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Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., suspends 11 programs as schools deal with cap on foreign students
Confederation College in Thunder Bay is suspending 11 academic programs due to declining domestic enrolment and caps on international study permits. It's among many other schools in Ontario making changes to deal with revenue concerns in the wake of Ottawa's policy. Here's what we know about how it's impacting northwestern Ontario.
This northwestern Ontario town was denied a HART Hub, so it's creating its own model instead
Fort Frances isn't getting one of Ontario's new Homeless and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs, but local leaders aren't giving up, instead promoting a strategy of wraparound support for the community's most vulnerable. Here's how the community is taking the homelessness and addictions crises into its own hands.
First Nation man's 2012 death a homicide, Ontario inquest jury finds years after murder charge dropped
Thirteen years after Sherman Kirby Quisses's death, an inquest jury has determined it was a homicide, in a case that saw a murder charge stayed. Quisses, of Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario, died after an altercation with a fellow inmate at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. Here are the inquest's findings and the jury's recommendations.
Thunder Bay, Ont., celebrates new Canadians in first in-person citizenship ceremony in 5 years
After five years of virtual oaths, Thunder Bay, Ont., held its first in-person citizenship ceremony since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what it means to one new Canadian who came to the northwestern Ontario city as a refugee, and to the organization that put the event together.
Some changes could be coming to the way city council operates in Thunder Bay, Ont.
The City of Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeking feedback from the public as councillors consider making structural changes to the way city council operates. Here's what the proposal could mean for municipal politics, and what one councillor and frequent meeting-goer think so far.
Thunder Bay Public Library prepares massive renovation to children's space at Waverley branch
Amid an "unprecedented demand for children's programming," the Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) is planning a massive renovation at the Waverley Resource Library in Port Arthur. Here's what we know about the project, which is planned to create a 12,000-square-foot Children's Library in the lower level of the building.
Indigenous Services minister says economic reconciliation essential amid Canada-U.S. trade war
As the new federal government grapples with how to tackle the growing trade war between Canada and the U.S., Patty Hajdu says a key opportunity to strengthen domestic economies lies with reconciliation. Here's what the federal minister of Indigenous Services says the government can do to build up its Indigenous partnerships in a way that's mutually-beneficial.
This free income tax clinic for low-income earners in Thunder Bay, Ont., is seeing more calls than ever
Marie Klassen says her team at the Lakehead Social Planning Council (LSPC) is receiving an unprecedented number of calls from people looking to file their income taxes. Here's how people can sign up for the volunteer income tax clinic in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Several weather alerts in effect for northwestern Ontario due to rain, freezing rain, flurries
More than a dozen weather alerts are in effect across northwestern Ontario due to heavy rainfall, freezing rain and flurries expected from Friday afternoon into Saturday night, with some areas under winter storm watches.
How health units in northwestern Ontario are preparing for the potential spread of measles
As cases surge across the country, public health officials in northwestern Ontario are closely watching the spread of measles in the province. Here's how health units are preparing in advance, and what people should consider when it comes to vaccinations and booster doses.