Local & Area News

Oct 1, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers late this afternoon. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h this morning. High 19. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Showers with risk of a thunderstorm. Low 12.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are 7 active cases of COVID-19 in ...

Oct 1, 2021 at 07:50 The transport and trailer has been removed from the ditch north of Wawa (first Catfish Creek bridge area), but it is anticipated that there will still be minor delays today as the lumber is retrieved.   Sep 30, 2021 at 13:30 At 1:30 the tractor has been removed, the trailer is still in the ditch, ...

Sep 30, 2021 at 12:23 Congratulations to Lise Bernath, winner of Week 14 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#16) she selected contained the Four of Hearts. Lise won $253. The progressive pot next week is estimated at $5,327! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health ...

The Federal Court has upheld decisions by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in the matter of Attorney General of Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society et al. The Federal Court dismissed Canada’s judicial review of two key aspects of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decisions: who is a First Nations child under Jordan’s Principle, and whether compensation ...

Today, Premier Doug Ford and Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, released the following statement in recognition of Orange Shirt Day and the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: “Today, people in Ontario and across Canada will wear orange shirts to remember and honour the many Indigenous children who were taken from their communities and families and forced to ...

Aujourd’hui, le premier ministre Doug Ford et le ministre des Affaires autochtones, Greg Rickford, ont émis la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée du chandail orange et l’inauguration de la Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation : « Aujourd’hui, des personnes de partout en Ontario et au Canada porteront des chandails orange pour rendre hommage aux nombreux ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that there are many schemes being used to defraud the public and businesses. If you receive any unsolicited communication by any means asking for money to be given or that you won money, be cautious and suspicious. Never give out any personal, credit or banking information to ...

Gaanada Ogimaa Justin Trudeau owe gaa-giizhigak ikido owe E-izhi-giizhigak ji-mikwenjigaadeg Debwewin gaye Maamiinochigewin: “Noongom gaa-giizhigak ninandomaag gakina awiyag ji-nisidawinamowaad gaye ji-mikwendamowaad Gaa-izhi-giizhigak Debwewin gaye Maamiinochigewin. Naanaagadawendamog gaa-izhi-gagwaadagendamowaad gikino’amawaaganag gaye odinawemaaganiwaa’ gikino’amaadiiwigamigong onji, noongom giiyaabi. Gaye gi-daa-mikwenimaanaanig gakina abinoojiiyag wiikaa gaa-gii-bigiiwesigwaa endaawaad, gi-daa-gikendaamin giiyaabi, ji-onji-maamiinochigeying noongom gaye ji-anokaadamang owe niigaan ani-akiiwang. “E-izhi-giizhigak ji-mikwenjigaadeg Debwewin gaye Maamiinochigewin gi-nisidawinaamin 150,000 anishinaabensag endaawaad gii-onji-odaapinaawag ...

September 30, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: “Today, I invite everyone across the country to recognize and observe the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a day to reflect on the painful and lasting impacts of residential schools in Canada, and ...

Sept 30, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating late this morning. High 18. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Low 8.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are 8 active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today. 83,008 people (72.5%) in the Algoma District are fully vaccinated (Last Updated: 1:53 PM, September 29, ...

Northern Ontario Medical Officers of Health continue to put the health and safety of residents first. Effective October 14, operators of facilities in Northern Ontario where indoor sports are played or practiced will ensure additional groups provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Northern Ontario’s seven Medical Officers of Health have issued instructions to facility operators under the Reopening Ontario Act ...

Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP Provincial Liaison Team (PLT) are advising area motorists to be aware of potential traffic delays during their travels at the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 6 in the Town of McKerrow on September 30, 2021, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Sagamok First Nation ...

Mikinakoos Children’s Fund has released the following statement in advance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.   There is no doubt that First Nations and Indigenous Peoples throughout this land face severe socioeconomic challenges that are a direct result of the residential schools system and colonization. Mikinakoos Children’s Fund works to address these issues by providing food and ​essential ...

December 16, 1937 – September 26, 2021   On September 26th, 2021 at Guelph General Hospital, surrounded by his loving family and wife of 63 years by his side, Fernand Ena Joseph Roy was welcomed into the arms of his beloved Saviour Jesus Christ.   Fernand will be greatly missed by his loving wife Madeleine (Lachapelle) and their children: Michel ...

The Ontario government is investing over $34.6 million to support upgrades and the addition of new facilities at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) so they can continue to provide high-quality care and better address the unique mental health needs of patients. “Investing in projects like the redevelopment of CAMH’s forensic mental health unit is one more way ...