Thessalon and Richards Landing ERs Have Closed 24 Times in 2026
Thessalon ER closures in 2026: we logged 24 closures and 834 hours at Thessalon and Richards Landing from NSHN's own notices. Full record, month by month.
Wawa Election 2026: Candidates, Dates and How Phone and Online Voting Works
The 2026 Wawa election runs October 16–26 by internet and phone only. Here are the mayor and council candidates, help-desk times and how to vote.
Letter to the Editor Regarding Bill C-32: The Copyright Fight Over Canadian Classrooms
In 2010 Access Copyright warned in a letter to the editor that Bill C-32 would hurt Canadian publishers. Here is how the classroom copyright fight ended.
$5,000 in Fines for Commercial Fishing Violations on Lake Erie
A Port Stanley licence holder and boat captain paid $5,000 for commercial fishing violations on Lake Erie, for over-quota walleye and undeclared bass.
Christine Elliott Returns to Northern Ontario for Leadership Debate
Christine Elliott brought a Northern Ontario platform to the 2009 PC leadership debate in Sudbury. What became of her law school and broadband ideas?
Handle With Care: What Canada Can Teach the U.S. About Managing Used Nuclear Fuel
After Yucca Mountain failed, U.S. advisers looked to Canada's consent-based plan for used nuclear fuel, which led to a site near Ignace in 2024.
Lloyd Axworthy: Born December 21, 1939
Lloyd Axworthy, born December 21, 1939, lost his first two elections, then became Canada's foreign minister and led the treaty banning landmines.
President Mubarak Announcement Enrages Egyptian Citizens
The Mubarak announcement of February 10, 2011, that he would stay in power enraged Egyptian citizens. Within 24 hours he was gone.
Fines and Forfeitures for Transport and Possession of Illegally Killed Muskox
Hunting-show footage led to fines for two Ontario hunters over illegally killed muskox from Nunavut, and their trophy mounts were forfeited.
Nuclear Waste Workshop Offered Wawa an Alternative to Industry Information
In 2011 Northwatch held a nuclear waste workshop in Wawa so residents could hear an independent view of the national repository search.
Wawa Boy Hits It Big: How Pete Zedlacher Took Northern Ontario to the Comedy Stage
Wawa-born comedian Pete Zedlacher went from a Lake Superior mining town to New York, the Canadian Comedy Awards and stages from Kandahar to Alert.