“There are so many things we are protesting today,” said Rob Simpson. He is the chair of Dresden CARED, a group to formed to oppose the proposed York1 landfill just outside of the Dresden.  Simpson was part of province-wide Fight Ford Protest on Saturday in front of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault’s Wallaceburg office. There was […]

TEMISKAMING SHORES — From Timmins to Temiskaming Shores, to Ottawa and across the GTA, protestors made their voices heard last Saturday in response to the Doug Ford government’s policies. A New Liskeard rally was part of the province-wide protest held on April 25 outside the Canada Post Office on Whitewood Avenue. The protests were aimed […]

Just one day after Premier Doug Ford’s government passed extensive changes to Ontario’s Freedom of Information (FOI) law, Hastings–Lennox and Addington Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Ric Bresee defended the overhaul as a matter of “clarity,” not reduced access — even as critics warn the changes could significantly limit what the public is allowed to […]

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St. John’s. Cenovus estimates that its new West White Rose platform will increase emissions at the oilfield by about 21 per cent at peak operation, or […]

On Thursday, April 16, the Almaguin Clerks Group hosted a candidate information session for anyone thinking about throwing their name in the ring for local office. Whether you’re passionate about your community or just curious about the process, here are five things you need to know from the session before you hit the campaign trail. […]

Dozens of Alberta school divisions have pulled more than 170 books from library shelves this year to comply with a provincial order, including poetry collections, award-winning graphic novels, a sex education comic book and the film and graphic novel adaptations of George Orwell’s 1984. Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides directed schools to remove library […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government passed legislation Thursday that makes the records of the premier, cabinet ministers and their staff secret, after refusing to hold public hearings and speeding through a late-night sitting. Ford has admitted that part of the rationale for the clampdown is to kill a request from Global News to obtain his […]

LNG Canada has been ordered to identify the root causes of “black smoke flaring” from its facility in Kitimat, B.C., and implement measures to prevent it by October. The British Columbia Energy Regulator issued the order Wednesday after an inspection revealed at least two instances of non-compliance with the company’s permit, which limits the emission […]

Erin Lamb, whose name was disclosed without authorization after anonymously filing complaints against the Three Rivers mayor and a councillor, said she was expecting an apology from the town which she never received. “I filed a complaint with the ombudsperson very shortly after all this happened. I just got a response from them saying that […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has issued a formal notice to Israel’s envoy in Ottawa following the death of a Canadian in Lebanon, which her spokeswoman says will be investigated by Israeli officials. “We did speak with the Israeli ambassador and we requested that Israel undertake a full and transparent investigation into the killing of […]

Some newly-hired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers started working before passing background checks and had financial, legal and employment problems in their histories, according to an investigation by The Associated Press. ICE announced earlier this year that it had completed an unprecedented hiring spree, adding 12,000 new officers and special agents to double the […]

The topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to be a confusing and delicate topic to navigate, and the Town of Oliver experienced that reality anew in recent Council discussions. A draft AI Usage policy was presented at the April 7 Committee of the Whole (CoW) meeting, to regulate how the Town approaches AI when dealing […]