Local & Area News

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 1 new case of COVID-19 (#406), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. This individual was tested August 1st, is of unknown exposure and is self-isolating. In addition, APH is advising anyone who visited Chummy’s Grill located at 262 Frontenac Street in Sault Ste. Marie on July 31, 2021, from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm, ...

On August 1st, 2021, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver who almost had a collision with another vehicle on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River.   A short time later police located the car at a parking lot ...

On July 31, 2021 at 3:56 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment (Sudbury) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Fire Department, and Sudbury Paramedic Services responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision, on Highway 144, in the City of Greater Sudbury. Four people had been transported to the local hospital by Sudbury Paramedic Services. The driver of one vehicle ...

Transportation injustice comes in two flavours in Ontario:  federal and provincial.  The latter is more recent, but it’s just as sour.   The federal vandalization of Ontario’s rail service has been going on for decades, all the way back to the 1940s when Liberal cabinet minister C.D. Howe dropped all concern about the health of our railways in favour of ...

  Over the past few weeks, you have probably noticed a few meteors or “shoot stars” at night. You are witnessing one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Perseid Meteor Shower is now underway from July 14 to August 14. The best time to see the most meteors will be on the night of August 12 and ...

HARTE GOLD has announced that it has entered into a forbearance agreement with BNP Paribas (“BNPP”) pursuant to which BNPP has agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to refrain from enforcing its rights and remedies under the senior credit facility agreement (the “Credit Facility”) until September 30, 2021. On June 30, 2021, the Company announced that BNPP had (a) ...

Special air quality statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park White River – Dubreuilville Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Nakina – Aroland – Pagwa High levels of air pollution due to smoke from ongoing forest fires. Smoke plumes from active fires in northwestern ...

Weather A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. Widespread smoke. High 23. Humidex 28. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Widespread smoke. Low 12. Special Air Quality Statement: High levels of air pollution ...

A head-on collision between a pickup and a white SUV has closed the centre lane of Mission Road. One has been taken to hospital via ambulance. OPP are conducting traffic with one lane open. The collision took place at 11:30 a.m.  

(129 Players) 1st FLIGHT: 1st : The Dechamplain Trio….Francis, Jessy and Joey – 29 2nd : Rene Gagne, Eric Levesque, Dimitri Levesque – 31 3rd : Mitch Siising, Adam Tomasini, Derek Hardy – 32 2nd FLIGHT: 1st : Gilbert Bouchard, Dave Castonguay, Marcel Poulin – 33 2nd : Max Houde, Michel Lemoyne, Jason Belisle – 33 3rd : Shane Bukowski, ...

The Ontario government is taking action to support farmers in northwestern Ontario by providing up to $2 million to assist with emergency measures for feed, water and basic livestock needs because of the ongoing drought conditions in the region. The Northwestern Livestock Emergency Assistance Initiative will help livestock farms in northwestern Ontario by addressing critical urgent needs identified by area ...

After a few years off to work on solo projects, DJ Seith and emcee-vocalist CONiKA are back with a new musical routine.   The performance of a brand new song titled “Introspection” will debut at the 2021 Fringe North International Theatre Festival, happening August 19th to the 22nd.  This marks the first time the duo has performed live since 2017’s ...

Tbaytel has successfully bid for wireless spectrum in the 3500 MHz frequency band within the company’s serving territory in the latest spectrum auction run by Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) Canada, bolstering its launch of next generation 5G wireless services throughout northern Ontario.   Tbaytel added an additional 40MHz to its existing 150 MHz in this prime 5G range, which ...

Weather Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 20. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h after midnight. Low 12.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There one active case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie ...

Jul 30, 2021 at 09:22 Officers continue to investigate the multi-vehicle collision which took place on July 26, 2021 in the 2600 block of Great Northern Road.   Upon arrival at the scene, officers located a 63-year-old man in the front passenger seat of the minivan involved in the collision. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of ...