Skip to content

Local News

Are you proud to be Canadian? Poll suggests that feeling is dwindling, for some

Are you proud to be Canadian? Poll suggests that feeling is dwindling, for some

A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are proud of their home and native land, but our sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago.
'The very best place on Earth': Read the Prime Minister's Canada Day message

'The very best place on Earth': Read the Prime Minister's Canada Day message

Justin Trudeau has released a video message to Canadians to mark Canada Day
BEYOND LOCAL: Centuries of stories, from some of Canada's centenarians

BEYOND LOCAL: Centuries of stories, from some of Canada's centenarians

The Canadian Press has spent the past month interviewing some of Canada's more than 11,000 centenarians and their families. These are some of their stories.
BEYOND LOCAL: Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

BEYOND LOCAL: Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

The red and white of the Canadian flag are not unique, with a number of countries including Japan, Denmark, Indonesia and Switzerland displaying those colours, yet they are often associated with Canada
COLUMN: Carol Hughes on solutions to food price volitility

COLUMN: Carol Hughes on solutions to food price volitility

Agriculture committee report proposes ways to drive down food costs, says, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Impaired charges laid after vehicle driven at night with no lights on

Impaired charges laid after vehicle driven at night with no lights on

Traffic stop conducted by OPP on Saturday at about 10:15 p.m.
BEYOND LOCAL: When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

BEYOND LOCAL: When heat waves strike, Environment Canada can link it to climate change — fast

The data would mark the public debut of Canada's new rapid extreme weather event attribution pilot program. Environment Canada will be able to say, within about a week of the end of a heat wave, whether and to what extent climate change made it more likely or intense
No new wildfires detected on Sunday, MNRF says

No new wildfires detected on Sunday, MNRF says

Fire hazard is low across central and southern parts of fire region, AFFES says
Laurentian, staff union reach tentative collective agreement

Laurentian, staff union reach tentative collective agreement

‘Great news for our employees,’ says Laurentian president Lynn Wells