Tuesday October 21 2025 2023-2027/349 No. 156 This week, the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) will begin hearings into the situation at Canada Post. This committee was responsible for the broad review of the public post office in 2016 and the more recent examination of rural post offices in 2024. The first meeting is scheduled to take ...

  BMI Group, an award-winning company specializing in industrial site revitalization and sustainable development, has officially completed its purchase of the former Espanola pulp and paper mill. The site will operate as Bioveld North Inc., a complement to BMI’s Bioveld Niagara Energy Innovation and Enterprise Park, dedicated to advancing energy and bioeconomy innovation. Since signing the asset purchase agreement in ...

The Algoma Workforce Investment Corporation (AWIC) invites employers, leaders, and young professionals to join a free, in-person workshop series on Generational Dynamics in the Workplace, taking place Tuesday, November 4, 2025, in Sault Ste. Marie. Facilitated by Nicki Straza from Straza Solutions, these workshops will help participants navigate generational differences, improve communication, and build stronger, more inclusive workplaces. Today’s workplaces ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is deeply concerned by the announcement of an indefinite shutdown at the Ear Falls sawmill. The loss of this facility is not just a blow to one community—it’s a warning signal for all of Northern Ontario’s resource-based towns. For decades, forestry has been a lifeline for Northern families, driving local economies, supporting municipal ...

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today that electricity prices under the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) for households, small business and farms will change as of November 1, 2025. Winter Time-of-Use (TOU) hours and the change in threshold for residential customers on Tiered pricing will also take effect. Also, effective November 1, 2025, the Ontario government’s Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) ...

Friday, October 17 2025 2023-2027/348 No. 155 Yesterday, members of CUPW’s National Executive Board and Negotiating Committees continued their discussions with representatives from Minister Lightbound’s office about the future of the public post office and what it will take to get ratifiable collective agreements. We explained the importance of job security protections in our collective agreements as well as the ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) are expressing their sincere appreciation to the Government of Canada, Premier Doug Ford, and the Province of Ontario for their coordinated efforts to keep the Kapuskasing Paper facility operating. This joint support provides much-needed stability to families, workers, and businesses across Northeastern Ontario. The decision ensures ...

Oct 17, 2025 at 22:00 Unifor is calling for immediate action from all levels of government following today’s announcement that Interfor is shutting down its Ear Falls, Ont., sawmill indefinitely. “We’re well beyond warning signs in the forestry sector and are now seeing widespread job loss in response to the economic warfare waged by the United States,” said Unifor National ...

Oct 17, 2025 at 21:09 Interfor Corporation  announced today (October 17, 2025) revised operating plans for the fourth quarter of 2025. Due to persistently weak market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty, Interfor will further temporarily reduce lumber production across its operations in British Columbia, Ontario, the US Pacific Northwest and the US South. These curtailments are expected to reduce lumber ...

Oct 16, 2025 at 18:19 The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service is lifting its shelter-in-place advisory for Brunswick House First Nation. Amid thorough investigation, police now believe there is no ongoing threat to public safety linked to the Sunday, Oct. 12, incident that led to the shelter-in-place advisory. However, the investigation remains ongoing. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Major ...

On October 14, 2025, detectives with Investigation Services charged 40-year-old Eric Mearow with second degree murder. Around 10:40 a.m. on October 8, 2025, 911 Communicators received a report of the sudden death of a 25-year-old person in custody at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre (ATRC). An investigation revealed the accused started a verbal altercation with the victim before punching ...

Since February 2020, leaders and decision-makers across Northern Ontario have come together annually to discuss how to make the region more welcoming to newcomers. Recurring themes of attraction, settlement, reconciliation, and anti-racism have shaped an ongoing conversation about how to ensure long-term population growth and prosperity across the north. Magnetic North 2025 will be hosted in-person at Science North in ...

Toronto’s Drug Checking Service has identified two new substances circulating in the Ontario drug supply: N-Propionitrile chlorphine (also known as cychlorphine) and Deschlorodemethyldiazepam. N-Propionitrile chlorphine (also known as cychlorphine) is an opioid that is as strong as or stronger than fentanyl and is not approved for pharmaceutical use. Deschlorodemethyldiazepam is a benzodiazepine that is not approved for pharmaceutical use. The ...

An individual has been charged in connection to a fatal fire that occurred in Deer Lake. On Sunday, October 29, 2023, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service responded to a residential fire in Deer Lake First Nation. Three people were located deceased and two others were transported to the hospital with injuries. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Office of ...

Oct 9/25 Week #22 95 Golfers Sunny & Cold 8*C This was the last Men’s Night of the 2025 Season! Big thank-you to all of the Sponsors for donating Prizes, hope you will return to support us in the 2026 Season! *Cart Shack payments need to be paid immediately. Flight Winners: 1st Flight Score 1st Joe McCoy James Morden Michel ...