Local & Area News

Now it’s not too often that I find a story so interesting that I decide to write about it. Usually, I cover and write stories that the editor as requested, but on Wednesday, October 18th, that’s exactly what happened As I was picking up my kids from school I saw this odd-looking bicycle with a trailer attached with a sign ...

Weather: Winter weather travel advisory in effect (Lake Superior Park – Searchmont) Hwy 17 (Wawa to Batchawana Bay) CLOSED   Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this afternoon. High zero. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – A few ...

Pour ceux qui ont eu la chance de visiter l’Assemblée législative, vous aurez sans doute vu l’éventail d’expositions d’art et d’expositions d’information qui décorent ses salles. Je recommande à tous ceux qui se retrouvent avec un après-midi libre à Toronto de les visiter. Je passe régulièrement du temps à observer les nouveaux présentoirs, après que mes tâches dans l’Assemblée sont ...

For those who have been lucky enough to visit the Legislature, you will no doubt have seen the vast array of art displays and informational exhibits that decorate its halls. I highly recommend a visit to anyone who finds themselves with an afternoon to spare while visiting Toronto. I regularly spend time walking around, taking in any new displays after ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill minus 8 overnight. News Tidbits: A Federal Court judge has ...

I am writing in advance of the Thunder Bay City Council’s debate on the ‘proximity principle’ that will be held on Monday, October 30. I wanted to share some information on this subject, as well as some quick facts about the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO).   Who is the NWMO?   Founded in 2002, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization ...

With Halloween only a night away, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has created a fun safety video message to remind trick-or-treaters, parents and drivers of some tips to ensure a spooky yet safe Halloween night. Below are some additional pointers for a hauntingly safe and fun Halloween: Trick-or-treaters should always walk on a sidewalk if one is available and use ...

Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this morning. Wind becoming west 20 this afternoon. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 3. Wind chill near ...

On October 26, 2023, shortly after 11:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a suspicious person on a property on Finn’s Bay Road in Laird Township. The owner of property observed a person on their security cameras walking in front of their garage and confronted the person. That person walked away ...

The arrest of a person wanted for domestic assaults, led to further weapons charges. On October 21, 2023, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a domestic assault, that had occurred earlier in October, at a residence on Highway 129, south of Chapleau. The investigation led to an arrest warrant being ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of rain or drizzle early this morning. Showers beginning this morning then changing to 40 percent chance of drizzle this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 11. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 40 percent chance of drizzle changing to 40 percent chance of rain ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) has made an arrest in connection with a 1973 homicide in Attawapiskat. Helen Carpenter was found deceased on October 23, 1973. She was 21 years old at the time of her death. An investigation was conducted at that time, but no charges were laid. In late 2019, following the Missing and ...

On Monday, October 23rd, His Eminence Kurt Cardinal Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, appointed Bishop Thomas Dowd, Bishop of Sault Ste-Marie, as the Co-Moderator of the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC) for a period of 7 years (2023-2030). This position is expected to take Bishop Dowd out ...

Weather: Today – Cloudy. 30 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Periods of rain beginning late this morning. Amount 5 mm. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 near noon. High 7. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 2. News ...

New Books on the 7- Day Shelf this week are: “Traitors Gate” by Jeffrey Archer, “The Ghost Illusion” by Kat Martin, “Holly” by Stephen King, “Santa & Company” by Fern Michaels. En Français, nous avons “Le Chateau des Secrets-Le Rêve Brisé” par Marie-Bernadette Dupuy.   Staff Pick of the Week: “Long Road to Mercy” by David Baldacci. From the book ...