Island farmers step up and offer to accept animal refugees
ONTARIO—With fires raging through the bone-dry forests of Northeastern Ontario, the plight of those farmers and their livestock whose pastures lie in the path...
Coast Guard ship Samuel Risley departs for its first-ever Arctic mission
ARCTIC—The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual Arctic operational season is underway and includes a maiden voyage to the Arctic by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel...
Young rower qualifies for British Columbia summer games
VICTORIA—A young British Columbia rowing athlete who has family ties to Manitoulin Island and is a regular summer visitor has qualified for the British...
Ron Kelly takes home prestigious Dora Mavor Moore Award for Performing Arts
TORONTO—A former Little Current resident, Ron Kelly, now of Toronto, received a prestigious Dora Mavor Moore Award, presented by the Toronto Alliance for the...
Annual Lionsfest celebrations held in Gore Bay!
GORE BAY—All those who attended the annual Lionsfest celebrations hosted by the Gore Bay-Western Manitoulin Lions Club this weekend undoubtedly had a roaring good...
Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley departs for its first-ever Arctic mission
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual Arctic operational season is underway and includes a maiden voyage to the Arctic by the Canadian Coast Guard Ship...
MP raises call for Canadian service medal
OTTAWA—Veterans are calling for a return of the Canadian Service Medal according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes, who delivered a petition initiated by constituents...
New leaner Ontario “People’s Government” cabinet sworn in
TORONTO—Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford was sworn in as Ontario’s 26th premier with a much smaller cabinet than his Liberal predecessor. The new...
Grand Council Chief Glen Hare congratulates Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald
NIPISSING FIRST NATION—Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Glen Hare congratulates Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald, the first female in the role at the Chiefs...
Kelly Babstock signs with NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts
BUFFALO, NY—Wiikwemkoong’s own Kelly Babstock, a two-time National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) All-Star, has been signed to the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts.According to the NWHL...
Demand for treaty fund hike awaits judge’s ruling
NORTH BAY—The final arguments have been delivered by the lawyers for the Robinson Huron and Robinson Superior First Nation annuities cases and now the...
Collision on HWY 17 Ramp to HWY 69
(GREATER SUDBURY, ON) - On June 25, 2018 at approximately 4:05 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sudbury Detachment, Technical Collision Investigations (TCI) and the...
