Ontario Supporting Seniors, Caregivers and Families with 5,000 New Beds Across the Province by 2022 Premier Kathleen Wynne was at Kensington Gardens in Toronto today to announce that Ontario has allocated 5,000 new long-term care (LTC) beds in communities across the province. This is part of the [Read more]
Northern Ontario School of Medicine establishes cross-border project to improve opportunities for First Nation, Metis and Native American populations The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth (UMMSD) have established a cross-border program to [Read more]
Investments to Bring More Visitors to the North While Boosting the Economy Ontario is helping communities create jobs and boost economic growth by supporting projects that will revitalize, expand and increase accessibility in the province’s Northern tourism sector. Bill Mauro, MPP for Thunder [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Arts Council of Algoma and Fringe North International Theatre Festival are joining forces to bring Sault Ste. Marie 11 days of fun, entertainment and creativity. The Arts Council will stage a bundle of new and established events in collaboration with the second [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to four separate motor vehicle collisions that occurred on Highway 17 in a little over a four hour period. April 16, 2018, at 09:23 pm officers attended a single motor vehicle collision (MVC) near the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Saturday April 14, 2018 at approximately 1:47 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment while on general patrols observed a motor vehicle disobey a traffic sign at a controlled intersection and therefore conducted a traffic stop. Upon [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Canadians shouldn’t have to struggle to pay for prescription drugs and a national Pharmacare program is the best answer, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition calling for Pharmacare in parliament and provided some solid [Read more]
NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO – On June 7th, 2018 the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin will not only have a person they can vote for on the ballot but a local family man. The option is finally here for the constituents of this Northern Ontario riding who want a Stronger voice for their riding and Northern [Read more]
This week the incredible, unforgettable Rick Mercer hosted his final episode of the Mercer Report. A very proud Canadian, Rick used the Mercer Report’s 15 years on CBC to highlight many of the people, places and things we have to be proud of as Canadians, so much of which most of us would [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – Members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO), investigated a break and enter at a Geraldton residence on March 17, 2018. Items taken were: Xbox, movies, PS4 games, Nintendo WII, jewelry, money and other miscellaneous items. In [Read more]
Province Partnering with Local Business to Create and Maintain 176 Highly Skilled Jobs in White River Ontario is supporting White River Forest Products to upgrade and modernize its sawmill in White River, helping to create and maintain 176 highly skilled jobs and boost economic growth. White River [Read more]
Ontario Providing More Convenience and Choice for Consumers Starting today, 87 more grocery stores across Ontario can sell beer and cider, increasing convenience and choice for consumers. Across the province, there are now over 350 grocery stores authorized to sell beer and cider, of which up to [Read more]
Sold-out event to be livestreamed around the globe SUDBURY, ON – From April 17 to 19, Workplace Safety North (WSN) hosts about 300 attendees at the annual Mining Health and Safety Conference in Sudbury. The sold-out event brings together the Ontario mining industry to learn and share knowledge [Read more]
A few years ago, Poker took the world by storm. Although the game had been around forever, the concept of televising big-money tournaments was relatively foreign at the time. Seeing the game on TV sparked an explosion of interest from many who were unfamiliar with what it was all about, thus [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Wednesday March 28, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment began an investigation into allegation of a sexual assault. The investigation was conducted with the assistance of both the Superior East and Sault Ste Marie (OPP) Crime [Read more]
