Teens Arrested Over School Fire at John C Yesno Centre
Nishnawbe Aski Police say two suspects aged 17 and 14 were taken into custody after a Thursday morning fire at the John C Yesno Education Centre in Babametoong First Nation. The blaze is deemed arson, with about 300 students affected. a community task force will coordinate short and long term education plans and interim online schooling while a new school is pursued.
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Babametoong First Nation
Nishnawbe
Aski
Solomon Adookan
Band Council
John C. Yesno
Ontario
Indigenous Services Canada
Jodi Lundmark
Driver dead in Upsala collision
OPP investigate a two vehicle crash on Highway 17 in Upsala Township that killed a 60 year old Thunder Bay resident driving the van. Two passengers were hospitalized with injuries while the commercial vehicle occupants were uninjured. The highway has reopened.
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OPP
Upsala
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay residents weigh 2024 budget concerns
City officials and department heads held an informal Q and A at the Victoria Inn as residents raised issues on Marina Park paid parking and the Carrick Vickers Street bridge. Critics urged safer active transportation corridors and faster approval ahead of Feb 12 budget vote.
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City of
Thunder Bay
Victoria Inn
Norma Greenfield
Canadian Federation of University Women
Marina Park
Greenfield
CFUW
Cindy Long
Carrick-Vickers Street
Long
Memorial Avenue
Ken Boshcoff
Ontario
Boshcoff
Ontario Colleges warn visa cap disrupts programs
Colleges Ontario reports immediate study permit delays and a frozen intake as a new visa cap plus required government attestations halt processing. They urge federal action to delay the rule while universities warn of growing deficits without replacement funding.
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Toronto
Ontario
Colleges Ontario
Marc Miller
Miller
Canada
Ontario Colleges and Universities
Jill Dunlop
Council of Ontario Universities
Council
Steve Orsini
Call
Ing
Credit Rating
Morningstar Dbrs
DBRS
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