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Marten Beach Market Day organizers hope event becomes annual tradition

What began as an idea to bring together local artisans, residents and visitors has organizers hoping the first-ever Marten Beach Market Day will become a regular summer tradition for the lakeside community. Held Aug. 1, the inaugural event invited visitors…
August 18, 2026 · by Admin2017 · 0

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Four candidates, four visions: How Mississauga’s mayoral hopefuls would tackle affordability, housing, crime and transit

With the increased powers mayors across Ontario hold, the decision to elect a new one carries immense weight for each of Mississauga’s 800,000-plus residents. Mississauga’s next mayor will inherit a city at a crossroads, where [...Read More]

Tapping into ‘huge’ opportunity in forestry

The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre Boreal Springboard programs received a $1.5-million boost from the Ontario government on Thursday. A collaboration between the Innovation Centre, the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), the Centre for [...Read More]

Canada eases study rule for temporary workers, but it’s not enough to expand professional workforce: Experts

Continuing Care students at Nova Scotia Community College develop practical skills for careers in healthcare. Dayo Ojerinde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Temporary workers pursuing some health care careers in Canada could benefit from new flexibility [...Read More]

Mayors oppose Oka mining project

St. Lawrence Columbium Mine in 1976, the year it closed. Courtesy Government of Quebec After speaking out against Nio Strategic Metals’ push for a new niobium mine in Oka, mayor Patrick Hardy has been joined [...Read More]

Education officials questioned over N.B.’s poor student test scores

New Brunswick education officials say they are making improvements to ensure students can read and write better, but opposition politicians remain skeptical enough is being done to turn around abysmal test scores. The two deputy [...Read More]

Yellowknife student to testify in landmark climate case

A Yellowknife 20-year-old is among 15 plaintiffs heading to court this month in a case arguing Ottawa violated young Canadians’ charter rights by failing to adequately address climate change. Kira Young is a third-year student [...Read More]

Lovatt Urges Ontario to Lower the Bar for Removing Councillors Over Serious Misconduct

Mayor Lovatt is urging Ontario to replace a proposed unanimous Council vote with a two-thirds majority for removing councillors found responsible for serious misconduct. Randy Barba | Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Bullet Point News Stouffville [...Read More]

Pesticide present in Oka water

Oka has ordered water tests after it was named as one of seven cities with elevated levels of a byproduct of s-metolachlor, a common herbicide, in a sample of its drinking water, according to a [...Read More]

Resort owner blames government incompetence for wildfire destruction

KAKABEKA FALLS — Dozens of people with camps in Cushing Lake Resort heard the news straight from resort co-owner Dale Wirta: Cushing Lake operations will pause all next year to rebuild from the past summer’s [...Read More]

‘No one is above law’: RCMP probe into Ford’s Greenbelt scandal reaches 3-year mark

October 10 marks three years since the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into the Doug Ford PC government’s decision to swap thousands of acres of protected Greenbelt land to spur new housing development. It’s not [...Read More]

FBI court filing details how Bellingham man coached Tumbler Ridge shooter

A Discord chat with photos between Van Rootselaar and Bryant dated Dec. 12, 2025. , Local Journalism Initiative Reporter According to a recent FBI court filing, James Cody Bryant, a 30-year-old living in Bellingham, Washington, [...Read More]

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  • Four candidates, four visions: How Mississauga’s mayoral hopefuls would tackle affordability, housing, crime and transit
  • Tapping into ‘huge’ opportunity in forestry
  • Canada eases study rule for temporary workers, but it’s not enough to expand professional workforce: Experts
  • Mayors oppose Oka mining project
  • Education officials questioned over N.B.’s poor student test scores
  • Yellowknife student to testify in landmark climate case
  • Lovatt Urges Ontario to Lower the Bar for Removing Councillors Over Serious Misconduct
  • Pesticide present in Oka water
  • Resort owner blames government incompetence for wildfire destruction
  • ‘No one is above law’: RCMP probe into Ford’s Greenbelt scandal reaches 3-year mark
  • FBI court filing details how Bellingham man coached Tumbler Ridge shooter
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