1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1556+ words) THUNDER BAY — NEWS — Northwestern Ontario residents are heading into Sunday with several major stories that could affect everything from fuel and grocery prices to mining investment, transportation and Thunder Bay’s municipal election. Internationally, new attacks affecting oil transportation in the…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (490+ words) That pattern is worth keeping in mind whenever the province stands up a new regulated industry. Northern Ontario absorbs the rules, because provincial rules apply everywhere in the province. The head offices, the compliance departments and the customer-service floors that…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1092+ words) Major realignment west of Schreiber leads September 8 roundup of Northwestern and Northeastern Ontario construction projects SCHREIBER — CONSTRUCTION NEWS — One of Northwestern Ontario’s most important active highway projects is taking shape near Rainbow Falls Provincial Park, where BOT Construction Group is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1596+ words) THUNDER BAY — NEWS — As Northwestern Ontario moves into the heart of the Labour Day long weekend, several stories could have direct consequences for what residents pay, how they travel and where the region’s economy heads next. The most immediate global…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (834+ words) New Pylon lending access, $500 million in annual volume, and a listing on Bankrate.com mark a milestone stretch for the Paradise Valley based brokerage A Milestone Built on Growth District Lending has grown its annual loan volume to $500 million. For…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1370+ words) THUNDER BAY — NEWS — The Canada-U.S. trade confrontation remains the story with the greatest direct economic consequences for Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario on Saturday, Aug. 29, while the six-month Iran war, catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet, another deadly Russian…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (702+ words) Prediction markets are becoming widely talked about as Canada launches them this summer. Long discussed in financial and technology circles, these platforms allow participants to buy and sell contracts based on the likelihood of future events occurring. Rather than just…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) AI-driven search, or AI search, revolutionizes search systems by leveraging artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing. Unlike traditional search engines reliant on keyword matching, AI search comprehends the context, nuances, and intent behind queries for more accurate…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1583+ words) THUNDER BAY — The breakdown in Canada-U.S. trade negotiations is the story with the most immediate economic implications for Northwestern Ontario on Monday, Aug. 24, while escalating U.S.-Iran tensions are keeping energy markets and the Strait of Hormuz under close…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1135+ words) For NetNewsLedger NewsHawks, Canada-U.S. trade is the immediate lead, followed by the Iran-Hormuz confrontation and the changing wildfire situation. Those three stories have the clearest potential to affect household costs, trucking, aviation, forestry, mining, First Nations and cross-border commerce in…...