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Crashes heighten concern over nuclear waste plan

Crashes heighten concern over nuclear waste plan

The number of collisions on Highways 11 and 17 create concern for some who live along a potential transportation route for nuclear waste.
Good Morning, Superior North!

Good Morning, Superior North!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices.
Highway 17 closed east of Wawa

Highway 17 closed east of Wawa

Winter weather the reason given for the lengthy closure.
Update: Highway 11 reopens between Longlac and Cochrane

Update: Highway 11 reopens between Longlac and Cochrane

Closure began at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Ginoogaming First Nation opens temporary bridge

Ginoogaming First Nation opens temporary bridge

For over 20 years GFN has warned both provincial and federal government that the bridge, the only direct access to the community, was unsafe.
Fort William chief disappointed with NWMO decision

Fort William chief disappointed with NWMO decision

Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon provides Newswatch with her reaction to the Nuclear Waste Management Organization selecting Revell Lake as the site for the deep geological repository.
Good Morning, Superior North!

Good Morning, Superior North!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices.
Northwest MPs support nuclear waste decision

Northwest MPs support nuclear waste decision

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski says he would oppose a deep geological repository if he considered it unsafe.

T3 Police welcome Supreme Court ruling

A recent Supreme Court Ruling ordered Quebec to take immediate steps to ensure equity in funding compared to non-Indigenous forces. Treaty Three Police say the same kind of issues are at play in Ontario.
New conservation areas now protected along Lake Superior

New conservation areas now protected along Lake Superior

Peregrine falcons are among the species at risk in the 935 hectares now under protection in the Nature Conservancy's Nor’Westers project.
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