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Posted 22 May 2025

Small businesses brace for possible Canada Post strike

As another Canada Post strike looms, many small businesses are already making adjustments—some reluctantly—to avoid getting caught in delivery disruptions. Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Atlantic vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), says the situation feels all...

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Posted 22 May 2025

Fire risk remains high in parts of northwest Ontario as multiple wildfires burn out of control

There are 11 active wildfires across northwest Ontario as of May 22, with seven not under control and several under emergency restrictions. The largest fire is Kenora 20, which has reached 31,276 hectares and remains out of control. Crews from Ontario and British Columbia are working on both...

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Posted 22 May 2025

Fire risk remains high in parts of northwest Ontario as multiple wildfires burn out of control

There are 11 active wildfires across northwest Ontario as of May 22, with seven not under control and several under emergency restrictions. The largest fire is Kenora 20, which has reached 31,276 hectares and remains out of control. Crews from Ontario and British Columbia are working on both...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay closed by forest fire

The Thunder Bay Police Service is advising members of the public to avoid an area of Oliver Paipoonge west of the City of Thunder Bay. Emergency services are currently responding to a large fire in that area. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources crews are also providing assistance, with...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Highway 17 west of Thunder Bay closed by forest fire

The Thunder Bay Police Service is advising members of the public to avoid an area of Oliver Paipoonge west of the City of Thunder Bay. Emergency services are currently responding to a large fire in that area. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources crews are also providing assistance, with...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Funding for Indigenous involvement in the critical mineral sector

The provincial govenment is announcing billions of dollars for Indigenous communities in the development of critical minerals in the north. That includes tripling the amount of money in loan guarantees and scholarships for Indigenous students. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the funding...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Funding for Indigenous involvement in the critical mineral sector

The provincial govenment is announcing billions of dollars for Indigenous communities in the development of critical minerals in the north. That includes tripling the amount of money in loan guarantees and scholarships for Indigenous students. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the funding...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Thunder Bay gymnast taking talents to NCAA

A local gymnast has committed to a Division Three NCAA gymnastics program. Zara Reboks is 17 years old and she currently competes with Ultimate Gymnastics in Thunder Bay, while attending Westgate CVI highschool. The teen is the first athlete from the gym to take their talents to the NCAA in...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Thunder Bay gymnast taking talents to NCAA

A local gymnast has committed to a Division Three NCAA gymnastics program. Zara Reboks is 17 years old and she currently competes with Ultimate Gymnastics in Thunder Bay, while attending Westgate CVI highschool. The teen is the first athlete from the gym to take their talents to the NCAA in...

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Posted 21 May 2025

Canada Post tables new offers days before potential strike

A last-ditch effort to avoid another postal worker strike. Canada Post proposing parcel delivery seven days a week in their latest offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. In a release, the company says the offers also include a 13 percent wage increase over four years. CUPW president Jan...

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