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Ontario’s Auditor General says the province has not met all of the requirements when it signed onto the federal government’s $10 a day childcare program. A report finds commitments on new spaces and staff have not yet been achieved. The province received $10.23 billion over five years when it agreed to the federal program. Auditor General Shelley Spence says while childcare costs have been cut in half since 2022, demand has increased threefold.

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A DAY TO LISTEN 2025: Honouring Truth and Reconciliation Across Canada On September 30, Canadians from coast to coast will come together for A Day to Listen 2025, a 12-hour national radio broadcast dedicated to amplifying Indigenous voices in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, hundreds of radio stations will air powerful conversations, stories, and music that reflect on the past and envision a better future.

Last Friday the DHS Eagles football team played an incredible homecoming game! 🏈 They took the win from Churchill Bulldogs 35-21! 💪 The turnout was incredible, seeing all the team spirit and support from the community always warms my heart. 👏 I took SOOO many photos here are what I was able to shrink it down too. 📸

The Forest Products Association of Canada is honouring a northwestern Ontario forestry services company. It has awarded Dallan LP with its Indigenous Business Leadership Award. The company is 100% Indigenous-owned and provides mill yard services to mills in Thunder Bay, Ignace and Atikokan. It was formed by Fort William First Nation’s Dale Levesque, in partnership with Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation and Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation.

Dryden Fall Fest 2025 (Interview) It’s a month-long celebration of the season and it begins this week – Dryden Fall Fest! The 2025 festival promises to be one to be remembered. Dryden Fall Fest committee member Laina Smith was a guest Monday on the CKDR Morning Show. Listen to Laina through the YouTube link below. VIDEO https://www.drydenfallfest.ca/

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Ottawa is honouring fallen peace officers Sunday morning to mark Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day. The ceremony began Sunday morning and was live streamed to the memorial’s social media accounts. The names of 912 officers are engraved on tablets behind Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and they were read ahead of the ceremony. Governor General Mary Simon says these people gave their lives to protect their communities and their fellow Canadians.

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