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Posted 26 June 2025

Injured workers groups continue to seek WSIB age-limit change

Injured workers groups in Ontario continue to fight for the removal of an age cap on workers’ compensation benefits. Since 1990, workers injured on the job have been permitted to be compensated for the loss of wages until the age of 65 if they were under the age of 63 when the injury occurred....

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Posted 26 June 2025

Injured workers groups continue to seek WSIB age-limit change

Injured workers groups in Ontario continue to fight for the removal of an age cap on workers’ compensation benefits. Since 1990, workers injured on the job have been permitted to be compensated for the loss of wages until the age of 65 if they were under the age of 63 when the injury occurred....

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Posted 26 June 2025

Funding offered for community pastures

The federal and provincial governments are giving their support to the development of community pastures. They are setting aside five million dollars for projects. Community pastures are open to cattle farmers to rent and exist in the Rainy River and Thunder Bay districts. Ontario’s Agriculture...

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Posted 26 June 2025

Funding offered for community pastures

The federal and provincial governments are giving their support to the development of community pastures. They are setting aside five million dollars for projects. Community pastures are open to cattle farmers to rent and exist in the Rainy River and Thunder Bay districts. Ontario’s Agriculture...

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Posted 26 June 2025

New wildfire reported in northwestern Ontario as 23 remain under watch

One new wildfire was reported Wednesday evening in Ontario’s northwest, bringing the number of fires currently being tracked in the region to around 23. Dryden 14 is located about 10.5 kilometres east of Highway 105 near Affleck Lake. The fire measures 0.1 hectares and is being held. In total,...

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Posted 26 June 2025

New wildfire reported in northwestern Ontario as 23 remain under watch

One new wildfire was reported Wednesday evening in Ontario’s northwest, bringing the number of fires currently being tracked in the region to around 23. Dryden 14 is located about 10.5 kilometres east of Highway 105 near Affleck Lake. The fire measures 0.1 hectares and is being held. In total,...

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Posted 26 June 2025

Canada sets defence spending target at 5% of GDP by 2035

The federal government is embarking on its biggest long-term boost to defence outlays in decades. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada and its allies have agreed to spend five per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by 2035 at a NATO summit in the Netherlands on...

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Posted 26 June 2025

Canada sets defence spending target at 5% of GDP by 2035

The federal government is embarking on its biggest long-term boost to defence outlays in decades. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada and its allies have agreed to spend five per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by 2035 at a NATO summit in the Netherlands on...

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Posted 25 June 2025

Temporary shelter village plans scrapped for Kam River Heritage Park

It’s back to the drawing board in Thunder Bay for a location for a temporary shelter village. The Kam River Heritage Park site, which council already approved, has been taken off the table due to safety concerns. City manager John Collin says they will now look at other potential sites, includes...

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Posted 25 June 2025

Thousands of complaints from federal election still under review

The agency responsible for the enforcement of the Elections Act is still investigating complaints filed during this year’s federal election. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections (OCCE) says it received a total of 16,115 complaints. As many as 650 complaints an hour were received at...

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