Highway 6 is closed between Whitefish River 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ and Whitefish Falls due to a multi-vehicle crash on May 1. The OPP report the closure near Shebahonaning Road will last "some time." Drivers can detour at Old Village Road.
OPP are seeking Anthony Eshkakogan, 33, for aggravated assault in Sagamok Anishnawbek 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½. A victim suffered life-threatening injuries on March 26, 2026. He is 5'10", 200 lbs, with tattoos (feather/bear). Call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers with info.
Avery Sheppard, 23, won $25,000 at a Cornell business competition for her pitch on Gore Bay’s Purvis Fish and Chips. The only solo finalist, she plans to use her US work visa to gain private equity experience before expanding her restaurant and ice cream businesses into a larger chain.
Avery Sheppard, 23, won $25,000 at a Cornell business competition for her pitch on Gore Bay’s Purvis Fish and Chips. The only solo finalist, she plans to use her US work visa to gain private equity experience before expanding her restaurant and ice cream businesses into a larger chain.
Highway 6 is closed between Whitefish River 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½ and Whitefish Falls due to a multi-vehicle crash on May 1. The OPP report the closure near Shebahonaning Road will last "some time." Drivers can detour at Old Village Road.
OPP are seeking Anthony Eshkakogan, 33, for aggravated assault in Sagamok Anishnawbek 91³ÉÈ˵¼º½. A victim suffered life-threatening injuries on March 26, 2026. He is 5'10", 200 lbs, with tattoos (feather/bear). Call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers with info.
Billings councillor Vince Grogan has resigned. Since it’s too late for a by-election, Mayor Bryan Barker plans to appoint John Foster—who previously lost a seat tie-breaker by a hat draw—to fill the vacancy for the rest of the term. Council aims to resolve this by May.
Manitoulin’s deer survived a snowy winter thanks to an icy crust that let them reach food. Experts report the herd is healthy, with stable numbers and new fawns. To balance hunter success and farm protection, officials are keeping tag quotas steady at 6,100 for WMU 43B and 400 for WMU 43A.
The Bayers and Roccas are concluding a years-long legal battle over farming practices. The board dismissed the Roccas' claims, calling their conduct "frivolous and vexatious." After various appeals and bias claims, a final decision on the merits hearing costs is expected by June 2026.
Environmentalist Dennis Alvey recently returned to Providence Bay after confronting a Norwegian krill fleet in the Antarctic. Aboard the Bandero, Alvey used aggressive tactics—including snagging nets and "gently bumping" a trawler—to protect krill, a keystone species vital to the ocean food chain.
