COVID-19
Staying afloat the goal for local business
By: Sara Beth Dacombe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Niverville Citizen For two years, local businesses have been asked to endure the challenges of the […]
Articles by Tilbury Times
COVID-19
Waning protection from 2 doses shows need for COVID-19 boosters, says head of Ontario’s science table
Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the novel coronavirus has waned dramatically since the highly infectious Omicron variant started spreading across Ontario, according […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Canada-based Pakistani filmmaker faces death threats in home country over blasphemy-related work
By: Laura Steiner/Local Journalism Initiative Police in Pakistan are investigating threats to a Halton area journalist, who has been vocal against the draconian blasphemy laws […]
Local Journalism Initiative
A place for everyone at the Norfolk County library
By: J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Heather King says she is loath to give any advice to Norfolk County council about […]
Art & Life
Quebec’s Jean-Marc Vallée, director of Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club, dead at 58
Quebec filmmaker and producer Jean-Marc Vallée, who won an Emmy for directing the hit HBO series Big Little Lies and whose 2013 drama Dallas Buyers Club earned multiple Oscar nominations, […]
COVID-19
Work for yourself? Canada has fewer and fewer people like you — and here’s why
On the surface, Canada’s labour market has made a complete comeback (new window) since losing nearly three million jobs at the start of the pandemic, but dig a […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Canada welcomed more Immigrants in 2021 than it has ever before in its history
By Shazia Nazir / Local Journalism Initiative Canada has welcomed 401,000 permanent residents in 2021. The historic high was announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser […]
Local Journalism Initiative
More than stolen Christmas kisses: a history of mistletoe
By: Michael Riley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Bancroft Times Kissing under the mistletoe has been around for hundreds of years, but the plant itself […]
Local Journalism Initiative
Local volunteers host live Nativity scene for Christmas
By: John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Strathmore Times Returning for a second set of shows, a live depiction of the Nativity scene was performed […]
National
Russia urges West to move quickly to guarantee Ukraine won’t join NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin turned up the pressure ever so slightly on Thursday by restating his demands for security guarantees, including rolling back NATO’s eastward expansion […]