Here’s a look at today’s headlines for Thursday, April 21

Public Health Sudbury & Districts is working with the Capreol Nurse Practitioner-led Clinic to ensure residents are up-to-date on standard immunizations.
For the first time this fall, eligible voters in North Bay can vote in the municipal election online.
Sault Ste Marie City Council will vote on awarding a contract to build the downtown plaza at its next regular meeting on Monday, May 2.
Timmins city council has given the go-ahead to repair some of Hollinger Park with gravel after rain turned it to mud, for the most part.
The active COVID case count in the Algoma region has dropped.
Sudbury’s old General Hospital is part of another new project in the form of 24 posters that will tour the city.
Several organizations including Hands the Family Help Network and Serenity Hospice will share more than $920,000 from the Province, to help them offset the impacts of the pandemic.
The Timmins Flood Advisory Committee says during the spring melt, water levels are expected to rise with Timmins area waterways.
There is no word as to the cause of a power outage last night in Sault Ste Marie, affecting 800 PUC customers locally.
The Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) has launched the ‘Life Without a Doctor’ campaign, ahead of the June election.
Water main flushing is planned for downtown Elliot Lake today.
The city of Greater Sudbury’s 2022 property tax policy says homeowners will pay on average $112 more this year.
Laurentian Ski Hill is getting nearly $300k ($292,467) from the Province to purchase a new groomer, an ATV, and a new snow-making system.
The Timmins Police Service is looking to determine the current whereabouts of a local 24-year-old Jeanette Oki-maw.
The city of Greater Sudbury will put an additional $6 million this year into remediating streets.
Goulais Fire and Rescue attended a home for reports of smoke in the 200 block of Harmony Road.
The Owen Sound Transportation Company says ferry service between Tobermory and South Baymouth will begin in just over two weeks.
After a rough winter season, the City of Greater Sudbury is dumping another $6 million to fix city streets.
The Near North Palliative Care Network has seen a 10-fold increase in demand for services since the start of the pandemic.
Seven municipally-owned buildings, including the McIntyre headframe in Timmins are now listed as being of heritage interest.
Group Health Centre in Sault Ste Marie is moving to a new version of its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system, known as EPIC.
The annual Clean Up Blitz is booked Greater Sudbury, slated to take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on May 7.
Callander town council is eyeing some changes regarding speed limits in community safety zones, which include school zones.
Sault Ste Marie Police are looking for a suspect wanted for theft and fraud after picking up a wallet at the Station Mall.
The French Catholic, Catholic and Public Schools for Greater Sudbury and area have approved the school year calendar for 2022-2023.
Tehkummah township councillors on Manitoulin Island have approved work that needs on Michael’s Bay Road (and others) following a harsh winter.