Two drivers sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision between an SUV and a pickup truck on Highway 6 in Assiginack township on Sunday, October 11.

The Little Current Public School Coyotes won the 2026 Manitoulin Island elementary school cross-country running championship held at Manitoulin Golf.

Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg announced provincial funding grants in Central Manitoulin for seniors programming, emergency preparedness, agricultural stage upgrades, accessibility, and farm expansion.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts proposed placing naloxone kits alongside existing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces to help address the region's ongoing opioid toxicity crisis.

The Gore Bay Rotary Club's Fall Harvest auction on October 10 raised funds for global and local projects, including veteran banners, the Angel Bus, and waterfront habitat enhancements.

FedNor is investing $4.9M to support 17 Northern Ontario communities in hiring Economic Development Officers, creating 18 full-time jobs and paving the way for over 60 more.

Assiginack and other Manitoulin municipalities experienced minor double-ballot issues due to Elections Ontario list discrepancies from multiple properties, but voters may only cast one ballot.