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Posted 22 September 2025

A few reasons to appreciate AUTUMN!

Photo by alex geerts on Unsplash Autumn officially arrives today.  Here we are with another ‘changing of the seasons’.  How are you feeling about Summer coming to an end?  I hope it was a great Summer season for you and your family.  NOW, time to shift our focus to Fall.  From the...

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Posted 22 September 2025

Thunder Bay man charged with impaired driving after Highway 11-17 crash

Thunder Bay man charged with impaired driving after Highway 11-17 crash A 28-year-old Thunder Bay man is facing impaired driving and dangerous operation charges following a collision on Highway 11-17 early Saturday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say officers from the Thunder Bay...

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Posted 21 September 2025

Heavy fog expected in Nipigon area

Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for the Nipigon area. Near-zero visibility fog is expected. The fog is expected to remain in the area through Monday morning. “Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero,” said Environment Canada in the advisory. “If...

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Posted 21 September 2025

The Dog Classroom: Dogs & children – growing up together

Instead of discussing what you should and shouldn’t do raising dogs and children together (I have a seminar for that), I would like to explore their relationships. The way kids and dogs grow together and interact with one another, how they complement each other at different life stages over...

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Posted 21 September 2025

Carney officially recognizes Palestine as state

Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially recognized Palestine as a state, according to a post on X, Sunday. In a statement, Carney says he offers our partnership in “building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and State of Israel.” Canada will now join...

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Posted 20 September 2025

Provincial Liberals suggest sales tax cut to spur housing

Ontario Liberals say the province’s housing crisis has now become a catastrophe. They point to 23 percent fewer homes being built than last year. Housing Critic Adil Shamji says cutting the provincial sales tax on the purchase of homes can reverse the trend. “This would function just...

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Posted 19 September 2025

Empty Nesters and Comfort Food  

It’s back to school time for students for all ages.   The carefree days of summer enjoyed by the young and young at heart have come to an end.   Kids are looking forward to rejoining friends and making some new ones.  Some parents can’t wait for just a little peace and quiet and others are...

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Posted 19 September 2025

Concern expressed with plan to expand scope of practice for some health professionals

An Ontario Liberal MPP is expressing some concern with the government’s plan to expand the scope of practice for certain health professionals. Pharmacists, for example, will add more ailments to the list they can assess or treat. Adil Shamji, who is an emergency physician, says some...

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Posted 19 September 2025

Royal Canadian Navy offering tours aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke in Thunder Bay

The Royal Canadian Navy is giving residents in the Thunder Bay area an opportunity to see what serving in the navy is all about. The HMCS Margaret Brooke is in Thunder Bay offering Tours. On Friday, the ship welcomed high school students from the city, and on Saturday and Sunday, all...

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Posted 19 September 2025

Canada introducing new hate crimes legislation

Minister of Justice Sean Fraser introduced the Combatting Hate Act today. If passed, it will amend Canada’s criminal code to address rising incidences of hate crimes over the past few years. Specifically, the proposed legislation will make it a crime to intimidate or obstruct people from...

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