Local & Area News

One might think that since I spend so much time in Toronto week after week, I’d take advantage of the many forms of entertainment available: music, movies, stand-up comedy shows, sports and live entertainment. But the truth is I seldom venture out to such venues. In the evenings, with the news and sports channels on in the background, I turn ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. announces today the Company’s 2024 guidance including production, cost per ounce as well as capital and exploration expenditure forecasts. Consolidated gold production for 2024, including the Mexican operations, is expected to be in the range of 225,000 and 250,000 gold equivalent ounces (“GEOs”), an increase of 13% to 25% over 2023 production. Cost of sales and cash ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 60% chance of snow late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this morning then light late this afternoon. High +2. Wind chill -17 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Partly cloudy. 60% chance of snow early this evening. Low zero. News Tidbits: ...

An individual is facing multiple charges after members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a report of a stolen motor vehicle early Friday morning. On February 23, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment received a report of a stolen vehicle from a business on Arthur Street in the City of Thunder ...

MEDITATION by Father Duolomane (Joe) The transfiguration of the Messiah in the Gospel prepares him for his passion and resurrection. What the Lord wanted to teach the three disciples with his transfiguration, he teaches us today. He teaches us our dignity in having been created in his image and likeness; he teaches us our greatness in having been set above ...

Weather: Today – Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this morning then 40% chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind becoming southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High -3. Wind chill -28 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40% chance of flurries this evening. Flurries beginning near midnight. Wind ...

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, kindergarten to grade 5 students at École Saint-Joseph (Joseph) gathered in the school foyer to take part in activities related to the festive day. Together, the students decorated bags to collect their valentines and then played bingo together. During the bingo game, the older students were able to help their younger friends so that everyone could ...

Pour célébrer la Saint-Valentin, les amis de la maternelle jusqu’à la 5e année de l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) se sont regroupés au foyer pour participer à des activités en lien avec cette journée festive. Ensemble, les élèves ont décoré des sacs qui leur ont servi pour recueillir leurs valentins et, par la suite, ils ont joué au bingo ensemble. Lors du bingo, les ...

Hope Air, Canada’s national charity providing travel support to patients in financial need who must travel far from home to access vital medical care, announced an all-time record high in travel arrangement support for residents of Ontario. This milestone of 3,367 travel arrangements in Ontario includes over 1,736 airline flights for families, individuals, and children travelling from diverse communities across ...

Weather: Today – Mainly sunny. Wind north 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light early this afternoon. High -12. Wind chill -34 this morning and minus 16 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low -22. Wind chill -21 this evening and -26 overnight.

Today during Question Period in the legislature, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha pressed the Premier on the financial pressures facing public hospitals in the North. Following a worrying report by Ontario’s Auditor General in the fall and a letter sent by the CEOs of 25 Northern Hospitals, MPP Mantha said it is beyond time for the government to act on hospital’s ...

On February 21, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous fail to stop for police occurrence on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. On January 30, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a known All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and driver was observed operating in contravention of the municipal by-law prohibiting ATV’s on roadways ...

On February 8, 2024 the federal government announced it would stop funding and close the Wellness Together Canada (WTC) portal on April 3, 2024. WTC was originally created by the government in response to the COVID-19 health crisis. This decision puts an end to a low barrier, universal point of access to mental health and substance use health services.   ...

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Michael Parsa, Solicitor General Michael Kerzner, Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, and Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria released the following statement on Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Human trafficking is a grave violation of human rights and a heinous crime that deprives individuals of their freedom and dignity. It often targets the most vulnerable, ...

Michael Parsa, ministre des Services à l’enfance et des Services sociaux et communautaires, ainsi que Michael Kerzner, solliciteur général, Stephen Lecce, ministre de l’Éducation, et Prabmeet Sarkaria, ministre des Transports, ont fait la déclaration suivante pour souligner la Journée de sensibilisation à la traite des personnes. « La traite des personnes est une grave violation des droits de la personne et ...