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OTTAWA — Canada’s new immigration plan will maintain current admission targets while offering permanent residency to as many as 200,000 temporary residents already living in the country. Under the 2027-2029 immigration plan, the federal government plans to welcome…
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OTTAWA — Canada’s new immigration plan will maintain current admission targets while offering permanent residency to as many as 200,000 temporary residents already…
Rebel News, Juno News and other critics say public funding compromises journalism, but that does not automatically make the program unconstitutional OTTAWA –…
Facebook’s Canadian news blackout continues as Ottawa, Meta and the CRTC explore separate paths toward a possible settlement Ottawa and Meta have reopened…
The people, decisions and developments shaping the North.
Indigenous leaders have launched new court challenges against the federal government’s plan to fast-track the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline, saying Ottawa failed…
THUNDER BAY — The City of Thunder Bay has released the official list of school board trustees elected during the municipal election. Eight…
Jobs, industry, mining and the regional economy.
Sending Christmas cards and letters will cost Canadians more starting in 2027. The federal budget proposes increasing the price of a stamp from…
Canada and China have agreed to extend a trade deal that gives Canadian farmers and seafood producers continued access to the Chinese market…
U.S. defence and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has completed its $3.45-billion acquisition of Ultra Maritime, an undersea defence company based in Dartmouth, Nova…
Community voices, leadership, culture and opportunity.
Paramedic students at a northern Ontario career college are facing financial struggles after the provincial government paused student aid funding, including grants designed…
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Walmart has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) shopping assistant for customers in Canada. Called Sparky, the tool is available in English and…
Technology and its impact on people and communities.
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching a historic milestone, but engineers are investigating a recent communication problem that briefly left the probe out…
Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro arrives November 6, but the best purchase depends on your workload, memory needs and budget October 31, 2026 TORONTO…
Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts believe could be the biggest financial theft ever.…
In its latest third-quarter earnings report, Rogers announced a strategic shift: it plans to sell a portion of its network assets for $7…
McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski issued a public apology to customers affected by an E. coli outbreak in the U.S. linked to the chain’s…
Federal authorities have arrested six people and seized tens of thousands of illegal cannabis edibles disguised as popular brand-name candies after raiding two…
Ontario taxpayers can expect to receive $200 cheques in the mail early next year as part of a $3-billion initiative, Premier Doug Ford…
Carroll Baker, the renowned Canadian country music singer who began her recording career in Thunder Bay, has announced her final national tour, scheduled…
President Joe Biden accused Elon Musk of hypocrisy on immigration policies after a report surfaced alleging that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally…
he E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s has now spread across 13 states in the U.S., with at least 75 individuals affected, health…
A disease once infamous among sailors is now re-emerging in developed countries: scurvy. In a recent case, a middle-aged Australian man was diagnosed…
The NorthWestern Ontario Recreational Trails Association (NWORTA) has launched a new project following recent approval from the City of Thunder Bay. On Sunday,…
