Much of the Northwest is under a Special Air Quality Statement because of the forest fires. Environment Canada warns that smoke will continue to spread eastward today, reaching as far as Wawa by tonight. The smoke is leading to poor air quality and reduced visibility. The weather service says...
READ MORECanada is expecting a shipment of more than 2.3-million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. They are set to arrive this week. That comes after Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that modelling shows we could be in for a fourth wave. She says we may be seeing the...
READ MORENoront Resources is recommending shareholders accept an offer of $258-million in cash from Australian mining giant BHP Group. A statement from Noront CEO Alan Coutts says the transaction with BHP is significantly better than an offer from another Australian company earlier this year. Wyloo...
READ MOREA centre to help laid-off Bombardier and Alstom workers in Thunder Bay is once again opening its doors. The Bombardier Labour Action Centre is welcoming back workers at its Gore Street office after having to offer its services virtually since last December. It will bring back in-person services...
READ MOREA centre to help laid-off Bombardier and Alstom workers in Thunder Bay is once again opening its doors. The Bombardier Labour Action Centre is welcoming back workers at its Gore Street office after having to offer its services virtually since last December. It will bring back in-person services...
READ MOREMarcus Powlowski is glad to see the federal government promise to help relocate Afghans who worked with the Canadian military. Federal officials announced last week a new program to resettle interpreters and others who helped the Canadian military during the Afghanistan conflict. The Thunder...
READ MOREA warning from Ontario’s top doctor that unvaccinated students will face different isolation rules compared to their vaccinated peers in September. Dr. Kieran Moore says there’s a huge advantage in getting your COVID shots. “If you are two dose vaccinated, plus 14 days, we’ll offer you a test...
READ MORECOVID-19 cases in Ontario are over 200 for the fourth day in a row, as more than 9-million people are now double-vaccinated. The province is reporting 218 people tested positive, and recording two more deaths. Federal officials have been warning of a possible fourth wave driven by the more...
READ MORECOVID-19 cases in Ontario are over 200 for the fourth day in a row, as more than 9-million people are now double-vaccinated. The province is reporting 218 people tested positive, and recording two more deaths. Federal officials have been warning of a possible fourth wave driven by the more...
READ MOREHundreds gathered Saturday for a march in Ottawa to demand a special investigator look into what the NDP calls crimes against Indigenous people at Canada’s residential schools. Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus notes almost 20,000 Canadians have emailed the federal justice minister to take...
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