Indigenous OPP officer says WSIB denied her culturally sensitive care An Indigenous OPP officer who is off work with post-traumatic stress disorder says the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) ignored her request for culturally sensitive healthcare for a year, and she calls it racial discrimination. “In August 2024, I asked my case manager if I could … Read more
Webequie chief says the push is on for more housing A northern Ontario First Nation’s chief says more housing and the infrastructure to support it are crucial as his community’s population continues to grow. Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse told Newswatch, ideally, they’d be able to build 30 new homes this year, but realistically, that number … Read more
Revenue sharing agreement with airline nets First Nation over $1M WEBEQUIE — The chief of Webequie First Nation says a recent royalty payment from one of its business partners will be budgeted to improve the bottom line of the community’s various departments, like education and economic development. Officials and staff with North Star Air were … Read more
Thunder Bay tops violent crime chart in 2024 Thunder Bay, on a per-capita basis, was the most violent city in Canada in 2024, according to a report released earlier this week by Statistics Canada. The city posted a 206.31 violent crime severity index rate, more than double the national average of 99.87, in 2024, topping … Read more
Elon Musk says human-piloted fighter jets like the F-35 are obsolete. Drone tech can’t yet fill the gap. Analysis by Ryan Pickrell, Mia Jankowicz, and Jake Epstein The F-35 is the US military’s most advanced fifth-generation fighter, but some tech leaders like Elon Musk argue that drones are making jets like this obsolete. US Navy photo by Mass Communication … Read more
New funding now available to support day school survivors The newly established $200 million McLean Legacy Fund has launched its first call for applications nationwide, which will run until the end of September 2025. “It’s incredibly rewarding and humbling to have reached this pivotal moment, which marks both the culmination of a comprehensive engagement process but also what … Read more
“Runaway Spending”: Canada on Track for $92 Billion Deficit, Think Tank Projects The federal government is on pace to post a $92-billion deficit this fiscal year — nearly double what was projected just four months ago, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. If accurate, it would mark the second-largest deficit in Canadian … Read more
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Toronto mayor asks feds to support sole-sourcing subway contract to Alstom Mayor Olivia Chow has thrown her weight behind the Ontario government’s call for 55 new subway trains to be built in Thunder Bay. Before the city can award Alstom a the contract, Chow said Tuesday that the federal government must give its consent. At … Read more
Postal workers are ‘basically work-to-rule,’ says union Postal workers will not be going to the picket line, but have committed to a ban on working overtime. Late Thursday night, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) told its members they would continue delivering the mail, but would not do any extra duties. This will mean … Read more