Around the North

Claims by the government about the impact of its nearly $47.2 billion in stimulus spending are overblown, having had a "negligeable" effect on GDP growth, according to a recent study by the Fraser Institute, a British Columbia-based think tank.

The NDP has accused the federal Industry Minister Tony Clement of perfecting "the practice of double standards" surrounding the strike by the 3,000 members of United Steelworkers Local 6500 at Vale Inco's Sudbury operations.

Economists with the Desjardins Group are predicting continued strong growth for Canada in the years to come, with real GDP growth of three per cent in 2010 and 2.9 per cent in 2011.

The president and CEO of Vale Inco knows the battle between United Steelworkers Local 6500 and the company goes deeper than just the almighty dollar and even pension and bonus issues.

Two forestry unions are calling for changes to employment insurance (EI) rules to provide assistance for displaced forest workers.

The anticipation of a future gold mine in northwestern Ontario has resulted in a friendly take-over bid between two Vancouver gold miners.

The Ontario government's protection of woodland caribou could remove a large chunk of wood fibre from harvesting and cost thousands of forestry jobs.

Eastern Ontario MPP Randy Hillier is keeping up his attacks on the McGuinty government to repeal Bill 191, the Far North planning and protection act.

Provincial New Democrats continue to hound the McGuinty government for not getting on board to help subsidize track upgrades for a northeastern Ontario short-line railway.

Sudbury junior miner Canadian Arrow Mines has signed an exploration agreement with six First Nations in northwestern Ontario. The agreement, involving the Chiefs of Grand Council Treaty No.