TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Michel Pacaud of White River for winning $100,000 with ENCORE (June 26, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw). Michel matched the last six of the seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win the $100,000 prize. [Read more]
A well-known quote says “There’s a superhero in all of us. We just need the courage to put on the cape”. In this week’s headline new release, “Shazam”, this concept is explored when a 14 year old foster kid develops the ability to summon his inner superhero- with both comedic and [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Fire Chief Owen Cranney began Monday’s Canada Day BBQ and celebrations by sharing details of the May 21st, 2019 apartment fire on Station Road where the quick actions of 2 local men likely saved lives. The chief recounted, for those in attendance, how Mark [Read more]
A few years ago, Jordan Peele was best known as a comedic actor- most notably from the show Key &Peele. Then in 2017, Peele showed a different side of himself as the writer, producer and director of “Get Out”. The horror/thriller would go on to achieve critical acclaim while also cleaning [Read more]
K+S Windsor Salt’s Ojibway Mine Tops in Ontario Mine Rescue Competition Mine rescue volunteers from K+S Windsor Salt Ojibway Mine celebrated the 70th annual Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition, and the 90th anniversary of Ontario Mine Rescue by donning champions’ gold hard hats in Red [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Congratulations to Michael Dillon of Chapleau for winning $100,000 with ENCORE (May 4, 2019 LOTTO 6/49 draw). Michael matched six of the seven ENCORE numbers in exact order to win the $100,000 prize on his ticket purchased at [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Students from the high school on Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory are proving that you don’t have to come from a big place to do great things, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes told parliament about the achievements of the team of 20 students who [Read more]
Submitted by Don ParsonsNOWW, Administrator THUNDER BAY, ON – Local literary talent was celebrated during an evening to honour of the written word that included a reminder of the importance of storytelling from an internationally best-selling author. The Northwestern Ontario Writers [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – April 10th, the Manitouwadge Family Health Team’s Registered Dietician, Kiera MacKenzie, hosted a kids’ cooking competition at the Manitouwadge High School. Competitors, ages 10-14 years old, could enter individually, or in teams of 2 or 3 chefs. The young [Read more]
In 2008, Will Ferrell and John C Reilly teamed up to star in the raunchy comedy “Step Brothers” (2 years after also having starred together in Talladega Nights). The story about two adults who become feuding step brothers after their parents marry, earned the nod as an instant comedy cult [Read more]
Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament Over 150 young chess masters will meet in Wawa on Thursday, April 11, for the sixth Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament. The competition, hosted by Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph, will attract francophone students from the following Northwestern Ontario French [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School hosted their annual invitational basketball tournament at the Manitouwadge High School. Girls’, boys and mixed teams from Manitouwadge, Marathon and Biigtigong Nishnaabeg participated in the tournament organized and hosted [Read more]
At the ripe old age of 88, Clint Eastwood continues to be as busy as ever. The legendary actor and director could possibly even be compared to a fine wine in the sense that he seems to get better with age. In 2005, Eastwood (as director) scored an Academy Award for Best Picture with “Million [Read more]
At the Academy Award celebrations a few weeks ago, the road trip drama “Green Book” took home some of the night’s most coveted prizes. Mahershala Ali was recognized for his riveting performance as the high maintenance, and somewhat eccentric musician Dr. Don Shirley. Peter Farrelly (best [Read more]
The creative minds at Disney’s animation department struck gold again. In 2012, we were introduced to Ralph- an arcade game character who sets out on a quest to become a hero. Fans young and old grew to love Ralph and, in turn, “Wreck It Ralph” was a huge success. Fast forward to 2019, and [Read more]
