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Police Arrest 5 in Brunswick House FN search warrant execution

Police arrested five suspects after seizing suspected fentanyl from a Brunswick House First Nation home Monday, March 2nd. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, Emergency Response Team, and members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, executed a search warrant at a residential address in the zero-to-100 block of Mountbatten Road in Brunswick House First Nation on ...

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Michipicoten Golf Club elects Board of Directors

The Michipicoten Golf Club is pleased to announce Board of Directors members elected at its Annual General Meeting held on March 1. Four positions were up for election this year for a three-year term and a fifth position was added. Welcome back to Scott Carruthers, Joe Provost, Anders Dereski, Shane Bukowski and newly elected member Mike Hogan. On behalf of ...

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FONOM Calls for Urgent Action Following Another Fatal Collision on Northern Highway

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is expressing deep concern and growing frustration following another fatal collision on Northern Ontario’s highway system. On March 7, a serious collision near Smooth Rock Falls involving four tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle claimed the life of a Kapuskasing resident, marking the tenth highway fatality this winter on Northern highways. FONOM extends its ...

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SSM Man Fined for Unlawfully Abandoning Ice Fishing Hut

An individual from Northeastern Ontario has been fined $3,000 for the following ice fishing violations: Benjamin Halcrow of Sault Ste. Marie was found guilty of unlawfully placing a fishing hut on the ice with the prescribed number not displayed, unlawfully leaving a fishing hut in Fisheries Management Zone 10 after March 31 and unlawfully depositing materials on ice. He was ...

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Mixed Curling Standings of March 5th

Team Rank Wins G.P. Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 11 13 BUCKELL, Chris 2 9 12 FAHRER, Tom 2 9 13 MORRISON, Matthew 4 8 12 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 7 13 HALL, Dave 6 6 12 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 6 6 13 DUGGAN, Sarah 8 5 12 HALL, Spencer 8 5 12 HUFF, Amanda 8 5 13 GLOVER, Justine ...

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Ladies Curling Standings – March 3rd

BUSSINEAU, Denise 1 11 14 BONITZKE, Wendy 2 10 13 MATHIAS, Danette 2 10 14 SPENCER, Diane 2 10 14 AMOS, Tracy 3 9 14 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 3 9 14 LESCHISHIN, Barb 7 8 14 PARSONS, Rochelle 7 8 14 SZEKELY, Annik 7 8 14 TAVELLA, Debbie 10 7 13 SMITH-MORIN, Glynis 11 6 14 CHIUPKA, Lorna 12 4 14 ...

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Men’s Curling Standings as of March 2nd

Team Rank Wins GP TERRIS, Tom 1 16 16 LESCHISHIN, Mark 2 10 16 MORRISON, Matthew 3 8 16 TERRIS, Spencer 4 7 16 BUMSTEAD, Aaron 5 4 16 HALE, Ron 6 3 16 Game Schedule for Monday, March 9th. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 T. TERRIS S. TERRIS MORRISON LESCHISHIN BUMSTEAD HALE

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Split the Pot Lottery “Marches Into Gold”

Split the Pot Lottery, Ontario’s charitable lottery supporting 84 hospital and healthcare foundations (including the Lady Dunn Health Centre), is launching its most gold-filled month yet. The March campaign brings the luck of the Irish to players across the province with 3,000+ prizes, a doubled Early Bird cash prize of $50,000, and a guaranteed minimum $500,000 Grand Prize Jackpot Payout. ...

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New leaders take helm of United Steelworkers union

The United Steelworkers union (USW) installed a historic slate of leaders today, led by new International President Roxanne Brown and National Director for Canada Marty Warren. Roxanne Brown becomes the 10th International President of the USW, North America’s largest industrial union since its founding in 1942. Elected last fall, she replaces David McCall, who did not seek re-election after serving ...

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Celebrate Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie from now until March 31!

The Dialogue Network and its partners are proud to launch the 28th edition of Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF). This year’s theme? Activate Your Francophonie! All through March, the 2026 RVF co-spokespersons, Katherine Plouffe and Mehdi Cayenne, will be activating their Francophonie. And while they’re celebrating from east to west, hundreds of activities will be taking place across the ...

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Mixed Curling Standings of February 26

Team Rank Wins G.P. Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 10 12 BUCKELL, Chris 2 9 12 FAHRER, Tom 2 9 12 MORRISON, Matthew 4 7 11 LESCHISHIN, Barb 5 6 12 TREMBLAY, Cheryl 5 6 12 DUGGAN, Sarah 7 5 11 HALL, Dave 7 5 11 HALL, Spencer 7 5 11 GLOVER, Justine 10 5 13 HUFF, Amanda ...

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2026 Triples Curling Funspeil

Saturday 11:00 a.m. Ice 1 Fahrer vs McCoy 2 Dereski vs Tremblay 3 Leschishin vs Thunder Cats (Marcie) 4 Zagar vs Turkraken (Morrison) 12:30 p.m. Team TS (Tom) vs Culhane ST’s (Spencer) vs Opato Las Chicas (Fenlon) vs Klockars   All regular Funspeil Game limite4d to 1 1/2 hours maximum. Winner (3) points, Tie (2) points, Participate (1) point + ...

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Wawa Winter Classic – Games Schedule

Friday 5:00 – 6:00 Wawa Travellers White Wawa Travellers Blue Saturday 9:00 – 10:00 Wawa Travellers Blue Chapleau 11:30 – 12:30 Wawa Travellers White Chapleau 12:30 – 2:00 U18 AA Northern Selects U18 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds 2:30 – 3:30 Wawa Travellers Blue Chapleau 3:30 – 5:00 U18 AA Northern Selects U18 AA Soo Jr. Greyhounds 5:00 – 6:00 Wawa ...

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Exploration hivernale pour les élèves de l’école Saint‑Joseph

In February, Grade 6, 7, and 8 students from École Saint‑Joseph (Wawa) had the opportunity to explore the beautiful winter landscape of their community during a snowshoeing outing on snow-covered trails. Wearing snowshoes, students enjoyed the fresh air while discovering one of the many outdoor recreation areas available in their region. This educational trip helped promote well‑being, physical activity, and ...

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