Local & Area News

On March 11, 2021 at approximately 10:24 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a stabbing where the victim was being transported to local hospital. The incident took place at the corner of Axmith Avenue and Frame Crescent in the City of Elliot Lake.   An investigation is being conducted by the East ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

La santé et la sécurité des élèves et des employés demeurent la priorité du Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon. 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 ». La décision a été prise ...

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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Due the the adverse weather and icy road conditions school bus services from White River (2) to Wawa and from Dubreuilville (1) to Wawa are cancelled this morning.  This affects ADSB and the CSCNO schools in Wawa. SOURCE: ALGOMA & HURON SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...