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Posted 17 September 2025

Card collectors….and hometown workers! What a GREAT IDEA!

Imagine if this happened in Thunder Bay?   Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash Is there someone in your family that collects cards?  Sports cards, fantasy cards, Pokemon cards?  Check out what’s happening in a small town in Japan, called Kawara.  Kids are exchanging cards of the town’s...

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Posted 17 September 2025

Federal budget to be tabled Nov. 4

The first federal budget under the Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney will come down on November 4. But Finance Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne says this will not be a business as usual budget, “This budget is going to be a generational investment in Canada. There are a lot of...

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Posted 17 September 2025

Red Rock man charged after following two youths

The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a man after a concerning incident involving two youths in Red Rock. On September 12, police received a report of a suspicious vehicle following the youths. Officers located them safely and transported them home. A...

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Posted 17 September 2025

Hillyard survives as temporary shelter village site

Thunder Bay will be proceeding with plans to construct a temporary shelter village at its proposed Hillyard site. City council previously passed a vote selecting the Hillyard site in July, but in August considered rescinding the site following an uproar from local businesses. Last...

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Posted 16 September 2025

Lake Superior Paracon: Thunder Bay’s Gateway to the Unknown

Just as the nights grow longer and Lake Superior takes on that restless autumn energy, Thunder Bay becomes a gathering place for the curious once again this October. It’s not just ghost hunters and UFO enthusiasts who come to town—it’s people of all ages who share a fascination with the...

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Posted 16 September 2025

FireCon more important than ever amid firefighter legislation changes

FireCon has wrapped up in Thunder Bay. The event welcomed firefighters from across the region to participate in training courses and a trade show. “So we have 170 students here this year,” said Thunder Bay Fire Chief and Emergency North Training President Dave Paxton. “Those students range...

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Posted 16 September 2025

Air Canada, flight attendants head to arbitration

Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants are heading to arbitration. The airline said Tuesday it agreed to end the mediation process after a request from CUPE. A tentative agreement was reached in August, but flight attendants rejected the wage offer. Both sides...

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Posted 16 September 2025

Ontario spending $8M to support the Ontario First Nations Economic Developers Association

The provincial government has announced that it is spending $8,000,000 over three years to support the Ontario First Nations Economic Developers Association (OFNEDA). Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation and the Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire...

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Posted 16 September 2025

National Rail Safety Week underway

Rail Safety Week has been launched across Canada. The goal of the week is to raise awareness about the risks of unsafe behaviour around railway tracks and property. The initiative kicked off on Monday and is running through Friday. “Rail safety isn’t just about big moments; it’s about...

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Posted 16 September 2025

Inflation inches up to 1.9% in August

Canada’s inflation rate inched up to 1.9 per cent in August. Statistics Canada said that was compared to 1.7 per cent the month before. Gasoline prices fell to a lesser extent year over year last month, said the report. On a yearly basis, prices for gasoline fell 12.7 per cent in...

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