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Dec 5, 2017 @ 09:06 At 9 a.m. OPP reopened Highway 17. Dec 4, 2017 @ 18:04 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 17 from the Manitoba Border to Vermilion Bay and Highway 71 between Kenora and Fort Frances due to deteriorating road conditions. Travel is not recommended on other highways in the area. ...

Dec 4, 2017 @ 18:44 Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was in Thunder Bay Monday to commit to tackling the hospital overcrowding and hallway medicine crisis that’s wreaking havoc on patient care in Thunder Bay.   NDP candidates John Rafferty (Thunder Bay-Atikokan) and Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay-Superior North) joined Horwath in front of the Thunder Bay Hospital. From April 1 ...

Dec 4, 2017 @ 11:20 The highway has been reopened. Dec 4, 2017 @ 18:47 South Porcupine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police that Highway 101 between Matheson and Timmins has been closed for public safety due to deteriorating weather conditions.

Dec 3, 2017 @ 10:16 At 9:55 a.m. the fog advisory was lifted. Dec 2, 2017 @ 13:47 12:13 p.m. – Fog advisory in effect for: Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Local dense fog has been reported. Dense fog is expected to be lifted this afternoon. Travel is ...

Dec 2, 2017 @ 10:31 Patrick Brown, Ontario PC Leader, today (December 1, 2017) met with Toronto Mayor John Tory to discuss how an Ontario PC government will make major investments in public transit to improve commuting times in the Greater Toronto Area. Rod Phillips, Ontario PC candidate for Ajax, also attended the meeting. “The people of Ontario rely on ...

At 12:39, December 3rd, the highway was reopened Dec 2, 2017 @ 10:01 Highway 556, Ranger Lake Road has been closed due to poor road conditions.  

Dec 1, 2017 @ 08:12 “This morning (November 30), I asked a very serious question about mental health. I asked the government if they would match the Ontario PC’s commitment to invest $1.9 billion into mental health care. The Minister of Health responded by making a joke about how a bank from 1893 in Kansas City, Missouri shared the name ...

Nov 30, 2017 @ 08:40 On Wednesday, Patrick Brown’s Conservatives and Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals joined together to support Wynne’s hydro privatization, voting against a motion from NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to start undoing the damage of privatization.   “It’s troubling to people that Patrick Brown has decided to back Kathleen Wynne’s privatization scheme,” said Horwath. “With a privatized Hydro One, ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 14:06 On Wednesday, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath will initiate debate on a motion that forces all three parties to vote on whether Ontario will keep Kathleen Wynne’s privatized hydro scheme in place – or start reversing course and bringing Hydro One back into public hands.   “The effects of privatization are now evident,” said Horwath. ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:43 À la suite d’une recherche approfondie cet été et cet automne, le Réseau local d’intégration des services de santé (RLISS) du Nord-Est est ravi d’annoncer que Jérémy Stevenson sera le nouveau directeur général du RLISS du Nord-Est à compter du 22 janvier 2018.   Depuis les trois dernières années, Jérémy a occupé le poste de ...

Nov 29, 2017 @ 12:41 Following an extensive search throughout the summer and fall, the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) is pleased to announce that Jérémy Stevenson will be the new NE LHIN CEO effective January 22, 2018.   For the past three years, Jérémy has been President and CEO of the Hôpital de Mattawa Hospital and ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 15:35 Tomorrow, the province of Ontario is recognizing fifteen seniors for their significant contributions to their communities and the province. The Ontario Senior Achievement Awards recognize people who have made outstanding contributions to their communities through voluntary or professional activities after the age of 65. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and Dipika Damerla, Minister ...

Nov 28, 2017 @ 13:38 In question period on Tuesday, NDP Environment critic Peter Tabuns called on the Wynne government to finally listen to the people of Grassy Narrows First Nation and immediately commit to building and operating a mercury care health facility. “The chief of the Grassy Narrows First Nation is in the legislature today asking that the province ...

Vendredi, M. Gilles Bisson, député provincial néo-démocrate de Timmins-Baie James, a annoncé son intention de déposer un projet de loi d’initiative parlementaire pour protéger les consommateurs contre les prix abusifs en réglementant le prix de détail et la marge bénéficiaire des produits pétroliers en Ontario. « Les sociétés pétrolières et les raffineries abusent depuis trop longtemps des familles ontariennes », a ...

Nov 27, 2017 @ 15:49 On Friday, Timmins-James Bay NDP MPP Gilles Bisson announced his intention to table a private member’s bill to protect consumers from price gouging by regulating the retail price and wholesale mark-up of petroleum products in Ontario. “Gas companies and refineries have been gouging Ontario families for far too long,” said Bisson. “They are currently an ...