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Northern Ontario MPP calls on province to sell homes it owns in rural community
A northern Ontario MPP wants the provincial government to sell around 20 properties it owns in the village of Gogama so workers at a nearby mine can purchase them.
'They're putting the First Nations history at risk,' says northern Ontario archeologist about Bill 5
An archeologist from northern Ontario says he’s concerned about new provincial legislation that could exempt some archeological requirements for certain developments in an effort to build faster.
5 programs at Algoma University no longer taking in new students for 1 year
Algoma University has decided to stop accepting new students into five programs, including history and music, for one year.
Most smelt in northern Ontario are an invasive species and they're making lake trout smaller
Lake trout in some northern Ontario lakes aren’t as big as they used to be, and a geneticist says it’s because of another fish, you likely didn't know was an invasive species.
Northern Ontario farmer worries flooding could take his property and nearby homes
A fourth-generation farmer in northeastern Ontario worries the nearby Goulais River will eventually destroy his family farm and several homes downstream from his property.
Flooding cuts off airport access in Kashechewan First Nation as evacuation continues
Kashechewan First Nation, along northern Ontario’s James Bay Coast, has alerted all community members with children to make their way to a baseball diamond so they can be airlifted to the nearby Fort Albany First Nation.
Northern Ontario wilderness lodges continue to see American tourists, despite trade war
Canadians have been cancelling trips to the United States since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war between the two countries. But wilderness lodges in northern Ontario say they haven’t seen an equivalent drop in American visitors.
Algoma Steel incurs $10.5 M in tariff-related costs during 1st quarter
Algoma Steel incurred $10.5 million in tariff-related costs in the first quarter of 2025.
Heavy rainfall, snowmelt leads to flood warnings in northeastern Ontario
Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources has a flood warning in place for parts of northeastern Ontario, near Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River, where several highways are closed.
Trump's plans to mine the deep ocean are untested and could cause environmental harm, say mining experts
A recent executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump to invest in deep sea mining operations could have dire environmental consequences, according to a northern Ontario mining expert.