Oct 16, 2025 at 11:00 The Fog Advisory has ended at 10:36 a.m. Oct 16, 2025 at 07:37 7:14 AM EDT Thursday 16 October 2025 Fog Advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring over some areas. Visibility will improve later this morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to ...
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Fog Advisory (Agawa – Lake Superior Park) ENDED
Oct 16, 2025 at 11:00 The Fog Advisory has ended at 10:36 a.m. Oct 16, 2025 at 07:37 7:14 AM EDT Thursday 16 October 2025 Fog Advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring over some areas. Visibility will improve later this morning. Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced ...
Read More »OPP – Four Holiday Weekend Fatalities & 8,800+ traffic charges laid
Four people died in separate collisions on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads during the Thanksgiving long weekend, as the OPP joined Canadian policing partners for Operation Impact. The OPP’s commitment to keeping roads safe was reflected in the more than 8,800 traffic charges they laid across the province throughout the weekend. Officers worked around the clock, targeting road behaviours that ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – October 16
There were 5 new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of October 15. Haliburton 46 (HAL046) is 40 hectares in size and is located 3 kilometres northeast of Wadsworth Lake. This fire is not under control. Haliburton 47 (HAL047) is 0.8 hectares in size and is located 1.5 kilometres southwest of Stoll Lake. This fire is ...
Read More »Thursday Morning News – October 16th
Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. Showers beginning late this evening. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h before morning. Low 8. Friday – Showers ending in the afternoon then cloudy with 40% chance of showers. Amount 5 to 10 mm. Wind south ...
Read More »SSM Police Arrest Eric Mearow for Second Degree Murder while in Custody
On October 14, 2025, detectives with Investigation Services charged 40-year-old Eric Mearow with second degree murder. Around 10:40 a.m. on October 8, 2025, 911 Communicators received a report of the sudden death of a 25-year-old person in custody at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre (ATRC). An investigation revealed the accused started a verbal altercation with the victim before punching ...
Read More »Babcock, Brenda (née Smilsky)
Passed peacefully with her family by her side, late in the evening of October 11, 2025, at Kingston General Hospital. Devoted wife and best friend of Gary. Proud and beloved mother of Neil (Tanya), Natalie (Christian), and Nadine (Kerwin). Cherished Gram to Oscar and Faye. Memorable Aunt and Great Aunt to many. Pre-deceased by her father Antony, mother Margaret, and ...
Read More »Between the Covers – October 13th
October is here and we are busy at the Library. We are celebrating Canadian Library Month as well as First Nations Public Library Week from October 5th until October 11th and Ontario Public Library Week from October 19th until October 25th. October is also Dyslexia Awareness Month. We are also supporting Alzheimer’s and Dementia by donating all used books and ...
Read More »Sudbury OPP – Assistance requested in Fail to Remain Collision
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the owner/driver of a white Ram 1500, involved in a fail to remain collision. On Friday October 10, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 17, near Second Avenue (Coniston), Sudbury The driver of the white ...
Read More »Retention is the New Reality: Population Growth in Northern Ontario
Since February 2020, leaders and decision-makers across Northern Ontario have come together annually to discuss how to make the region more welcoming to newcomers. Recurring themes of attraction, settlement, reconciliation, and anti-racism have shaped an ongoing conversation about how to ensure long-term population growth and prosperity across the north. Magnetic North 2025 will be hosted in-person at Science North in ...
Read More »Northeast Forest Fire Region Update – October 15
There were two new wildland fires confirmed in the Northeast Region by the evening of October 14. Haliburton 44 (HAL044) is 2 hectares in size and is located 1 kilometre northwest of McNulty Lake. This fire is not under control. Haliburton 45 (HAL045) is 0.3 hectares in size and is located approximately 4 kilometers east of Camel Lake. This fire ...
Read More »Wednesday Morning News – October 15th
Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late this morning. High 11. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing near midnight. Low plus 1. Thursday – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating in the morning. High 13. UV index 3 or moderate. Thursday Night – Cloudy with 60% chance of showers. Low 8. News Tidbits: ...
Read More »JENNINGS, Linda Brenda
August 9, 1951 ~ February 13, 2025 Peacefully at her home in Barry’s Bay in her 74th year. Predeceased by her parents Joyce and Kenneth Johnson, her first husband Arnold Jennings, second husband Keith MacTavish as well as her sisters Susan Zaffis and Elizabeth Fortin. Left to mourn are her brothers Douglas (Anne) Johnson of Martintown, Jeffery (Johanne) of Waterville and ...
Read More »Drug alert: confirmed presence of two new substances in Ontario
Toronto’s Drug Checking Service has identified two new substances circulating in the Ontario drug supply: N-Propionitrile chlorphine (also known as cychlorphine) and Deschlorodemethyldiazepam. N-Propionitrile chlorphine (also known as cychlorphine) is an opioid that is as strong as or stronger than fentanyl and is not approved for pharmaceutical use. Deschlorodemethyldiazepam is a benzodiazepine that is not approved for pharmaceutical use. The ...
Read More »LDHC Board Meeting – October 20th, 2025
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Of THE LADY DUNN HEALTH CENTRE Date: Monday, October 20th, 2025 Time: 7:00 p.m. For additional information, please contact 705-856-2335 Ext. 3210 Your Health: Our Commitment \ Notre engagement: votre santé
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