by adminU.S. President Donald Trump has terminated all trade discussions with Canada “effective immediately.” Trump is taking issue with Ottawa’s digital services tax, calling it a “direct and blatant attack” on his country. “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on...
READ MORE by adminU.S. President Donald Trump has terminated all trade discussions with Canada “effective immediately.” Trump is taking issue with Ottawa’s digital services tax, calling it a “direct and blatant attack” on his country. “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on...
READ MORE by adminFour new wildfires Thursday night have pushed the total to around 23 active fires in northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says. The latest starts are: • Red Lake 34, a 0.1-hectare fire near Poplar Hill First Nation, is now contained. • Red Lake 35, a 0.1-hectare...
READ MORE by adminFour new wildfires Thursday night have pushed the total to around 23 active fires in northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says. The latest starts are: • Red Lake 34, a 0.1-hectare fire near Poplar Hill First Nation, is now contained. • Red Lake 35, a 0.1-hectare...
READ MORE by adminThe Lakehead District School Board says it will have a balanced budget in the next school year. The public-school board passed the budget at their monthly meeting on Tuesday. The capital and operating budget is just over $180 million. That’s an increase of about $8.8 million from last year. The...
READ MORE by adminThe next president of the Ontario Bar Association will be a lawyer from Thunder Bay. Katy Commisso will take on the new role in September. She is currently the first vice-president of the OBA. She’ll take over from Kathryn Manning, who continue to sit on the board as the immediate past...
READ MORE by adminThe next president of the Ontario Bar Association will be a lawyer from Thunder Bay. Katy Commisso will take on the new role in September. She is currently the first vice-president of the OBA. She’ll take over from Kathryn Manning, who continue to sit on the board as the immediate past...
READ MORE by adminCanada’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in April, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The decrease follows a 0.2 per cent increase in the real gross domestic product (GDP) the month before. StatCan said the manufacturing contracted 1.9 per cent — the largest drop in four years — and...
READ MORE by adminCanada’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in April, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. The decrease follows a 0.2 per cent increase in the real gross domestic product (GDP) the month before. StatCan said the manufacturing contracted 1.9 per cent — the largest drop in four years — and...
READ MORE by adminInjured 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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