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On March 15, 2022 at approximately 2:39 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Highway 17 in Vasiloff Township near White River. At approximately 2:51 p.m., a sport utility vehicle (SUV) entered the checkpoint. Officers detected the odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle ...

NEW BOOKS ON THE 7 DAY SHELF this week are; “The Paris Apartment” by Lucy Foley, “Nothing to Lose” by J.A. Jance, “Until Leaves Fall in Paris” by Sarah Sundin and “The Magnolia Palace” by Fiona Davis. STAFF PICK OF THE WEEK is “Finding Ashley” by Danielle Steel. From book jacket: Melissa Henderson is leading a quiet life. Once a ...

Recently after burning the midnight oil at the Legislature, I had to rise and shine long before the sun had risen or shone on a Friday morning. This was not really a choice to make because I had a long drive to get back to the constituency office to meet with my team in the early afternoon. It was a ...

Récemment, après avoir brûlé l’huile de minuit à l’Assemblée législative, j’ai dû me lever bien avant que le soleil et brille un vendredi matin. Ce n’était pas vraiment un choix à faire car j’avais un long trajet pour retourner au bureau de circonscription pour rencontrer mon équipe en début d’après-midi. Ce fut une semaine difficile, c’est sûr. Il semblait qu’il ...

Mar 22, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. Wind becoming east 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 18 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind becoming east 20 km/h late this evening. Low ...

It is with broken hearts that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of our dear Mother, Thia (Auntie), our fashionista, and our beautiful, classy mom, and friend. Fotena left this world peacefully at home on Saturday, March 19th, 2022 with her children by her side. Fotena is reunited with her loving husband Basile “Bill”. She was also the loving ...

The Ontario government is introducing a suite of new measures to protect international border crossings from unlawful disruptions that hurt people and businesses. These new measures include legislation that, if passed, would enable law enforcement to better protect jobs that rely on international trade and shield the economy from future disruptions like the recent illegal blockade of Windsor’s Ambassador Bridge, ...

March 10th is always a special day in my life – no, it is not my birthday, wedding or other memorial day. It is the beginning of my second life. On this day in 1962, I arrived in Canada having lived through horrible war and the even worse aftereffects of hunger and brutalities of Russian allies. I had my trade ...

The Ontario government is launching a new program through the Northern Fire Protection Program to reimburse municipalities that provide protection services in parts of the province that don’t fall under any municipal boundaries, known as unincorporated areas. Through this reimbursement program, the province is allocating funds to help northern municipalities recover costs associated with responses into areas without fire protection ...

Mar 21, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light near noon. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 14 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 12. Wind chill minus 16 overnight. COVID-19 Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report ...

The Mercantile Playoffs begin tonight at 8 p.m. at the MMCC. Final standings for the playoffs are: Northern Lights Ford Trans Canada Chrysler Mission Motors Wawa Legionnaires First-round schedule: Game 1 Northern Lights Ford vs Wawa Legionnaires on Sunday, March 20 at 8:00 Trans Canada Chrysler vs Mission Motors on Monday, March 21 at 9:00 Game 2 Northern Lights Ford ...

Mar 19, 2022 at 07:56 Weather: Today – Mainly cloudy. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this morning. High 7. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Fog patches developing overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 5. Wind chill minus 8 this evening. COVID-19 Statistics: Current Previous Change from previous report Tested 244,930 244,685 245 Confirmed ...

As innovation and technology drive dramatic changes to the world’s economy, Ontario is positioning itself to be a global leader in supplying the critical minerals that will fuel that change with the release of its first-ever Critical Minerals Strategy. “The Critical Minerals Strategy is our government’s blueprint to connect industries, resources and workers in our province’s north to the future ...

À une époque où l’innovation et la technologie entraînent des changements profonds dans l’économie mondiale, l’Ontario se positionne pour devenir un chef de file mondial dans l’approvisionnement en minéraux critiques, qui seront un vecteur de ces changements, en dévoilant sa toute première Stratégie relative aux minéraux critiques. « La Stratégie relative aux minéraux critiques est le plan d’action de notre ...

Jagmeet Singh, the Leader of Canada’s NDP, is calling on the Liberal government to keep their election promise to Canadians by taking urgent action to address the growing gap between the ultra-rich and everyday people. On Monday, the NDP will force the debate with their Opposition Day Motion that calls on the Liberals to move ahead with their proposal to ...