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Doug Diaczuk

Thunder Bay

Reporter at TBNewsWatch.com

Author and journalist. My novels Chalk and Just Like a Real Person are available now. Reporting for @tbnewswatch. Views expressed are my own.

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  • 1 week ago | chroniclejournal.com | Doug Diaczuk

    After fighting for more than 40 years, injured workers in Ontario finally feel like they are starting to receive the recognition they deserve, but there is still much more work that needs to be done. June 1 will mark the first official Injured Workers Day in Ontario after an act in Bill 118 to proclaim the day was passed at Queen's Park last December. Ahead of the day, the Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Association hosted a flag raising ceremony at Thunder Bay City Hall on Friday.

  • 2 weeks ago | chroniclejournal.com | Doug Diaczuk

    A charge of assault causing bodily harm against a Thunder Bay Police Service officer has been withdrawn. The charge was laid against Const. Taylor Auger following an investigation by the Special Investigations Unit in June 2024. According to a statement issued by the SIU at the time, officers with the Thunder Bay Police Service arrested a 33-year-old man outside a May Street business for public intoxication on April 11, 2023.

  • 2 weeks ago | chroniclejournal.com | Doug Diaczuk

    A drop in temperatures and some precipitation has reduced the fire hazard in the region, prompting an evacuation alert in the Northwest to be lifted. On Sunday, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) lifted an evacuation alert issued last week for the Fort Frances District. The alert was implemented due to a 3,500-hectare fire burning south of Atikokan. There has been no growth observed in that fire for several days and precipitation and cooler weather has reduced fire behaviour.

  • 3 weeks ago | chroniclejournal.com | Doug Diaczuk

    People with disabilities in Thunder Bay can help make the rest of the country more accessible by sharing their lived experiences in consultations with federally regulated organizations.

  • 3 weeks ago | chroniclejournal.com | Doug Diaczuk

    A Thunder Bay man charged with first-degree murder alongside his brother in the 2022 death of 37-year-old Rusty Russow has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Harley Austin Loon appeared before Justice Stephen Wojciechowski in a Thunder Bay courtroom on Tuesday where he pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder but guilty to the lesser included charge of second-degree murder.

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Doug Diaczuk
Doug Diaczuk @DougDiaczuk
2 Jun 22

My story on harassment of journalists in Canada has been published in @twuc magazine, Write. It was a very interesting story to work on and it is disturbing how journalists are treated, especially now with division and misinformation fuelling so much hate and anger. https://t.co/yNlvXhzej5

Doug Diaczuk
Doug Diaczuk @DougDiaczuk
9 May 22

RT @cbcbooks: The ReLit Awards honour the best Canadian books published by independent presses. The 2022 prizes are celebrating its poetry,…

Doug Diaczuk
Doug Diaczuk @DougDiaczuk
9 May 22

Some very exciting news! My second @3DayNovel Just Like a Real Person published by @AnvilPress has been shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Award! It's such an honour to be included with so many great authors. #amwriting #WritingCommunity https://t.co/ZsN44NHC8q