Northeast Region: There was 1 wildland fire confirmed in the Northeast Region today: Haliburton 8 (HAL008) is 3 hectares and located approximately 0.3 of a kilometre south of Red Fox Bay, and 0.3 of a kilometre east of Elva Lane. The fire is not under control. Northwest Region: At the time of this update there are 4 active wildland fires ...

We did it Wawa! Over $9000 was raised with this past Smile Cookie campaign to support the 1st Wawa Scouts! Thank you to our amazing community for your support! Thank you to Wawa Tim Hortons for selecting us and giving us this opportunity! With these funds the 1st Wawa Scouts can continue to offer programs for youth age 5 to ...

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region today.   Northwest Region: At the time of this update there are 3 active wildland fires in the Northwest Region. Of those fires, 1 is under control and 2 is not under control. Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of ...

Northeast Region: There were 5 confirmed wildland fires in the Northeast Region today: Haliburton 6 (HAL006) was 0.2 of a hectare and located on the south side of Highway 60, and approximately 0.25 of a kilometre south of Ouse Lake. The fire is out. Haliburton 7 (HAL007) is 0.5 of a hectare and located approximately 0.1 of a kilometre east ...

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region today. Northwest Region (May 24): There is 1 active wildland fire in the Northwest Region. The fire is under control.

The Michipicoten Rod and Gun Club hosted shooters and guests from across the Algoma region at the 33rd annual Blackfly Shoot on Sunday, May 24, 2026.   This friendly competition is held with 5 person teams shooting rimfire and centrefire rifles, handguns and shotguns over a series of challenging targets.  Five teams from Thessalon, St. Joseph Island, Sault Ste. Marie ...

Welcome back ladies! 54 women braved the 5-degree weather to kick off the new season.  As we begin, we send a special thank you to our amazing sponsors who jumped on board!  We give a warm welcome to Kaya Zawadzki as our new team lead in the Pro-Shop and our kitchen lead, Bailey Hiebert-Long to the Clubhouse.  Things are shaping ...

Northeast Region (May 24): There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region today. Northeast Region (May 23): Timmins 2 (TIM002) was located approx. 4 km north of Kenogami Lake and east of Hwy 11. The fire was 0.5 hectares in size and is now out. Chapleau 1 (CHA001) is located west of Hwy 129 at Chub Lake. The ...

The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Executive Council congratulates Sandy Lake First Nation member Teri Fiddler for being one of the first-ever recipients of an Honorary Doctor of Medicine from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. “On behalf of Nishnawbe Aski Nation we extend our heartfelt congratulates to our dear friend for being recognized for her outstanding contributions to Indigenous ...

May 21/26 Week #1 111 Golfers Sunny 9*C   1st Flight Score 1st Max Simon Eben Leadbetter Ethan Jones 30 2nd Steve Jozin Bill Carruthers Nick Alexopoulos 31 3rd Bob Cliffe Ian Senecal Matt Corriveaux 34 2nd Flight Score 1st Dan Mathias Ray Baronette Gibby 35 2nd Gilbert Bouchard Derek Shoppoff Spare 35 3rd Tom Terris Tom Fahrer Luke Morden ...

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region.   Northwest Region: No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 22nd. At the time of this update there is 1 active fire in the Northwest Region. The fire is under control.

Academics, environmental lawyers and civil society organizations are raising the alarm over a federal proposal to reduce independent scrutiny of nuclear and uranium projects. A May 8th Discussion Paper proposes major rollbacks in project reviews under the Impact Assessment Act. The proposal would hit nuclear projects particularly hard, handing the assessment process over to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). ...

Northeast Region: There are no active wildland fires in the Northeast Region.   Northwest Region: Updated: May 20, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.  Central Daylight Time (CDT) No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the early evening of May 20. At the time of this update there are 3 active fires in the Northwest Region – 1 fire is being held and 2 fires ...

The Municipality of Wawa advises residents that a petition submitted requesting the inclusion of a question regarding the discontinuation of fluoridation in the municipal drinking water be included on the upcoming municipal election ballot did not meet the legislative requirements as set out under Ontario’s Fluoridation Act. The petition was submitted to the Municipal Clerk prior to May 1st and ...

May 19, 2026 Saint‑Michel‑des‑Saints, Québec In an increasingly divided and uncertain world, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control. We are building a stronger, more independent, more resilient economy – an economy built on the solid foundation of strong Canadian industries and workers. To that end, Canada’s new government launched the Major Projects Office (MPO) last year to get ...