by adminCanada’s unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level in several years. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate reached seven per cent in May. That is the highest level since September of 2016, not including during the pandemic. Employment was little changed last month, with just...
READ MORE by adminFour new wildfires were spotted Thursday in Northwestern Ontario. That brings the total active fires to 18. Six are out of control, one is being held, and eight are under control. Two have been put out in the last 24 hours. Red Lake 12 was remapped to about 66,000 hectares, a much smaller...
READ MORE by adminFour new wildfires were spotted Thursday in Northwestern Ontario. That brings the total active fires to 18. Six are out of control, one is being held, and eight are under control. Two have been put out in the last 24 hours. Red Lake 12 was remapped to about 66,000 hectares, a much smaller...
READ MORE by adminContract talks aimed at ending a strike at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board appear to be stalled. The strike by 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union is now entering its third week. Working conditions, workload, staffing and wages are among the key issues behind...
READ MORE by adminContract talks aimed at ending a strike at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board appear to be stalled. The strike by 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union is now entering its third week. Working conditions, workload, staffing and wages are among the key issues behind...
READ MORE by adminThe provincial NDP is calling on Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford to resign as Indigenous Affairs Minister. Leader Marit Stiles says Rickford failed to honour First Nations rights with the passing of legislation that aims to speed up mining development approvals. At Queen’s Park, Stiles...
READ MORE by adminThe provincial NDP is calling on Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford to resign as Indigenous Affairs Minister. Leader Marit Stiles says Rickford failed to honour First Nations rights with the passing of legislation that aims to speed up mining development approvals. At Queen’s Park, Stiles...
READ MORE by adminConfederation College is to benefit from provincial funding to expand nursing education programs across the province. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says Confederation and Sudbury’s Cambrian College will share $1.5 million to increase enrolment. “We are expanding capacity for nursing programs at...
READ MORE by adminConfederation College is to benefit from provincial funding to expand nursing education programs across the province. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says Confederation and Sudbury’s Cambrian College will share $1.5 million to increase enrolment. “We are expanding capacity for nursing programs at...
READ MORE by adminSmoke from forest fires is affecting the air quality in much of northwestern Ontario. The Kenora, Sioux Narrows, and Nestor Falls areas in particular are being especially affected. Environment Canada has put these areas under an Air Quality Warning. According to the forecaster, smoke is expected...
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