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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is dead after he was thrown from a boat near Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in northern Manitoba Monday evening. Nelson House RCMP were called to the Notigi Boat Launch in the community, located about 90 kilometres west of Thompson, around 6 …
Read More »Raging wildfires prompt new evacuation orders in northern Quebec
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 11:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated Friday morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that …
Read More »Northern Ontario museums shut out of funds for summer staff
Four museums in the Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt area have been unsuccessful this year in obtaining funding through the Canada Summer Student Jobs program. The Bunker Military Museum, the Cobalt Mining Museum, the Haileybury Heritage Museum and the Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum all have to find other ways to fund students …
Read More »Body of missing man identified near northern Manitoba river, RCMP say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in The Pas, Man., have determined that a body found near the Saskatchewan River on Monday afternoon is that of missing 22-year-old Jayden Mercredi. The body was found just off 1st Street East in the northern Manitoba community. RCMP and the …
Read More »2 Peel Region residents killed in northern Ontario crash
Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the scene on Highway 11 in Chamberlain Township, north of Englehart, Ont., on Sunday just after 8 a.m. News Source link
Read More »School on northern Manitoba First Nation loses roof to heavy snow – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Heavy, wet snow caused the collapse of a school’s roof on a remote northern Manitoba First Nation. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation Chief Shirley Ducharme says the damage to the school — which was already in need of repair — is just the latest …
Read More »Northern Ontario snowmobile crash leaves 1 dead
Ontario Provincial Police said officers and Sudbury paramedics responded to the scene on a trail north of Sudbury shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday. News Source link
Read More »Trio charged after man shot in northern Manitoba First Nation – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three men have been charged in connection with a shooting in Wasagamack First Nation. Police were called about a shooting in the remote community, roughly 470 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, around 12:35 p.m. Monday. Read more: Island Lake RCMP investigating homicide on …
Read More »Syncrude charged in death of worker in northern Alberta
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 4, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been charged in the death of a worker north of Fort McMurray, Alta. The Alberta government says on June 6, 2021, in Fort McKay a …
Read More »Parts of Canada treated to stunning display of northern lights
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Aurora borealis put on quite the show Tuesday night. While most of Canada was tucked in bed, a vivid aurora borealis sent teal, green, purple and pink hues shimmering across the sky. Read more: Another spectacular aurora borealis lights up Alberta sky: …
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