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Confederation College is pleased to announce it will continue to offer a one-year certificate program focusing on teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to Indigenous women and youth. The Embark, Indigenous STEM Education program was introduced in the 2021 school year and aims to remove barriers and ground students in cultural knowledge while helping them excel in STEM fields. ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region is urging parents/guardians to educate themselves about child sexual abuse and to have age-appropriate conversations with youth about their personal safety. According to Statistics Canada, about nine in ten (88 per cent) of all sexual offences were committed by an individual known to the victim, with the remainder (12 per cent) committed ...

May 5, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 12. Wind chill -5 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low 2. COVID Statistics Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 259,694 259,437 257 Confirmed Cases 8,111 8,062 49 Confirmed Cases in 2022 5,907 5,858 49 Active cases 261 242 19 ...

On May 3, 2022 at approximately 12:08 p.m. the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general law enforcement duties including traffic enforcement in the Town of Espanola. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Mead Boulevard. Further investigation revealed the driver of the vehicle was prohibited from driving and was subsequently arrested. Robert BROLEY, 56-years-old from Espanola ...

The time has come to say goodbye to our mother, Isabel as she joins her beloved husband Tory, of 66 years on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice. She is survived by her children David Lawson (Jacquline), Carol Allard (Syl) and Betty Ann Lawson as well as her grandchildren whom she loved and thoroughly enjoyed: Dave ...

The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.  Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. If anyone has a question or concern please leave a message on the answering machine at the Church (705) 856-2926. The recent Thrift Shop was a huge success.  Thank you very much to everyone who helped in so many ways. The Prayer ...

New Books on the 7-Day Shelf this week are; “The Book of Cold Cases” by Simone St. James, “How to Be Perfect” by Michael Schur, “The Investigator” by John Sanford, “The Diamond Eye” by Kate Quinn and “What Happened to the Bennetts” by Lisa Scottoline. Staff Pick of the Week is “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” by Heather Morris. From the ...

Eye doctors located in cities throughout Ontario are helping the planet and the local community by reducing waste and keeping otherwise non-recyclable disposable contact lenses and their packaging out of the landfill.   Through the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program, consumers are invited to bring all brands of disposable contact lenses and their blister pack packaging to ...

May 4, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 10. Wind chill -6 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -4. Wind chill -6 overnight. COVID Statistics Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 259,437 259,167 270 Confirmed Cases 8,062 8,028 34 Confirmed Cases in ...

Premier Doug Ford today confirmed that the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the premier’s advice to sign a proclamation dissolving the 42nd Parliament of the Province of Ontario, effective as of 4:00 p.m. today. Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Act, the Lieutenant Governor also called for the issuance of writs for the general election ...

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a confirmé aujourd’hui que l’honorable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, lieutenante-gouverneure de l’Ontario, a accepté son conseil de signer la proclamation de dissolution de la 42e Législature de la province de l’Ontario. La dissolution prendra effet aujourd’hui à 16 h. Conformément aux dispositions de la Loi électorale, la lieutenante-gouverneure a également ordonné que le bref pour la tenue ...

May 3, 2022 at 12:15 This advisory ended at 11:38 a.m. May 3, 2022 at 06:11 At 6:07 a.m. Environment Canada issued a Fog Advisory for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Agawa – Lake Superior Park Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring. Patchy dense fog is affecting areas near Lake Superior early this morning with near zero visibility ...

One of the best spectacles in the night sky is a total lunar eclipse. No special equipment is required to watch this cosmic lineup. In contrast to a solar eclipse, the lunar variety is very safe to witness and enjoy. On the night of May 15, the full Flower Moon with creep into the much larger earth’s shadow with the ...

May 3, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Fog Advisory Today – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers or drizzle. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 8. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 4 overnight. COVID Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 259,167 258,453 714 Confirmed ...

On April 29, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on a motorcycle that left a store in Heyden and left in southbound direction on Highway 17 towards Sault Ste Marie. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., members from the Batchewana ...