Lakehead University

• Crewmember of 150-year-old lost expedition identified using DNA by Ontario researchers

  Ontario university researchers say they used DNA samples to identify a second crew member from Sir John Franklin's ill-fated 1845 Northwest Passage expedition.

  Canada

  Sep 25
  
• Northwestern Ontario First Nation elects new chief ‘nail-biting’ close vote

  When all the ballots were counted by Sunday at dawn, Michele Solomon was elected the new chief of Fort William First Nation, near Thunder Bay, Ont.

  Politics

  May 30, 2023
  
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• Guelph, Lakehead to partner on new veterinary medicine program

  The province is providing $14.7 Million towards the program at the University of Guelph and Lakehead University in an effort to help communities that are currently underserved.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
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• Feds earmark $918K to ‘lay foundation’ for Indigenous law hub in Ontario

  The funding draws on a previously announced $9.5 million for 21 projects to help First Nations, Inuit and Metis restore Indigenous law in regions across the country.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2021
• Simcoe County to increase service on Route 3 of LINX Transit

  The new change will bring service on Route 3 closer to pre-pandemic levels.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2021
• Lakehead University extends reading break due to cybersecurity attack

  The winter break will be extended an additional four days, with classes scheduled to resume on Friday, Feb. 26.

  Education

  Feb 22, 2021
• Reflecting on a decade: Simcoe County warden George Cornell

  George Cornell was elected as Simcoe County's warden in 2018. Prior to that, he served as mayor and as a councillor in Tiny Township, Ont.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2019
• Simcoe County presents $1M to Lakehead University

  The gift is part of the county's annual pledge to improve access to post-secondary education across the region. 

  Education

  Nov 19, 2019
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• Majority of Canadians believe climate change education falling short of expectations: study

  Fifty-one per cent of Canadians feel well-informed about climate change, but 43 per cent failed a climate knowledge test, according to a recent study.

  Environment

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Canada’s first Indigenous dean of a Canadian law school suing Lakehead University

  EagleWoman, a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate Tribe, was appointed the school's dean of law in 2016.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2018