Canada introduced Bill C-34, seeking to ban under-16s from social media and AI tools. While popular, critics warn the required universal age verification threatens privacy and creates a new regulator.
The Manitoulin Coin Club, founded by Rick Dupont, has launched a new series of local commemorative medals. Unlike the historic Haweater trade dollars, these $20 icons have no face value.
The 7th Annual Jackets and Jeans Fundraising Dinner and Auction takes place June 13 at the 4 Directions Complex. Proceeds support local restoration work through auctions and raffles.
Retired teacher Charlie Adams is hosting a Parkinson's fundraiser comedy show on June 20 at Sudbury's Radisson Hotel. Headliner Pete Johansson and other top comics will perform.
MICA will hold the grand opening of the North Channel Bike Park, Manitoulin Island's first dedicated mountain bike facility, on June 13, featuring diverse trails and a pump track.
Manitoulin is a major deer tick and Lyme disease hotspot due to milder winters. Officials urge strict tick checks and DEET use, citing a counselor's near-paralyzing battle with the disease.
Two quick-thinking teens saved lives by alerting neighbors to a devastating, non-suspicious house fire in Little Current. Two families lost all belongings, and community fundraisers are active.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Little Current celebrated its 140th anniversary with a service led by Archbishop Anne Germond, who highlighted the parish's history and the symbolic meaning of the narthex.
