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L’honorable Pierre Poilievre, chef du Parti conservateur du Canada, met sur pied un Conseil du chef pour la croissance économique afin de cerner les causes profondes de la stagnation économique du Canada et de proposer des solutions pratiques pour libérer le plein potentiel économique du pays et le sortir de sa position de retardataire sur le plan économique parmi les ...

The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is establishing a Leader’s Economic Growth Council to identify the root causes of Canada’s economic stagnation and propose practical solutions to unleash the country’s full economic potential and bring it back from its position as the economic laggard of the developed world. Over the past decade, Canada has experienced ...

Postes Canada a reçu des préavis de grève du Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (STTP) pour les unités de négociation urbaine et des FFRS (factrices et facteurs ruraux et suburbains). Les avis indiquent que le STTP a l’intention de déclencher une grève le vendredi 23 mai à 00 h, heure locale. Nos opérations se poursuivent comme d’habitude pour le ...

Canada Post has received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity on Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time. Our operations continue as usual at this time. Labour disruption would have lasting impact A ...

May 17, 2025 at 08:30 A joint CMV training initiative hosted by the OPP resulted in numerous enforcement actions and one impaired driving charge during roadside inspections in the North Bay area. The four-day training, held at the end of April, brought together members of the OPP and the North Bay Police Service for two days of in-class instruction followed ...

GEN7 Fuel LLP (GEN7) and its local Rankin station have donated $5,000 to East View Public School to support its hot lunch program. The Indigenous-owned chain of gas stations and convenience stores also purchased a commercial-grade dishwasher for the school that serves lunch to hundreds of students each day. The hot lunch program at Sault Ste. Marie’s East View Public ...

May 15, 2025 at 18:07 Today, Terry Sheehan, MP for Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a new middle-class tax cut — one of the first major actions by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new government to make life more affordable for Canadians. This will put more money in the pockets of Canadians, and build a more affordable ...

Due to the extreme forest fire hazard conditions and to reduce the number of human-caused fires, the Ministry of Natural Resources will be declaring a Restricted Fire Zone effective Friday, May 16 at 12:01 am local time for a portion of the Northwest Region (Zones 2, 3, 6, 7, 8). The area impacted will be from the Southwest corner of ...

The Thunder Bay & District Humane Society (TBDHS) and the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society are pleased to announce a new chapter in their longstanding partnership. TBDHS will be joining forces with the Ontario SPCA to enhance support for animals and the people who care for them across the Thunder Bay District and Northern Ontario.    This merger builds on ...

Le premier ministre Mark Carney a annoncé que Mark Gerretsen, député de Kingston et les Îles, occupera les fonctions de whip en chef du gouvernement. M. Gerretsen a été élu député pour la première fois en 2015. Il a précédemment été leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement, secrétaire parlementaire du leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes, et membre de ...

The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, will serve as Chief Government Whip. Mr. Gerretsen was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2015. He has previously served as Deputy Government House Leader, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, and as ...

On Sunday May 11, 2025, at around 11:50 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP, Collision Reconstructionist with the North West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (T.I.M.E.), Kaministiquia Fire, and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 102 in Kaministiquia. The collision involved one tractor trailer unit (TTU) and one pickup truck. The driver ...

May 12, 2025 at 10:15 On Tuesday, May 13, the East Algoma OPP will take part in a planned emergency management training exercise in the City of Elliot Lake. This exercise is part of ongoing emergency preparedness efforts conducted in partnership with various agencies to ensure continuous operational readiness. Residents may observe an increased police presence in the area during ...

May 9, 2025 at 07:56 The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, issued the following statement on the election of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: “I join Catholics in Canada and around the world in congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as Pope. The white smoke rising above the Sistine Chapel signals the beginning of a new papacy – a moment of ...

May 8, 2025 at 18:12 On behalf of Mayor and Council, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Manuela Batovanja as the new Chief Administrative Officer for the Township of Hornepayne. This significant appointment comes as a result of an extensive and thorough search process aimed at finding an executive leader with the right aptitude, vision, and expertise to ...