Northwestern Ontario

Worker killed at Rainy River mine

Employee was operating equipment in the open pit

Jul 24, 2024 1:28 PM Read more >

Steelworkers union wants an audience with Ford over idled Terrace Bay mill

Mill shutdown has caused negative regional economic impact, created wood chip pileup, says union bosses

Jul 23, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Still no date set for northwestern First Nation to vote on nuclear waste storage facility

Wabigoon Lake’s traditional territory includes a site under consideration for proposed multi-billion-dollar repository

Jul 22, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Province funds Sudbury film projects, business expansions

More than $4.3 million dispensed across the region

Jul 18, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Terrace Bay print shop announces closure

Seventy-five-year-old business closing is a casualty of local pulp mill idling

Jul 15, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Grassy Narrows sues Ontario, seeking to nullify all mining claims

If the court sides with the northwestern First Nation, it would 'undermine the Mining Act throughout the province': lawyer

Jul 12, 2024 4:00 PM Read more >

Indigenous Leaders: Ojibwe community eyes biomass as ticket to emissions-free future

Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek's trio of biomass projects aims to reduce emissions, creating jobs and revenue

Jul 12, 2024 9:00 AM Read more >

Ignace on board with hosting a nuclear waste repository

Northwestern township council sides with residents' committee to accept deep nuclear waste storage facility

Jul 11, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Heritage Fund aids Northwest Indigenous, community, small business projects

Wauzhushk Onigum Nation is getting $1.5 million for a new 9,600-square-foot education facility.

Jul 10, 2024 3:49 PM Read more >

Rehabilitation work begins at Ignace dam

Agimak Lake Dam work includes replacement of two retaining walls and installation of an automated water gauge

Jul 10, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >