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Coming up big when needed, the Iroquois Falls Storm skated to a key 9-4 victory over the Powassan Voodoos in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter Friday night at the Powassan Sportsplex. With the outcome, the Storm can secure the eighth and final NOJHL playoff spot with at least

Tanner Lam scored three goals and goaltender Jackson Parsons made 19 saves for his Ontario Hockey League-leading fifth shutout as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the North Bay Battalion 6-0 Friday night. Alexander Bilecki provided one goal and one assist and Christian Humphreys and Jack Pridham also scored for the Rangers

By Richard Coffin The Nipissing Parry Sound District Health Unit has issued a community drug alert.   “Between February 23 and March 8, 2025, there were ten reported overdoses in the Districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound involving opioids,” states the community warning on the Health Unit’s website.  “Of the

By Richard Coffin (Update 7pm Saturday) Trout Creek was not one of the top 4 announced in the Hockeyville contest. The Trout Creek Community Centre has a mountain of support in the Kraft Hockeyville competition.   Across Canada, nearly 1,500 arenas are nominated.    Trout Creek has garnered nearly 1,300

By Richard Coffin Nancy Dewar-Stenning honoured for volunteer work with robotics A local resident is a national volunteer award winner.   Callander’s Nancy Dewar-Stenning is one of 21 Canada Volunteer Award recipients, winning the Ontario regional Community Leader award.   Officials say she’s a dedicated mentor and community leader who

Nipissing University celebrates student leaders at 2025 Dave Marshall Leadership Awards Today Nipissing University proudly recognized 25 exceptional students at the 2025 Dave Marshall Leadership Awards, held at the NUSU Student Centre. The annual awards celebrate students who have made significant contributions to the university and the broader community through

Marek Vanacker and Nick Lardis scored third-period goals, boosting the Brantford Bulldogs to a 2-1 victory Thursday night over the North Bay Battalion in a tightly contested Ontario Hockey League game. Vanacker added an assist and goaltender Ryerson Leenders produced 33 saves for Brantford, which improved its won-lost-extended record to

A Ryan Rubic marker, with under eight minutes remaining in regulation, proved to be the game-winner as the Greater Sudbury Cubs grinded out a narrow 3-2 triumph over the Powassan Voodoos Thursday night in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex. Generating the majority of

The North Bay Battalion faces a formidable foe when the Brantford Bulldogs visit at 7 p.m. Thursday in the second-last week of the Ontario Hockey League’s regular season. Brantford, leading the East Division and Eastern Conference, boasts plenty of offensive weapons, including Nick Lardis, who’s the league’

NOJHL announces Lumberjacks – Voodoos quarter-final series schedule The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League announced Thursday the game schedule for its upcoming quarter-final series between the No. 2 seeded Hearst Lumberjacks and the No. 7 Powassan Voodoos. Each match-up of the series will feature 7 p.m. start times. Action in