Northern Ontario's oldest newspaper since 1879. Breaking news, sports, current events, obituaries and op-ed for Manitoulin Island and Northern Ontario.

Northern Ontario's oldest newspaper since 1879. Breaking news, sports, current events, obituaries and op-ed for Manitoulin Island and Northern Ontario.

Santa stopped by the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation (OCF) in M’Chigeeng recently and took a moment to catch up on the news. The Carl Beam sculpture that sits in front of the OCF invokes a Shaman Family ...

NORTH BAY—Both Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Linda Debassige, Anishinabek Grand Council Chief took exception with the federal government attributing the ...

It’s said that home is where the heart is. And that’s undoubtedly true. But, sometimes, in some homes, much more can be found there, too, as seen in the following shared experiences. “I was a latchkey ...

It has been a tumultuous week in Canadian federal politics. The governing Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have seen their polling numbers plummet in the wake of buffeting headwinds such ...

ASSIGINACK—The Ontario government is providing more than $16 million to support 245 projects across the province through the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s (OTF) Seed grant stream, including one in ...

WIIKWEMKOONG—The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) is proud to announce the launch of a modernized staffing and deployment model set to transform policing in the community from 2025 onward. The ...

NORTHEAST TOWN—Council for the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands passed its 2025 budget earlier this month with a 2.99 percent increase for residents of Ward 2 (Little Current) and a 3.5 ...

The groundwork has started on Manitoulin Island as part of the major northern Ontario Gigabit Fibre Project, a project spearheaded by H&M COFI, and being delivered by Rock Networks and the Pomegran ...

ESPANOLA—The world can sometimes seem cold, heartless and unkind, but if you look carefully, and you don’t need to look too far, you’ll find kindness, generosity and warmth. Take, for example, Sukhdev ...