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Canada’s NDP has put forward a motion in the House of Commons it says is critical for Northern Ontario: hire more doctors and nurses in Northern hospitals, or allow privatization to lure them away? According to the Ontario Medical Association, Northern Ontario is short of at least 300 doctors, and emergency rooms are consistently closed due to staffing shortages. Experts ...

“You’re never too old to learn!”

Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 11 14 TERRIS, Tom 1 11 14 McCOY, Joe 3 8 14 MITRIKAS, Eric 4 6 14 HALE, Ron 5 4 14 MORRIS, Lucas 6 2 14 Game schedule for Monday, February 27th, 2023. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 TERRIS NORRIS FAHRER MITRIKAS HALE McCOY  

Feb 23, 2023 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Cloudy. Snow beginning this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Wind northeast 30 km/h gusting to 50. High -18. Wind chill -34 this morning and -29 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Light snow ending this evening then mainly cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to ...

Feb 23, 2023 at 06:38 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Bare and dry road Good No 23-2-23 5:09 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Bare and dry road Bare and wet road Good No 23-2-23 5:25 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and ...

Today, Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General, and Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, released the following statement on Human Trafficking Awareness Day: “In Ontario, sex trafficking is the most reported type of human trafficking. It is a vicious crime that creates lasting emotional, physical, spiritual and mental trauma for survivors – and ...

The Huron-Superior Regional Métis Community (Métis Nation of Ontario Region 4) has launched a new initiative that will invest in the growth of Métis-owned small businesses within the region.   “Local small businesses are the backbone of any economy, and our people have been entrepreneurs since the day of the Fur Trade” says Regional Councillor, Mitch Case. “The goal of ...

RANK WINS G.P. LESCHISHIN, Barb 1 11 12 BUSSINEAU, Denise 2 9 13 BONITZKE, Wendy 3 8 12 SPENCER, Diane 4 7 13 PARSONS, Rochelle 5 5 12 CHIUPKA, Lorna 6 4 13 MATHIAS, Danette 7 3 13 AMOS, Tracy 8 3 12 Game Schedule for February 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 ...

New books on the 7-Day shelf this week are; “Stella Maris” by Cormac McCarthy, “The Last Invitation” by Darby Kane, “A Dangerous Business” by Jane Smiley and “A Heart That Works” by Rob Delaney. En Français, nous avons “Ceci n’est pas un Fait Divers” par Philippe Besson.  The Staff Pick of the Week is “How to Stop Time” by Matt ...

Feb 22, 2023 at 06:27 Primary Condition Secondary Condition visibility drifting Updated Highway 101 From Opishing River Br to Shawmere River Partly snow covered Good No 23-2-22 5:12 AM Highway 101 From Shawmere River to Highway 651 Partly snow packed Snow packed Good No 23-2-22 5:24 AM Highway 101 From Highway 651 to Wawa Bare and dry road Good No ...

On February 18, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Incident Management Enforcement unit was on patrol duties on Highway 17 in the Municipality of Huron Shores. Shortly after 10:00 a.m., police observed a westbound car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 17 between Trunk Road and McPhee Road west of Town of Thessalon. The officer attempted a ...

On February 18, 2023, shortly after 12:00 a.m., Mississauga First Nation Police Service with assistance from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motorized snow vehicle collision on Daryl Lake (north of Iron Bridge) within the Territory of Mississauga First Nation. The investigation determined, a snowmobile was travelling at a high rate of speed, lost control, made ...

Feb 21, 2023 at 12:08 The highway was reopened at 12:07 p.m.   Feb 21, 2023 at 06:28 Hwy 17 was closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to weather at 3:00 a.m.

Feb 21, 2023 at 10:02 At 9:23 a.m. Environment Canada ended the Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island, Chapleau – Gogama, Elliot Lake – Ranger Lake, Blind River – Thessalon, Manitoulin Island.   Feb 21, 2023 at 08:31 At 8:18 Environment Canada ended the Winter Weather Travel Advisory for Wawa – Pukaskwa Park, Agawa ...

  The Kindergarten students at Sir James Dunn Public School are learning about community helpers.  Last week two chefs made a visit and this week they were lucky to have Miss Senecal, a dental hygienist visit. The little ones now know that they have 20 teeth when they are younger and they could have up to 32 teeth when they ...