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On Tuesday, NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) discussed his private member’s bill to stop the misleading advertising and promotion of fossil fuels in Canada. The move comes after documents revealed that Big Oil knew the harm to their products as far back at 1954 but still spent billions of dollars in advertising campaigns to mislead the public and cover ...

Mardi, le député néo-démocrate Charlie Angus (Timmins-Baie James) a discuté de son projet de loi visant à mettre fin à la publicité et à la promotion trompeuses des combustibles fossiles au Canada. Cette initiative fait suite à la publication de documents révélant que les grandes sociétés pétrolières connaissaient la nocivité de leurs produits depuis 1954, mais qu’elles ont tout de ...

If there’s one thing in politics that is sacrosanct, it’s the right to vote. Voting is the most fundamental expression of what a person wants out of their local representative, as well as the direction they want the country to move towards. However, for some, the limited number of ways we can express our opinions through our vote can lead ...

Official Opposition NDP housing critic Jessica Bell (University – Rosedale) released the following statement in response to the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA’s) update on Ontario’s progress meeting the recommendations made by the Housing Affordability Task Force: “The Conservatives have had six years to fix the housing crisis, and they’ve failed. It has never been more expensive to rent or ...

The announcement to refurbish four reactors at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is being heralded as a colossal failure in governance by groups concerned about the large volume of highly radioactive wastes that will be generated. Rebuilding the four aging reactors to allow an additional 30 years of operation will cost the province’s ratepayers many billion dollars – the Minister ...

One individual has been arrested and charged following a search warrant execution at a residence in Terrace Bay. On January 26, 2024, members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a residence on Timbergrove Road in the Township of Terrace Bay. As a result, Derek JACQUES, 32-years-old, of Terrace Bay, has been ...

On January 25, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute on Togo Street in the Town of Blind River. Police attended a short time later and arrested an intoxicated individual. While being lodged at the Blind River detachment the accused became aggressive towards police and an altercation ...

Jan 27, 2024 at 08:00 The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad would like to advise the public that a Federal Offender who went unlawfully at large on December 15, 2023, has been apprehended in Barrie. Cory PETERSON was located and arrested by the ROPE Squad. The Provincial R.O.P.E. Squad would like to thank the public and the media for ...

MPP Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, issued the following statement on the loss of Eabametoong First Nation’s only school in a devastating fire: “Today a fire took place at the John C. Yesno Education Centre in Eabametoong First Nation that resulted in the total loss of the community’s only school. We are grateful that no individuals ...

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to meet with northern First Nation communities is sending a very clear message. He has made multiple trips to the Timmins region but has refused to take the time to visit the northern communities or meet with leadership like the representatives of the Mushkegowuk Cree. MP Charlie Angus says that Poilievre’s disregard for the importance ...

Le refus du chef conservateur Pierre Poilievre de rencontrer les communautés des Premières Nations du Nord envoie un message très clair. Il s’est rendu à plusieurs reprises dans la région de Timmins, mais il refuse de prendre le temps de visiter les communautés du Nord ou de rencontrer les dirigeants comme les représentants des Cris de Mushkegowuk. Selon le député Charlie Angus, ...

Members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment are investigating a collision on Highway 11 near Reflection Lake in the Greenstone area. On January 21, 2024, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the Nipigon and Greenstone OPP Detachments, along with Fire and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a single commercial motor vehicle collision near Reflection Lake ...

Whether you are a doctor, nurse, cab driver, teacher or salesperson, we all understand that, along with the pleasures and perks that come with our jobs, we must accept headaches and heartaches. That’s just life. For me, one of the recurring heartaches is when I meet face to face with seniors facing moving from their home into a senior residence ...

Que vous soyez médecin, infirmier, chauffeur de taxi, enseignant ou vendeur, nous comprenons tous que, avec les plaisirs et les avantages qui accompagnent notre travail, nous devons accepter les maux de tête et les chagrins. C’est juste la vie. Pour moi, l’un des chagrins récurrents est lorsque je rencontre face à face avec des personnes âgées qui doivent déménager de ...

Premier Ford delivered the following remarks at the 2024 Rural Ontario Municipal Association annual conference. “Well, good morning! Thank you, Jeyan, for that introduction. I’m thrilled to be back here…. For the 2024 ROMA Conference… Alongside my caucus and cabinet colleagues. Before I begin… I want to give a big thank you to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association… Mayor Robin Jones…The ...