UPDATE: The highway has reopened. A stretch of Highway 118 in Highlands East is fully closed due to flooding.  According to East Region OPP, the roadway is blocked between Thunderbird Drive and North Bay Beach Road in Cardiff.  The highway has been closed since around 2:40 p.m. Friday. 

Water levels will be higher this next week thanks to Friday’s “significant rainfall.”  That from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, which has issued a water safety bulletin for the Black, Burnt, Gull, Magnetawan, and Muskoka River watersheds.  Officials say the heavy downpours can cause flash-flooding, which could impact low-lying...

Hydro One is warning customers of potential damage and outages ahead of a weekend windstorm.  The utility’s Tiziana Baccega-Rosa says damaging gusts are expected in most parts of the province, but some areas will be harder hit. “Very much around the lake shores will see the highest wind gusts that may...

As the weather continues to get warmer, some residents may be looking to have their driveways repaved which could set them up to be scammed. The Ontario Provincial Police says fraudsters are "persistent, persuasive, and, sometimes, aggressive" hoping to trick you into using their services. Brooklyn Harker, media relations for the...

A Trillium Lakelands District School Board student is being recognized for her wins in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Public Speaking Competitions.  Officials say Huntsville High School (HHS) Grade 12 student Carolyn Yungblut took home first place in three levels of the competition, with her speech about health, wellness, and fitness...

Police are looking for the people behind two graffiti incidents at an educational facility in the county.  In pictures shared by Haliburton Highlands OPP, two doors at a school were vandalised sometime over the past week.  Officials are asking anyone with information on the mischief to call the detachment at 1-888-310-1122...