• Local Journalism Initiative

    "We will leave no stone unturned:" Minister Smith on the Terrace Bay mill

    The provincial government is providing some clarity in the face of questions surrounding the idling of Terrace Bay’s mill. Ontario’s minister of natural resources and forestry, Graydon Smith, gave a speech at the Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) conference in Thunder Bay on April 25. Smith spoke with Dougall Media to provide updates about how his ministry and the Ford government are approaching the situation in Terrace Bay. It was earlier this month Premier Doug Ford appeared in Thu

  • The Canadian Press

    Uzbekistan knocks out titleholder Saudi Arabia in Under-23 Asian Cup soccer

    DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Saudi Arabia lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals and also saw its chance of a second successive appearance at the Olympics end on Friday. Only the top three teams from the 16-team competition qualify automatically for men’s Olympic soccer in Paris. Fourth place earns a playoff against Guinea in May. In a reverse of the 2022 final, Uzbekistan was a comfortable winner. Khusain Norchaev scored on halftime and the Saudis' task became m

  • Reuters

    Kinder Morgan declares force majeure on west Texas natgas pipeline

    Kinder Morgan has declared force majeure on a segment of natural gas pipeline in Ward County, Texas, following an incident, according to a notice filed on the company's website on Friday. The force majeure affects the Lockridge Lateral segment of the Natural Gas Pipeline of America system. The outage will disrupt flows to 10 locations in west Texas until further notice, according to the filing.