2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (238+ words) Posted Apr 2, 2026 4:31 PM Majella Joseph Poirier, known to all as Gerry, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026, at Hogarth Riverview Manor, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 91 years old. Gerry was born on October 4, 1934, in Saint-Sim'on-de-Bonaventure, Quebec,…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (247+ words) Doreen Clara Gratz'nwonewswatch.com Doreen was born in Dryden, Ontario to Clara and Wendell Holmes. In 1948 she married Michael Gratz and together they built their home in Slate River on Highway 61. There they lived for over 50 years raising their family....

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (202+ words) Posted Apr 2, 2026 4:52 PM October 10, 1930 " March 27, 2026 Mrs. Rose Kendall (nee Bonnie), age 95 and a resident of Southbridge Pinewood Court passed away peacefully on Friday, March 27, 2026 with her daughter by her side. She was so excited to welcome a great-grandson, Mason on…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago  (101+ words) Good Morning, Northwestern Ontario!Northwest Ontario News Today's image is fromPenny Swire Ignace Increasing cloudiness. Snow beginning late in the afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 late in the morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago  (332+ words) KENORA" Officials are warning that apotent veterinary sedativehas been detected in the unregulated drug supply across Northwestern Ontario. The Northwestern Ontario Health Unit (NWHU) issued a drug alert on Mar.27 after medetomidine, a veterinary sedative significantly stronger than xylazine and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (392+ words) Posted Apr 1, 2026 10:09 AM February 1, 1959 " March 30, 2026 With great sadness, the children of Kent Gerard Coughlin announce his passing on Monday, March 30, 2026, after a hard-fought battle. He passed with his son by his side and his daughter on the phone, surrounded by…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (103+ words) TORONTO" Ontario's minimum wage will increase in October from the current rateof $17.60 to $17.95 an hour. The government changes the minimum wageeach year based on the Consumer Price Index, which tracksinflation. According to the labour ministry, the increase will provide people…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (191+ words) Posted about 4 hours ago September 24, 1948 " March 29, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our loving wife, mother, baba and great-grandmother Jeanette Susan Oja (Daniels) on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Thunder Bay, at the age of 77. She…...

2+ day, 52+ min ago  (725+ words) THUNDER BAY " A $1.5 million grant from northern Ontario's federal economic development agency will help launch Lakehead University's veterinary program. The funding was announced at a Tuesday morning press conference at the university by Patty Hajdu, the Thunder Bay-area MP who…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (290+ words) TORONTO " Premier Doug Ford's government formally introduced the controversial changes it plans to make to Ontario's records-access law on Thursday. The budget that Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy released on Thursday mentioned the FOI system changes briefly, in one paragraph. It…...