Around the North

Maclean’s Ranking of Canadian Universities has placed Thunder Bay’s Lakehead University among the top post-secondary institutions in Canada.

A large shipment of milling equipment from Spain was scheduled to arrive at the Port of Thunder Bay Oct. 28 that is heading for a Timmins mining operation. Lake Shore Gold Corp. needs the equipment for its expanding Bell Creek Mill.

Treasury Metals continues to find high grade gold on its Goliath property in northwestern Ontario. The Toronto junior miner reported some significant drill results, the best being one hole yielding 4.2 metres at 13.1 grams per tonne.

KWG Resources reports it has started a 12,000-metre drilling program on its Big Daddy chromite deposit in the Ring of Fire.

The Chiefs of Ontario are throwing their collective weight behind the Matawa First Nations in its decision to withdraw its support for the Ring of Fire mine development.

Sault College's Inspiring Growth capital campaign has received a donation from the RBC Foundation.

Collège Boréal will open a new Toronto campus in September 2012 and is aiming to double the number of programs offered in the space.

A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on merger and acquisition (M&A) deal activity comparing provincial buy side and sell side transactions shows that while Ontario and Quebec continue to be top investment destinations in Canada, each has lo

Tourism Sault Ste. Marie acknowledged the efforts of five businesses and individuals during its ninth annual Tourism Awards gala on Oct. 27.

Support for advanced research, education and innovation are the elements required to create a learning city. That's the recipe for success introduced by the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC) as part of its Learning City Initiative.