There are few World War Two veterans still with us, but a Lively man has proven his longevity with a 100-year-old birthday bash. France Gélinas, the MPP for Nickel Belt met with Gerald Wagner yesterday to celebrate the milestone. She says Wagner’s service in the Canadian Army included his involvement in...

The family and supporters of a Manitoulin Island woman who has been missing for over six months has started a billboard campaign in their efforts to find her. Thirty-one-year-old Juanita Migwans’ aunt, Mary Ashcroft, says her niece was last seen in M'Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island on October 4th,...

An Espanola woman is facing charges after a Manitoulin OPP RIDE check. Constable Berkley Parisien says that yesterday morning at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers conducted a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. She says officers determined the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance, and an arrest was made. Parisien adds...

Four local area school boards have approved the appointment of Chris Verrilli as Athletic Administrator for the Sudbury District Secondary School Athletic Association. According to the release, Verrilli has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Sports Administration from Laurentian University, graduating in 2020, and was actively involved in the Sports...

Buoyed by a three-goal, third-period outburst, the Soo Thunderbirds defeated the Blind River Beavers 4-2 on Tuesday in Game 4 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final at John Rhodes Community Centre. With the outcome, the best-of-seven match-up is now tied 2-2 heading into Game 5 on Thursday in...

Two people are facing charges after a RIDE spot check with a canine unit resulted in police seizing almost $50,000 in cocaine. Manitoulin OPP Constable Berkley Parisien says officers were accompanied by the United Chiefs and Councils Canine Unit to conduct the checks at the Swing Bridge in Little Current...