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Ahead of national Canada Road Safety Week (May 17 to 23, 2022), poor and careless driving behaviours have contributed to the majority of the 107 fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year. It’s a motor vehicle fatality rate the OPP has not seen in 10 years. The OPP has responded to 88 fatal collisions so far this ...

The Queen Street Cruise committee, along with its sponsors are excited to announce that registration for the 2022 Cruise taking place June 17th & 18th at GFL Memorial Gardens is officially OPEN at $20 per vehicle! All registration proceeds will benefit the Sault Area Hospital Foundation to help obtain crucial medical equipment that our hospital needs. We urge you to ...

May 17, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of showers early this morning. Clearing near noon. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this afternoon. High 13. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low zero. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 261,740 261,419 321 Confirmed Cases 8,355 8,305 50 ...

Local detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police are joining police services across Ontario in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of Ontario police services do to keep Ontarians safe and healthy.   This year, Police Week runs from May 15 to 21, 2022. The theme for the ...

On May 8, 2022, shortly after 4:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an abandoned aluminum boat on a property on Waltonen Road in Bruce Mines. The boat is described as a 12 foot aluminum boat with an older Johnson 6 Horsepower outboard motor attached. The vessel was ...

The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation has launched a new fundraising event called Seedlings for Support.   Partnering with Nawiinginok Forest Management Corporation, the Foundation is selling seedlings to raise funds to be used towards the purchase of equipment required for the MediTech Expansion project.   Buy and plant a seedling to support the hospital and care for our earth. ...

May 16, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Becoming cloudy this morning with 30 percent chance of showers late this morning and this afternoon. High 12 with temperature falling to 9 this afternoon. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 after midnight. Low plus 5. ...

May 14, 2022 at 12:56 OPP are warning via social media only… “While highway has been reopened, please drive with caution while the remaining livestock continue to be removed from the area.” May 14, 2022 at 11:45 ON511 is reporting that Highway 17 is now open. May 14, 2022 at 08:00 Firefighters have now left the scene. However, the highway ...

May 14, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud with 60% chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. High 19. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 6. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 261,419 261,277 142 Confirmed Cases 8,305 8,280 25 Confirmed Cases in 2022 6,101 ...

1940-2022 It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Michael at the Sault Area Hospital on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Loving husband of Olive. Dear father of Robert and Raymond. Forever remembered by his brother John Boudreau (Judy) of Picton, sister Genevieve Demers (Jules) of Montreal and predeceased by his brother Charles Boudreau (Diane). Lovingly remembered ...

Members of Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in the Rouse Lake area on April 30, 2022 at approximately 1:00 p.m. when they observed a vehicle traveling in excess of 150 kilometers per hour. A motorist from Quebec faces stunt driving charges, contrary to sec. 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act. Stunt driving/street racing ...

May 13, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Significant Rainfall Expected Today – Showers at times heavy ending late this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. 30% chance of showers late this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 24. Humidex 28. UV index 8 or ...

May 13, 2022 at 06:06 Another round of showers or thunderstorms will affect parts of the region this morning and will taper off throughout the morning. This additional round of rain will bring 10 – 15 more millimetres of rain to the following areas: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat (ended at 7:04 ...

Eric Rogers captured these five beautiful American White Pelicans. He explained that they took a break at Buck’s Marina Tuesday morning for a migration rest and some feather preening. They appear to be quite far off their migration route and are in their breeding appearance state. In early June 2020, a small flock of 4-5 were seen on Wawa Lake, ...

Palladium One Mining Inc.  has received three of five Exploration Permits for the Tyko Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project, located near White River, Ontario. A 15,000-meter diamond drill program is planned and is scheduled to begin this month. Tyko hosts nickel, copper and cobalt, each of which has been designated a Critical Mineral in Canada, the United States and the European Union. “Tyko ...