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May 11, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this morning. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 24. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 60% chance of showers overnight with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 14. COVID Statistics Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 260,500 260,407 93 Confirmed ...

Andrea Horwath and the NDP are releasing a Northern platform — a plan to make life easier, healthier and more affordable for Northerners. “I want people to get the health care they need without long waits or long drives. And folks need lower costs and more good-paying jobs, so the next generation can stay and raise their own family in ...

May 10, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light near noon. High 16. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches developing late this ...

On April 30, 2022, at approximately 11:52 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute at a business on Highway 17 in White River. The suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival. On May 2, 2022, police located and arrested the accused. As a result, a ...

On May 7, 2022 at approximately 5:06 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of drugs being found at a business on Goudreau Road in Dubreuilville. As a result of the investigation, Ravinderpal SEKHON, 46 years-of-age, of Brampton was arrested and charged with the following: Possession of a Schedule 1 ...

On May 7, 2022, at approximately 12:25 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Front Street in Hornepayne. As a result of the investigation, a 30-year-old person, from Hearst, was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief – Domestic, contrary to section 430(4) of the ...

Every year about this time I feel like a racehorse, pulling on the reins, ready to gallop over the meadow…. ln my case, pick up my gloves, bags and get dirty to clean up the environment. Unfortunately, old age put a limit to it, I can’t do it in grand style anymore, but a little around my immediate area and ...

May 9, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – A mix of sun and cloud. Clearing late this morning. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then increasing to 40 gusting to 60 early this afternoon. High 19. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness late this evening then 40 percent chance of showers ...

September 9, 1931 – May 3, 2022 Passed peacefully at her home on Tuesday. Loving Daughter of the late Joseph and late Monica Valois. Mother of Marcel. Nan to Darcy and Julia.   Predeceased by her siblings George, Jack (Betty), Desneige, Julie, and Fern. Rosie will be missed by her many nieces, nephews, and the countless friends she had made of ...

May 7, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. High 14. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low zero. COVID Statistics Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 260,072 259,933 139 Confirmed Cases 8,168 8,136 32 Confirmed Cases in 2022 5,964 5,932 32 Active cases 244 258 -14 Resolved 7,924 7,878 46 *Deceased 53 53 0 Deceased in ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released data that points to who was at fault in the collisions that cost close to 350 motorcyclists their lives over the past 10 years. Between 2012 and 2021, the OPP investigated 326 fatal motorcycle incidents that claimed the lives of 342 motorcyclists. Over the 10-year period, the motorcyclists who died were reportedly the ...

Dear Brenda, Recently, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) celebrated Earth Day by announcing that 1450 square kilometres of Boreal forest in Northern Ontario, near Hearst, is to be protected. Certainly, it’s a step in the right direction. The cost of purchasing this land from Domtar is 46 million dollars. Comparatively, 3182 square kilometres were withdrawn from the Crown Land ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) warn community members to beware of cryptocurrency scams, as all types of cybercrime/cyber enabled crimes are on the rise across North West Region. There was a 36 per cent increase of cybercrimes between the year 2020 and 2021 year-over-date. Cybercrimes/cyber enabled crimes are defined as all online frauds and crimes against persons/businesses, cyberbullying/harassment, identity theft and ...

May 6, 2025 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Wind becoming east 20 km/h this morning. High 15. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Low zero. COVID Statistics Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 259,933 259,694 239 Confirmed Cases 8,136 8,111 25 Confirmed Cases in 2022 5,932 5,907 25 Active cases 258 261 -3 Resolved 7,878 7,850 ...

Ya gotta wonder how the politicians, their appointees and a circle of supporters prevent their noses from stretching each time another empty promise about the return of the Ontario Northland Railway’s Northlander is trotted out.   Led by their Nipissing sales rep, we hear the blather on about the wonderful work this soon-to-expire government has done… on the public tab. ...