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No decision or debate is expected Thursday night when it comes to the multi-use indoor turf facility. Thunder Bay city council along with staff will be on the call for a non-business gathering, which allows administration to present its options for the facility, though council members will not be able to debate, decide or vote on any options. The meeting will be broadcast on several platforms starting at 5:30 p.m. including the city’s website. Council decided in late March not to award the tender to the Tom Jones Corporation by a vote of 7-5. The rules are laid out through the city’s proc...

Both Thunder Bay Members of Provincial Parliament can’t hide their frustration. Judith Monteith-Farrell (NDP) and Michael Gravelle (Liberal) tell Acadia Broadcasting that the province’s plan to push Ottawa to double the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) to $1,000 per week isn’t an immediate solution. “Disappointing is the polite word to use,” says Gravelle, the representative for Thunder Bay-Superior North. “That is not acceptable, we need to continue to push for paid sick days. This is a priority for not only the Ontario Science Advisory Table but also medical professionals...

It looks like a provincial paid sick leave program is not coming to Ontario. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said that instead of their own program, which Premier Doug Ford said was coming last week, they want Ottawa to double the federal program to $1,000 per week with Ontario footing the increased costs. In response, federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says that the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) is there for Canadians who fall through the cracks because they don’t have a regular employer or because their province doesn’t have their own program in place. Freeland adds, ...

Saint John, NB, Canada / Country 94 Apr 26, 2021 5:10 PM The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission has approved a purchase agreement between Acadia Broadcasting Limited, (the parent company of this radio station) and Evanov Communications Inc. for two of Evanov’s Halifax based radio stations. The Commission announced its decision on the approval of the sale, Monday. Chris Pearson, the president of Acadia Broadcasting Limited said he was pleased to get the confirmation on the decision from the CRTC on the authority to acquire both stations, a decision that increases Acadia�...

New Brunswick has recorded its 35th death related to COVID-19. Public Health says someone in their 70s died in...