Rural Ontario taps Manitoba officials to ease building inspector shortages
Ontario Rural Affairs Ministry cites housing projects and regional staffing gaps as it easing cross border work rules. Manitoba officials may apply for Ontario equivalency by year end 2026 while local towns rely on contracted inspectors and shared services to issue permits.
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Rural Affairs Ministry
Manitoba
Morgan Mattern
Canada
Mattern
Thunder Bay
Erika Kromm
Kromm
Shaniah
Shuniah
Paul Greenwood
Green
Wood
O’connor
Lorna Boob
Buob
Conmee
Sheila Maxwell
Ontario to boost hydro projects in Northern Ontario
Ontario plans a 2 billion investment across Northern Ontario to upgrade hydroelectric facilities. Projects aim to add up to 40 megawatts annually and create about 1,000 jobs, with OPG and Andritz Hydropower Canada expanding stations including Aguasabon and Cameron Falls while Kakabeka receives a separate 200 million renovation.
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Ontario Energy
Stephen Lecce
Ontario
Lecce
Ontario Power Generation
OPG
Andritz Hydropower Canada
Aguasabon
Manitou Falls
Cameron Falls
Ear Falls
Alexander
Kakabeka
Kevin Holland
Holland
Warrants lead to drug and firearm charges in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay police executed two warrants on the city's north side as part of a drug trafficking probe. A 27-year-old man faces charges including fentanyl possession for trafficking and firearms offences after a vehicle search yielded fentanyl and cash. A 27-year-old woman is charged with careless storage and unauthorized firearm possession and tampering with a firearm serial number. They appeared in court and were remanded.
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Thunder Bay
Sequoia Drive
Liberals and NDP unveil new leaders in Ontario race
Centered on Bonnie Crombie and another Ontario NDP figure, the Liberals promise centrist policies as they campaign in southern and Northern Ontario. Stiles pushes voter outreach on highway safety health care housing and homelessness while worrying about voter turnout in a snap winter election. Feb 27 2025 election date discussed.
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Crombie
Ontario
Bonnie
Ontario Liberals
Progressive Conservative
Liberals
Vaugeois
Stiles
Ford
Sandi Krasowski
Powlowski backs Carney as Liberal leadership change agent
Thunder Bay MP Marcus Powlowski endorsed Mark Carney for Liberal leader saying his central bank expertise positions him to face Trump and unite the party. He joined Patty Hajdu in support, noting Carney's experience navigating the 2008 crisis and Brexit. The Liberal race, with Farrell candidates, aims for a March 9 leadership result.
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Marcus Powlowski
Mark Carney
Donald Trump
Pawlowski
Thunder Bay Superior North
Patty Hajdy
Carney
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Bank of England
Mark
United States
Canada
Justin Trudeau
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Chrystia Freeland
Government House
Karina Gould
Nepean
Chandra Arya
Nova Scotia
Jaime Battiste
Montreal
Frank Baylis
Brampton-Springdale
Ruby Dhalla
Thunder Bay
Rainy River
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