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Fitch, an internationally recognized credit ratings agency, announced they are upgrading the province’s fiscal outlook to stable and affirmed our province’s credit rating at AA-. Under the previous Liberal government, financial waste and mismanagement threatened our provincial finances. However, this announcement shows that the steps our government has taken to start Ontario down the path to fiscal sustainability are starting ...

As of the afternoon of June 2, there is one active wildland fire in the region. Chapleau 2 measures 0.4 of a hectare and it is not under control. It is located west of Spanish River Provincial Park, more specifically just west of Low Lake. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly moderate to high across the ...

Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s and Ontario NDP Culture critic, released the following statement on World Eating Disorders Action Day:   “World Eating Disorders Action Day is an opportunity for us to reflect on what we can do to help the millions of people suffering from eating disorders and eating problems. Almost half of the one million Canadians affected ...

The Ontario Provincial Police and Treaty Three Police Service commenced an investigation after Bradley KIRKRUDE Jr. (26 years of age) of Big Island First Nation Territory was reported missing on October 8, 2018. He was last seen leaving a residence on Big Island First Nation Territory. On May 15, 2019 members of the Ontario Provincial Police – Northwest Region Emergency Response ...

The members of the new 20-member Autism Advisory Panel have been announced. This new panel will provide recommendations to Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, on the best way to incorporate consultation feedback into the Ontario Autism Program. Ontario intends to double the current level of funding to ensure children with autism receive the appropriate supports. “We ...

On May 30, 2019, at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a missing person occurrence in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario.   Braden LINKLATER, 14-years-old, was last seen on May 29, 2019, at approximately 1:00 p.m. in the Town of Cochrane, Ontario. The male is described as Indigenous, 5’5″, ...

As of the afternoon of May 30, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low to moderate on the eastern side of the region, and mostly moderate to high on the western side of the region. Northwest Forest Fire Update There were no new forest fires in the ...

On May 29, 2019 at approximately 9:50 a.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Red Lake Detachment received a report of a downed aircraft and forest fire in the area of Domain Lake which is West of Red Lake.   Investigators have determined that both the pilot and the passenger were deceased.   Red Lake officers are being assisted ...

As of the afternoon of May 29, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low in areas south of North Bay, generally moderate to high in the central portion of the region, and low to moderate in the Far North. Northwest Region There were four new forest fires ...

As of the afternoon of May 28, there are no active wildland fires in the region. At the time of this update, the fire hazard is mostly low in areas south of Sault. Ste Marie and Greater Sudbury; and varies from moderate to high in areas north of which. Out of province resources More than 200 staff members from Aviation, Forest ...

An NDP motion tabled by Ethics Critic Charlie Angus (Timmins – James Bay) passed unanimously yesterday at the joint meeting of the International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy and the House of Commons Ethics Committee. The motion called on the committee’s chair to issue a legal summons to Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg when they ...

Jill Andrew, MPP for Toronto-St. Paul’s and Ontario NDP Culture critic, was joined by library users and workers for a press conference today highlighting her motion calling on Doug Ford to reverse his library cuts.   Last month, Ontarians learned that the Ford Conservatives had cut funding to both the Ontario Library Service-North and the Southern Ontario Library Service by ...

As of the afternoon of May 27, there are no active wildland fires in the region. The fire hazard is low to moderate across the region. Out of province resources More than 110 staff members from Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services are currently assisting the province of Alberta with its escalated fire situation. This includes FireRangers, support staff and one ...

When the Auditor General files a report, it’s rarely good news for the government. That was the case this week when the watchdog’s office reported about the ongoing problems within government call centres for departments that people rely on – Employment and Social Development; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and Veterans Affairs.  While Canadians might reasonably expect their calls would provide ...

Celebrating Northern Ontario’s best and brightest from the past two years, on Saturday May 25, MFM unveiled their NOMFA award recipients in 13 different award categories acknowledging achievements in both Music and Film. With representation from across Northern Ontario, MFM is thrilled to see these awards unite communities across the North and feature exceptional talent and diversity that exists from ...