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LDHCF – Catch the Ace Week 26 Winner Announced

Congratulations to Melissa Wagner, winner of Week 26 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The Foundation is happy to announce that the progressive jackpot continues to grow; it sits at $32,656 as Week 27 begins.   Here are the final numbers for week #26: Winner Melissa Wagner won $1,775. Her envelope #26 held the 9 of Spades.   Tickets ...

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New Personal Support Worker Accelerated Program Adds Important Pathway for a Critical Career

Thanks to funding from the Province of Ontario, Confederation College is expanding its Personal Support Worker (PSW) program offerings this spring and summer. The new PSW Accelerated program will enable learners to complete the program in just six months with no tuition fee, alongside funding support for expenses such as textbooks, and a paid work placement. “This new Personal Support ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid in Domestic Disturbance

On February 28, 2021, shortly after 7:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic disturbance in the Municipality of Huron Shores (North of Thessalon).   As a result of the investigation, a 60 year-old person from the Municipality of Huron Shores was charged with: Assault, contrary to section 266 of ...

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CSC Nouvelon schools in District of Sudbury to close starting on March 15, 2021

The health and safety of students and employees remains CSC Nouvelon’s top priority. On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario Government is activating an “emergency brake” in the Public Health Sudbury and Districts region, and moving it to the Grey-Lockdown level. The decision was made due to the concerning trends in public health indicators and ...

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Mixed Curling Standings – March 11

Team Rank Wins G.P. TERRIS, Tom 1 6 6 HOFFMANN, Jim 2 5 6 HALL, Dave 3 2 6 LESCHISHIN, Mark 3 2 7 TURMELLE, Katherine 3 2 7   Games -March 18, 2021 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Bye TURMELLE HALL LESCHISHIN HOFFMANN TERRIS

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Morning News – March 12th

Weather: A few flurries ending this morning then a mix of sun and cloud. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. High minus 6. Wind chill near minus 17. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy late this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 overnight. ...

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Ontario Activates Emergency Brake in Sudbury Public Health Region

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On the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario Government is activating an “emergency brake” in the Public Health Sudbury and Districts region, and moving it to the Grey-Lockdown level in the Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework. The decision was made due to the concerning trends in public health indicators and in consultation with the local ...

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L’Ontario active le frein d’urgence dans la Circonscription sanitaire de Sudbury et districts

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Sur les conseils du médecin hygiéniste en chef, le gouvernement de l’Ontario active un « frein d’urgence » dans la Circonscription sanitaire de Sudbury et districts et la déplace dans le palier « gris — confinement » du Cadre d’intervention pour garder l’Ontario en sécurité et ouvert. La décision a été prise en raison des tendances préoccupantes des indicateurs de la santé publique et ...

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Freezing Rain Warning (Wawa- Pukaskwa Park, Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake)

Freezing rain warning in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Freezing rain continues this morning. What: Freezing rain. Ice accretion of 5 to 10 mm is expected in the hardest hit areas. Where: A corridor stretching from the north shore of Lake Superior to the Quebec border. This includes the following highways: ...

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Ontario Marks One Year Anniversary of COVID-19 Pandemic

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Today, Premier Doug Ford issued the following statement to mark the significant milestones achieved since COVID-19 was declared a Global Pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020: “A year ago today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic marking the start of one of the grimmest chapters in modern health history. Ontario has tragically lost ...

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L’Ontario marque le 1er anniversaire de la pandémie de la COVID-19

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Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford a émis la déclaration suivante pour souligner les jalons importants franchis depuis que la COVID-19 a été déclarée pandémie mondiale par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé le 11 mars 2020 : « Il y a un an aujourd’hui, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé a déclaré que la COVID-19 était une pandémie mondiale, marquant le ...

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Morning News – March 11th

Weather:   Cloudy. 70 percent chance of freezing rain changing to 70 percent chance of flurries this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. 70 percent chance of rain along the lakeshore early this morning. Wind south 20 km/h becoming southwest 40 gusting to 70 late this morning. High plus 2 with temperature falling to minus 4 this afternoon. ...

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Hwy 17 (Wawa to White River) OPEN

The transport has been removed, and the highway is open Mar 11, 2021 at 06:50 The collision is about 1/2 km south of the first Catfish Creek Bridge (Silver Birch Cottages). Mar 11, 2021 at 06:42 The westbound lane is blocked at the first Catfish Creek Bridge (Silver Birch Cottages) due to a tractor trailer that is jackknifed, on its ...

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