Weather – patches dissipating this morning. High 17. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – clear. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low plus 3 with risk of frost.

On August 28, 2019, at approximately 5:45 p.m. the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a capsized boat in Callander Bay, Lake Nipissing, Ontario.   There were three males on board and their vessel was heavily loaded with construction material, as they were on route to an island camp. They were approximately one kilometer from shore when the ...

School communities in the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board are ready to welcome new families and returning families to the 2019-2020 school year on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. To allow for our schools to better prepare for students, Tuesday, September 3, 2019 will be the first of seven Professional Activity Days scheduled for the upcoming school year. With the incoming ...

Currently, in Canada, wildfires are managed using an approach known as ‘initial attack’, in which fires are detected early and fought quickly and aggressively with the objective of full suppression.   Though ‘initial attack’ is effective, firefighting crews can easily be overwhelmed if there is a large number of new fires. If crews cannot keep up, some of the fires ...

Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath has designated a critic for Ethics and Accountability, assigning the new job to Taras Natyshak (Essex); and created an Auto and Manufacturing portfolio, naming Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) to the file.   “From Doug Ford’s cronyism appointment scandal, to the attempt to buy a pimped-out supervan for himself and hide the costs, to secret and ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There are 3 remaining active forest fires in the region. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is being held at 4.1 hectares. Algonquin Park 19 is under control at 8.1 hectares. It is located approximately 1 kilometre west of Foys ...

  It was a weekend to celebrate the end of summer and the return of students to school. It was also a weekend to watch the Northern Lights. They were visible Friday night and Joel Cooper took the above photograph from Sandy Beach on Lake Superior. He explained, “I took more pictures with longer exposure times. They look great but ...

Sep 1, 2019 @ 08:12 – On August 20, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Cartier Fire Department and Ornge Air Ambulance responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 144 at Crab Lake, Cartier Township, Ontario. Investigation revealed the northbound pick-up truck drove ...

The Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education issued the following statement about Ontario’s first day of school: “Today is the first day of school. It’s a tremendously exciting time for parents, educators, and students all across the province of Ontario. As Education Minister, one of my most important responsibilities is to make sure that the students of today get the ...

Yesterday, August 31st, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement in response to the expiration of collective agreements between school boards and education labour partners: “Parents deserve predictability. They deserve to have peace of mind over the coming year. I stand with them and will be focused on delivering a deal that protects their children’s future, invests in ...

Weather -Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this afternoon. High 19. UV index 5 or moderate. Tonight – ainly cloudy. A few showers beginning after midnight. Low 11. News Tidbits – A lottery ticket sold in Sault Ste. Marie won $1 million playing Encore. The Encore number drawn was 5326429; the winner has yet to validate the ticket or ...

There were no new wildland fires discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. There are 4 remaining active forest fires in the region. Timmins 22 is being held at 0.2 of a hectare and is located approximately 2 kilometres east of Rice Lake. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is being held at ...

Weather – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud near noon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – partly cloudy. Clearing late this evening. Low 7. News Tidbits – There were Northern Lights last night at about 11 p.m., but the clouds hid most of them by 11:30. Tonight is expected to ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be focusing on Distracted Driving this Labour Day Long Weekend from Friday, August 30 to Monday, September 2, 2019. The OPP will be educating road users in an effort to change driving behaviour and save lives. Officers in the Northeast Region have investigated 15 fatal motor vehicle collisions so far this year (August 12, 2019). Eleven ...

There was one new wildland fire discovered in the Northeast Region by late afternoon. Timmins 22 was discovered late this afternoon. It measures 0.3 of a hectare and is located approximately 2 kilometres east of Rice Lake. There are 3 other active forest fires across the Northeast. Sudbury 42 is located approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Whitewater Lake. It is ...