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Matt Prokopchuk

Matt Prokopchuk

Matt joins the Newswatch team after more than 15 years working in print and broadcast media in Thunder Bay, where he was born and raised. A lover of music, he refuses to part with his (still growing) CD collection.

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mprokopchuk@dougallmedia.com

Recent Work by Matt

‘This is really terrible stuff’: local forestry expert reacts to Canada-U.S. tariff war

‘This is really terrible stuff’: local forestry expert reacts to Canada-U.S. tariff war

But Laird Van Damme, chair of Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation, says he remains optimistic.
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Doug Ford pledges to fast-track mining and resource development

Doug Ford pledges to fast-track mining and resource development

Doug Ford made a campaign stop in Thunder Bay on Saturday, the third major party leader to do so
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‘I just cried’: Drag queens react to yearslong, $380K libel suit win

‘I just cried’: Drag queens react to yearslong, $380K libel suit win

Ruling judge called defamatory posts against drag performers hate speech, orders local blogger Brian Webster to pay up.
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Former NAPS police chief suing force for more than $2.5M over termination

Former NAPS police chief suing force for more than $2.5M over termination

Roland Morrison’s statement of claim says his firing was ‘predetermined’ and ‘lacked justification’
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Indigenous business organization studying human rights impacts on mining

Indigenous business organization studying human rights impacts on mining

The research is in partnership with University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law
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