. The province’s minimum wage is going up that month. It will be set at $17.95 per hour, a 35-cent increase. Legislation ties increases to April’s inflation rate each year. “Ontario workers are the engine of this...
READ MORE by adminNOSM University is getting a federal investment to establish and grow training facilities. 87 medical centers in municipalities and Indigenous communities across Northern Ontario will receive a piece of the $1,968,386 grant. With this funding, NOSM’s Doctor of Medicine program expects to...
READ MORE by adminThe City of Thunder Bay is asking you to continue following posted calendar parking signs until the snow stops. Even though official restrictions end in April, our snowy springtime calls for extra precautions. Keeping one side of the roadway clear of vehicles assists in snow clearing,...
READ MORE by adminEvery family has that one recipe that signals a holiday is truly here. For many Ukrainian households, Easter doesn’t officially arrive until the Paska dough is rising on the counter – a buttery, slightly sweet bread that carries generations of tradition in every slice. Paska isn’t just food....
READ MORE by adminThe federal government has launched the process to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court of Canada. Mark Carney announced the start of the selection process as Justice Sheila Martin prepares to retire from the bench. Applications from qualified candidates are being accepted until...
READ MORE by adminA northwestern Ontario MPP says a recent announcement to improve road safety in northern Ontario is a re-announcement. The province is promising to hire more Ministry of Transportation inspectors and accelerate plans to four-lane Highway 11-17 between Thunder Bay and Shabaqua. It includes...
READ MORE by adminFor Canadian comedian Derek Seguin, one of the strangest parts of stand-up isn’t the jokes — it’s the moment when an entire room of strangers suddenly starts thinking the same way. “How does 200 people all decide at the same millisecond that a joke is not funny?” Seguin says with a laugh....
READ MORE by adminThe Dryden GM Ice Dogs and Thunder Bay North Stars both swept their quarterfinal series against the Red Lake Miners and Ironwood Lumberjacks respectively while the Kam River Fighting Walleye knocked out the Sioux Lookout Bombers in five games. The Fort Frances Lakers earned the regular...
READ MORE by adminThe Ford government has rejected a motion to reverse changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program. The NDP forced the vote, but the governing PCs used their majority to reject the motion. Northwestern Ontario members Greg Rickford and Kevin Holland were among PC MPPs standing in...
READ MORE by adminThe Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, or FedNor, is providing Lakehead University with a $1.5 million grant to help fund the school’s upcoming veterinary program. The Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Program is being developed in partnership with the...
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