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Ontario NDP MPP Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), and Shadow Minister for Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Tom Rakocevic (Humber River—Black Creek) are warning Ontarians about the Ford government’s changes to auto insurance that took effect July 1: “These changes don’t just affect drivers,” said Kernaghan. “They also put pedestrians and cyclists at greater risk by weakening the ...

UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): The shelter-in-place in M’Chigeeng First Nation near the area of Mnaawnkwad Drive and Riverside Drive has been lifted. There is no risk to public safety and members of the public may resume their regular activities. The investigation remains ongoing. The OPP along with UCCM Anishnaabe Police are thanking the public for their cooperation and understanding. MISE À ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario accorde à la ville de Thunder Bay une somme de 709 280 $ dans le cadre du troisième cycle du Fonds pour l’accélération de la construction, qui offre un financement aux municipalités atteignant au moins 80 % de leurs objectifs provinciaux en matière de logement. En 2025, Thunder Bay a mis en chantier 243 nouveaux logements, dépassant ainsi son objectif annuel ...

The Ontario government is rewarding the City of Thunder Bay with $709,280 through the third round of the Building Faster Fund, which provides funding to municipalities that achieve at least 80 per cent of their provincially designated housing targets. In 2025, Thunder Bay broke ground on 243 new homes, exceeding its annual target by 10 per cent. The funding will help the City of Thunder ...

A proposed pipeline announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford yesterday is getting a thumbs down from environment and climate groups in northern Ontario, who frame it as being “all risk and no rewards” for northern Ontario. The 3,300 km pipeline will slice across northern Ontario, following a route that appears – based on the very generalized route map released to ...

Le 7 juillet 2026 Ankara (Türkiye) « Nous, les dirigeants du Canada, de l’Albanie, de la Belgique, de la Grèce, de la Lettonie, du Luxembourg, de la Roumanie, de la la Türkiye et de l’Ukraine, réunis à l’occasion du Sommet de l’OTAN à Ankara, annonçons aujourd’hui notre intention d’établir la Banque de la défense, de la sécurité et de la résilience (la Banque).  ...

July 7, 2026 Ankara, Türkiye “We, the leaders of Canada, Albania, Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania, Türkiye and Ukraine, meeting at the NATO Summit in Ankara, today announce our shared intention to establish the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). At a time when Allies are increasing defence investment, expanding industrial capacity and accelerating production of critical capabilities, we recognise ...

Le 7 juillet 2026 Ankara (Türkiye) Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Mark Carney a rencontré le président de l’Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, en marge du Sommet de l’OTAN de 2026 qui se tient à Ankara, en Türkiye. Le premier ministre et le président ont discuté des derniers développements sur le terrain ainsi que des efforts diplomatiques en cours. Le premier ministre Carney ...

July 7, 2026 Ankara, Türkiye Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the margins of the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye. The Prime Minister and the President discussed the latest developments on the ground as well as ongoing diplomatic efforts. Prime Minister Carney reaffirmed Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine as it ...

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) welcomes today’s announcement (Monday, July 6th, 2026) by Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith identifying the proposed route for the Northern Shield Energy Corridor. FONOM believes the proposed corridor represents an important opportunity to strengthen Canada’s economy, improve energy security and reinforce Northern Ontario’s role in supporting nation-building infrastructure. “Today’s ...

Two Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents are facing charges following the seizure of more than 1.5 kg of illicit drugs in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In June 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS), ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest and charge a person after a threats complaint. On July 4, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m. the complainant reported that a known person was at their front door with a knife attempting to gain entry. When the person could not get in, they departed on foot, and the incident was captured on the ...

Today, July 6, 2026, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the proposed route for the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, a proposed crude oil pipeline and energy corridor that would strengthen Canada’s energy security by bringing oil along a 3,300-kilometre primary route from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario. This historic nation-building project would be built exclusively through ...

Le 6 juillet 2026 Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse) Les certitudes qui guidaient notre approche de la défense et de la sécurité depuis des décennies sont aujourd’hui ébranlées. Les changements climatiques font que notre région arctique se réchauffe près de trois fois plus vite que la moyenne mondiale, un changement que les grandes puissances cherchent à exploiter. Dans un monde de plus en ...

July 6, 2026 Halifax, Nova Scotia The assumptions that shaped decades of Canadian defence and security are being upended. Climate change is causing our Arctic region to warm nearly three times faster than the global average – a shift that adversaries are actively looking to exploit. In this increasingly dangerous and divided world, Canada must be prepared to defend ourselves and ...