49 h. ago Ontario park with ancient volcano and giant cliffs looks like 4km

Just east of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a huge silhouette stretches along the horizon of along Lake Superior. It looks just like a huge, sleeping human stretching kilometres— and the namesake of a popular provincial park. That natural rock formation is known as the Sleeping Giant, the eroded remains of an ancient volcano that erupted nearly 1.1 billion years ago during the Midcontinent Rift. The park, aptly named Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, sits along the north shore of Lake Superior on the Sibley Peninsula. It boasts wide landscapes and massive lakeside cliffs, a wonder to anyone curious enough to visit. At Sleeping Giant, see cliffs that are almost 250 meters wide. Photo: Brester Irina/ShutterstockThe Sleeping Giant's mass formation of rocks resembles a row of mesas and cliffs that appear to form an almost four-kilometre-long body, seemingly snoozing in the distance, complete with cliffs that resemble a face, a chest, and a stomach. The cliffs car...

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60 h. ago Bond Binge Shows America Is Still Exceptional: Credit Weekly

President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs in April stirred fears that the era of US exceptionalism was over, and European and Asian money managers would cut back on buying US corporate debt. So far, it’s not happening, and foreign investors are buying more American debt than they have in months.

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5 d. ago OCEU President Harry Goslin to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Waterloo

WATERLOO, Ontario — Harry Goslin, president of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line outside the constituency office of NDP MPP Catherine Fife at 100 Regina St. S. in Waterloo on Thursday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. His appearance follows a […]

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5 d. ago OCEU Vice President April Leblanc to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY, Ontario — April Leblanc, Vice President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line at the corner of 605 Sibley Drive and Balmoral Street, near the Tim Hortons, in Thunder Bay on June 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Leblanc’s […]

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6 d. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President Harry Goslin to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in St. Catharines

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario — Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line outside the constituency office of NDP MPP Jennie Stevens (209 Carlton St, Unit B) on Wednesday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Goslin’s appearance comes as […]

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6 d. ago OCEU Recording Secretary Chantal Reid to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Timmins

TIMMINS, Ontario — Chantal Reid, Recording Secretary of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line outside the constituency office of PC MPP George Pirie (681 Algonquin Blvd. East) on Wednesday, June 25th at 10:00 a.m. Reid’s appearance comes as the WSIB […]

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1 week ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President to Join Pickering Picket Line as WSIB Strike Hits One

PICKERING, Ontario — As the historic strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers reaches the one-month mark, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Pickering tomorrow, June 19 at 10:00 a.m., in a show of solidarity with members demanding a fair contract, mental […]

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1 week ago Foreign Treasuries Holdings Held Near a Record in April Turmoil

Foreign investors’ holdings of US Treasuries held close to a record high in April, despite the turmoil in financial markets in the wake of President Donald Trump’s plans for the biggest tariff hikes in more than a century.

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1 week ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President to Join Barrie Picket Line as WSIB Strike Enters Fourth Week

BARRIE, Ontario — As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers stretches into its fourth week, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Barrie on Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 a.m., to support members in their fight for a fair contract, safer […]

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2 w. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President to Join Sudbury Picket Line as WSIB Strike Enters Fourth Week

SUDBURY, Ontario — As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers stretches into its fourth week, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Sudbury on Tuesday, June 17 at 12:30 p.m., to support members in their push for a fair contract and […]

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2 w. ago OCEU/CUPE 1750 President to Join North Bay Picket Line as WSIB Strike Enters Fourth Week

NORTH BAY, Ontario — As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers enters its fourth week, the President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), Harry Goslin, will be on the North Bay picket line tomorrow, June 17th at 10:00 a.m., standing in solidarity with frontline workers demanding safer workloads, fair […]

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2 w. ago NDP MPP Jessica Bell to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Toronto

TORONTO — NDP MPP for University–Rosedale, Jessica Bell, will join striking WSIB workers on the picket line at 200 Front Street West on Monday, June 16 at 11:15 a.m., in solidarity with 3,600 frontline members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750). Now entering four weeks on strike, OCEU members are calling for fair […]

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2 w. ago Ontario Unions to Picket Ford Fest in Solidarity with WSIB Strike

ETOBICOKE, Ontario — Members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), currently on strike, will be joined by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), and other labour organizations today, June 13th, at Ford Fest 2025 in Centennial Park, Etobicoke. The coordinated action comes as striking WSIB frontline staff enter over three weeks on […]

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2 w. ago Striking WSIB workers rally in London to back contract demands

The union president and an NDP MPP joined a London picket line as a strike by 3,600 WSIB workers enters its fourth week

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2 w. ago OCEU President Harry Goslin to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Windsor

WINDSOR, Ontario — Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line in Windsor on Friday, June 13, in a show of solidarity as the province-wide strike marks its third week. Goslin will visit workers on the line at […]

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2 w. ago OCEU President Harry Goslin to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in London

LONDON, Ontario — Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line in London on Thursday, June 12, in a show of solidarity as the historic province-wide strike enters its fourth week. Goslin will visit workers on the line […]

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2 w. ago Hamilton District Labour Council to Join WSIB Picket Line as Strike Approaches Three Weeks

HAMILTON, Ontario — As the strike by 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) approaches its third week, the Hamilton District Labour Council (HDLC) will join picketing WSIB workers for a solidarity rally on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at noon. The rally will take place on the picket line outside the WSIB […]

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3 w. ago NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Thunder Bay

Ontario’s Frontline WSIB Staff Continue Fight for Fair Wages, Safe Workplaces, and Job Security as Political Support Grows THUNDER BAY, Ontario — NDP MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, Shadow Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, with responsibility for WSIB and Injured Workers, will join the picket line at 605 Sibley Drive on Monday, June […]

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3 w. ago South Korea’s new president vows to restart talks with North

Lee began his term hours after winning an election triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

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3 w. ago Special weather alerts issued in Ontario for some of the worst air quality in the world

As Southern Ontario enjoys a very welcome midweek hit of summertime temperatures following an unseasonably chilly and dreary end to May, residents may notice that the sun appears to be working overtime to shine through a layer of haze carried in from the wildfires raging in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.The skies above the Toronto area started looking a little congested on Monday as smoke began making its entrance from the western provinces, where thousands of people are being evacuated and some companies are shutting down operations amid intensifying blazes.As of Tuesday afternoon, 29 Ontario locales have been issued air quality warnings or special weather statements from Environment Canada due to the deteriorating conditions.The alerts affect the western third of the province, including cities like Thunder Bay, which had an extremely dangerous level of pollutants that rated it as "hazardous" on the U.S. Air Quality Index...

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