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Blue Jays catcher Heineman putting up impressive numbers in backup role

1 day ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Gregory Strong

TORONTO — Catcher Tyler Heineman has made the most of his opportunities in a backup role with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He was at it again Thursday with a two-hit, three-RBI performance that helped Toronto to a 9-1 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Heineman's seventh multi-hit performance over 20 games this season lifted his average to an eye-popping .404 with a .558 slugging percentage and .976 OPS.
Oilers forward Zach Hyman speaks for first time since injury: 'You're heartbroken'

3 days ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Joshua Clipperton

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman knew something wasn't right. The Edmonton Oilers winger had just released the puck crossing his blue line in Game 4 of the Western Conference final when Dallas Stars forward Mason Marchment caught him with a glancing blow in the neutral zone. Hyman dropped his stick and immediately skated off, favouring his right arm before heading straight to the locker room.
BC Hydro seeks baseload power boost from stable sources

3 days ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Chuck Chiang

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's power utility wants to boost the province's baseload electricity generation capacity in a bid to meet the province's growing demand from residents and industries. Baseload capacity refers to constant and stable power sources, with Energy Minister Adrian Dix announcing BC Hydro's request for expression of interest from companies to provide geothermal or hydroelectric projects to expand long-term power capacity and meet peak demand.
Two popular Sudbury festivals won’t run in 2025

4 days ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

A lack of volunteer organizers has forced the cancellation of two Greater Sudbury summer festivals for 2025. If they had gone ahead, Sudbury Graphic-Con would have been held June 7 and Capreol Days over the Civic Holiday weekend in August. While neither of these festivals are happening this year, organizers hope they can attract enough volunteers to bring the events back for 2026.
Sir John A. statue at Queen's Park to be freed from casing

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Charlie Pinkerton

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted exclusively to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. Protective casing that has kept a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald at Ontario's legislature out of the view of the public for five years will soon be removed, provincial parliamentarians on the group that dictates matters on the grounds of Queen's Park decided.
Powassan man who stole Churchill portrait going to jail

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Jeff Turl

The Powassan man who stole a famous portrait of Winston Churchill from an Ottawa hotel will pay for his crime with jail time. Jeffrey Wood stole the world-famous portrait between Christmas 2021 and January 2022 from Ottawa's Château Laurier Hotel. The photo, known as "The Roaring Lion," was switched out with a fake, fooling hotel staff, Yesterday in Ottawa, Wood was sentenced to two years less a day, handcuffed, and led from the courtroom.
Sudbury officer’s guilty plea earns discharge after breaking man’s face

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Jenny Lamothe

A Greater Sudbury Police officer has been granted an absolute discharge by a Sudbury judge after he pleaded guilty to assault for breaking a man’s face during a 2023 arrest. Greater Sudbury Police Const. Jean-Yves Lacasse, 29, was charged on June 12, 2024 with assault causing bodily harm by the Special Investigations Unit, for an arrest that occurred Dec. 8., 2023. Lacasse has been an officer with GSPS since 2019.
Crown 'ready to go' in Cobalt sword attack case despite delays

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Stu Campaigne

HAILEYBURY — After refusing to do so in early April, Phillip Gagnon, the accused in the November 2024 attempted murder of Cobalt teen Kaylie Smith, appeared in Haileybury video court on Tuesday from Central North Correctional Centre, where he remains incarcerated in maximum security. See related: Accused in Cobalt sword attack refuses to make court appearance Justice G.R. Maille did not address on camera Gagnon's absence in court on April 8, nor the bench warrant that was issued as a result.
English Catholic school board could lay off more than 70 educational assistants

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | James Hopkin

The Huron Superior Catholic District School Board is planning to lay off as many as 74 educational assistants funded through Jordan’s Principle at the end of the school year. CUPE 4148 president Crystal Krauter said it’s unclear if all of the positions will be cut, or if the school board will attempt to restructure some of the positions for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Did this driver record a tornado in Northern Ontario?

1 week ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Kenneth Armstrong

Danny Sayers was driving his truck along Ranger Lake Road on Sunday when he noticed a white funnel cloud up ahead. About 15 minutes before spotting the funnel cloud, Sayers said hail began falling from the sky. He then drove his truck down Ranger Lake Road in a downpour of heavy rain. Sayers said he felt a change in pressure and the wind began entering his truck in a way he had never felt before. "It was kind of a unique experience.