Around the North

Ontario legislators passed the act to amend the Mining Act, or Bill 173, on Oct. 21, enshrining into law a series of changes for prospectors, private land owners and First Nations people.

The Mining Industry Human Resources Council has completed a study forecasting employment needs in Ontario's mining industry over the next two, five and ten years, indicating "massive hiring requirements" by 2018.

A report produced through Harvard University on global adoption and policy of Internet broadband has shown Canada ranked 22 out of 30 countries.

Xstrata has put the brakes on the proposed hostile takeover attempt of rival Anglo American PLC, a deal worth US$47-billion that would have created one of the largest mining companies in the world.

The $1-billion federal Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program is opening up investment to 24 forestry firms across Canada, including three operating out of Northern Ontario.

August may be the cruellest month for brain injuries in Ontario’s construction industry, but a new study shows October is not far behind. "We thought it was important to track these injuries month by month," says Dr.

A survey has suggested the majority of Canadian private companies have fared better over this past recessionary year than one might have expected and are well positioned for the future.

The NDP are calling the McGuinty government to task after the Auditor General’s recent report that suggests there is little to show for the $1 billion spent on creating an electronic health records system.

Grassy Narrows First Nation will finally get their day in Ontario's Supreme Court Oct. 6 to stop logging on their traditional lands.

Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath wants the McGuinty government deliver a jobs plan and oppose trade measures that might hurt Northern Ontario in the aftermath of a Statistics Canada showing a spike in the number of employment insurance claims fil