Recognized for decades of work, Mattawa woman receives Victim Services Award of Distinction
After 30 years of work at the Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre, Patti Lessard is one of nine individuals being recognized by the province.

After 30 years of work at the Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre, Patti Lessard is one of nine individuals being recognized by the province.
The North Bay Police Service said Friday they will "maintain a limited presence" at a rally Saturday afternoon along the Waterfront in North Bay.
North Bay Police have charged four people in relation to a home invasion at an apartment building in the 300-block of Main Street East on April 10 around 11:45 p.m.
The heads of some of the city's biggest organized labour groups gathered this week to demand the province take action on the insolvency crisis at Laurentian University. Calling their actions 'shameful,' some now want the resignation of Minister Ross Romano.
After a great deal of lobbying, Mushkegowuk Council has received federal and provincial funding to develop a new program called 'Firekeeper Patrol' to help Indigenous people in Timmins who are homeless and/or battling addictions.
Elliot Lake's junior hockey team, formerly the Wildcats, will now be known as the Red Wings, with management calling the rebranding a strong sign of its new direction.
After 30 years of work at the Mattawa Women’s Resource Centre, Patti Lessard is one of nine individuals being recognized by the province.
Ontario is restricting interprovincial travel, extending the state of emergency and stay-at-home order by two weeks, and placing new restrictions on recreational activities as COVID-19 cases soar.
Laurentian University could be the last university to file for creditor protection, if the Sudbury MP Paul Lefebvre is able to get his private member's bill approved in the House of Commons.
An agreement has been reached that will see Laurentian University take over six Indigenous studies courses from the University of Sudbury.
Manitobans will not be able to visit their cottages in Ontario starting Monday, after Ontario's premier announced new interprovincial border restrictions.
The North Bay Police Service said Friday they will "maintain a limited presence" at a rally Saturday afternoon along the Waterfront in North Bay.
A U.S. diver stumbled upon a wedding ring while in a river, luckily for the owner who had been looking for the lost band.
Jill Macyshon has the story of a former Winnipeg grocery store worker finding popularity on TikTok sharing his satirical stories.
An eight-day period of national mourning for the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is underway in the U.K.
A Cyclone helicopter made a precautionary landing at Nova Scotia's Rainbow Haven Provincial Park after noticing a cockpit indication.
The app, created by Indigenous Vision, shares the locations of historical Blackfoot land sites throughout Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Montana and Wyoming.
A territorial goose attacks an unsuspecting Edmonton man and his two dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Ontario is restricting interprovincial travel, extending the state of emergency and stay-at-home order by two weeks, and placing new restrictions on recreational activities as COVID-19 cases soar.
Ontario announced Friday that police will have the authority to stop vehicles and ask individuals why they left their residence as part of the new measures introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Hong Kongers living in Canada report feeling harassed and targeted by Chinese agents on home soil, and say the federal government and law enforcement agencies aren’t doing enough to keep them safe.
Health Canada is reviewing a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech to expand the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 12 and older.
The father of a transgender teenager has been sentenced to six months behind bars after exposing sensitive personal and medical information about his son, despite a publication ban intended to protect the boy's privacy.
Emergency room physician Dr. Joe Vipond says Alberta's COVID-19 situation could soon be as bad as Ontario's within the next few weeks.
Dr. Kali Barrett, a critical care physical, says she does not know where the Ontario government got its evidence for some of the new measures.