LETTER: Post-Secondary Students Need Help We are writing to express our disappointment with the provincial government’s decision to change the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) from a high-grant model to a loan-heavy approach. Starting August 1st, 2026, the Ontario government is restructuring OSAP to significantly reduce non-repayable grants, replacing them with more loans. Key changes … Read more
Doug Ford asks Ontarians to boycott Chinese EVs Premier Doug Ford is asking Ontarians to boycott Chinese electric vehicles, further condemning a deal made by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing last week. “I’ve been clear about my concerns with this deal,” Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. “By opening up our country … Read more
Marten Falls signs historic $39.5-million agreement with Ontario Youth on this remote reserve are “very excited” about a road link to Ontario highways and communities, Chief Bruce Achneepineskum said Thursday. They’re “very excited to know it’s going to happen in a few short years, that they’ll be able to drive in and out of our … Read more
First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near water source Northwestern Ontario First Nation that’s struggling through a decade-long social crisis has directed its leaders to blockade the highway if the province grants mineral extraction permits near its water source. Onigaming First Nation Chief Jeff Copenace says elders have instructed him to notify … Read more
State of emergency declared in Lac Seul First Nation After several “devastating losses” among local youth since July, Lac Seul First Nation’s band council has declared a state of emergency. “I feel very emotionally drained,” Chief Clifford Bull said Friday, the day after Lac Seul chief and council unanimously approved a nearly three-page resolution. The … Read more
New Emergency First Response Team to enhance care in Wapekeka First Nation A team of community-led and trained emergency first responders will now be paid and equipped to manage urgent medical situations within Wapekeka First Nation until professional care arrives. The new Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) program will provide the community with nonstop care … Read more
NAN leaders declare emergency as Ginoogaming mourns Nishnawbe Aski Nation leadership declared a public state of emergency Thursday following a drug-related shooting incident in Ginoogaming First Nation that left one person dead and another in intensive care. The declaration is a response to both this incident and “an escalating crisis” of gang infiltration, drug trafficking and drug-related violence … Read more
‘Unsafe and unacceptable:’ ombudsman demands immediate action for fly-in First Nation Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé is demanding the provincial and federal governments take, “immediate action to address the unacceptable and unsafe conditions in Neskantaga First Nation,” following his first-ever visit to a fly-in First Nation last week. Dozens of students waving placards greeted Dubé at the … Read more
Shuniah eyed for two new energy projects Ontario’s projected need for additional sources of electricity could see two separate power projects developed in the Thunder Bay area. In response to a request for proposals from the province’s Independent Electricity System Operator, submissions are in the works for a battery energy storage system (BESS) and for a … Read more
Survivors’ Flag rises: reconciliation takes time In preparation for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, Lakehead University raised the Survivors’ Flag. On Friday, inside the Lakehead University Agora building, the ceremony served as a poignant reminder that understanding the impacts of residential schools is vital to reconciliation. Bob Baxter,an … Read more