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Ontario Parks has shared some useful tips and advice on how to enjoy your summer camping trips despite the presence of black flies, mosquitoes, deer flies, and horse flies. While wearing insect repell...

Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. D-Day was the largest invasion ever, with 156,000 Allied troops landing by sea and air on five beaches in Normandy, France. This marked the beginning of the ...

Lanark County OPP are looking to speak to a man who approached a high school student. Police say at around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday a female student at Carleton Place High School was approached by a man in a...

More information's come to light about Tuesday morning's Highway 7 head-on collision near Innisville. Both drivers sustained life-threatening injuries when a car and pickup truck collided. Three passe...

If you think we're seeing more severe weather in recent years, you're right. The latest weather warnings and watches are all the proof we need. We asked Environment Canada Senior Climatologist David P...

It'll cost Mississippi Mills a little more than expected to upgrade the pedestrian walkway for the reconstructed Blakeney Bridge. What had been originally estimated to be a $180,000 has seen costs ris...

Lanark Highlands council passed their 2024 budget at their meeting last month. The tax rate increase is just over 7%, which will bring about $403,000 in additional revenue for the Township. The operat...

Smiths Falls Police been advised that the bridge on Abbott St is stuck, and crews are working on it. We'll keep you updated as the work continues. 3 p.m Update: The bridge has reopened.

Russell Street East will be closed from Beckwith Street North to Winnifred Street North from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for film production work. North and southbound travel on Elmsley Street North will be p...

The Bank of Canada has reduced its key interest rate by a quarter point, bringing it down to 4.75 per cent. This marks the first rate cut in over four years, offering a glimmer of hope to prospective ...