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War Amp key tags on the way to Elliot Lake

War Amp key tags on the way to Elliot Lake

Those who do not receive their key tags in the mail can order them at waramps.ca or call toll-free 1 800 250-3030
'100 per cent' individual payouts for treaty settlement off the table: Garden River First Nation

'100 per cent' individual payouts for treaty settlement off the table: Garden River First Nation

'Garden River First Nation leadership upholds a profound fiduciary duty to our entire community, including future generations,' says Garden River First Nation Chief Karen Bell
Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding: critics

Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding: critics

Recent report found there were only 53 more beds in community-run healing lodges than there had been a decade earlier — and there are no healing lodges in Ontario
BEYOND LOCAL: 'Brave is unbeatable' is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris

BEYOND LOCAL: 'Brave is unbeatable' is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris

The Summer Olympics in Paris run from July 26 to Aug. 11
Ontario mine workers will soon be given heat stress toolkits

Ontario mine workers will soon be given heat stress toolkits

Research is underway to help Ontario workers avoid heat stress in the workplace by using body sensors to determine if a worker is in a risky situation
Additional 40 hectares to be protected on Cockburn Island

Additional 40 hectares to be protected on Cockburn Island

Several species at risk have been documented on the island west of Manitoulin, including Hill’s thistle
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
BEYOND LOCAL: CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries

BEYOND LOCAL: CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries

OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.
VIDEO: How to solve the doctor shortage plaguing northern Ontario

VIDEO: How to solve the doctor shortage plaguing northern Ontario

Village Media has produced a mini documentary about the health care crisis in the north, which has forced emergency rooms to close and left thousands of patients in limbo
A Guelph love story 75 years in the making

A Guelph love story 75 years in the making

Each day Charles Merry boards a bus and visits his wife of 75 years Margaret at her home in St. Joseph's Health Centre: 'I don't want her to forget me,' he says, holding her hand