Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have lifted the public alert advising residents on Manitoulin Island, specifically in the M’Chigeeng First Nation community and the area of Highway 551, to shelter in a safe place as they pursue a suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.
The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) is advising of a potential exposure at the Living Space in Timmins on May 1 and May 2. Testing is currently being offered to all guests and staff at the 21 Cedar Street North location.
During a memorial service at the family’s camp on Manitoulin Island, a message in a bottle was released. Recently, the bottle washed up onshore and was found by a neighbour who has since reached out to the family.
Canada broke a new single-day record Friday, logging 400,489 COVID-19 vaccines doses as provinces expand eligibility.
The federal government has no plans to request that the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) reduce or eliminate their presence on the national stage, after mounting criticism they've provided unclear advice on the administration of COVID-19 vaccines.
Ontario health officials are reporting fewer than 2,900 new cases of COVID-19 as the province’s positivity rate continues to dip.
Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown.
Amazon is pausing its Prime Day marketing event in Canada this year amid ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks at its facilities in Ontario's Peel Region.
A new Zulu king was named in South Africa amid scenes of chaos after members of the royal family questioned Prince Misuzulu Zulu's claim to the title following his father's death, and bodyguards suddenly whisked him away from the public announcement at a palace.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls' sports in schools, according to the records of the state legislature.
The Scottish National Party won its fourth straight parliamentary election on Saturday and insisted it will push on with another referendum on Scotland's independence from the U.K. even though it failed by one seat to secure a majority.
Greater Sudbury Public Library is offering 10 take-home Wi-Fi devices for cardholders to check out for free.
The drought is over for Canada on the international hockey front.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have lifted the public alert advising residents on Manitoulin Island, specifically in the M’Chigeeng First Nation community and the area of Highway 551, to shelter in a safe place as they pursue a suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.
Greater Sudbury Public Library is offering 10 take-home Wi-Fi devices for cardholders to check out for free.
The drought is over for Canada on the international hockey front.
Small- and medium-sized businesses across northern Ontario will soon have access to free rapid COVID-19 antigen testing kits. It's part of a program by the province to locate asymptomatic cases and to root out the virus.
In his latest message to students, Laurentian University president Robert Haché advises them to check with the school for information about restructuring, rather than news reports.
Ontario Provincial Police have charged six people in South River, near Sundridge and south of North Bay, for holding an illegal gathering.
There could be a lot of potential teachers at risk of losing their certification if changes aren't soon made to the math proficiency test that was instituted by the Ontario government. That's according to the Ontario Teacher Candidate Council who says the delivery of the program is 'inequitable.'
An early morning fire at a North Bay senior's facility has sent two people to hospital and claimed the lives of two pets.
Clarity is emerging regarding a police search in North Bay on Wednesday afternoon that saw an area of the city cordoned off.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit is reviewing a North Bay arrest where officers discharged an anti-riot weapon at a vehicle.
Timmins, North Bay and Sudbury have all lowered their COVID-19 vaccination eligibility, to at least 50 and older, but the same can't be said for the Sault.
Ontario Provincial Police in Sault Ste. Marie have been cleared in a January incident where a less-lethal weapon was fired at a violent suspect who came at them with a knife.
There could be a lot of potential teachers at risk of losing their certification if changes aren't soon made to the math proficiency test that was instituted by the Ontario government. That's according to the Ontario Teacher Candidate Council who says the delivery of the program is 'inequitable.'
A lull in the live music scene is not stopping local bands in Sault Ste. Marie from coming together to raise money for the Sault Area Hospital Foundation.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service say they have charged three people with stunt driving, including two who were travelling almost 100 km/h over the speed limit.
The Porcupine Health Unit (PHU) is advising of a potential exposure at the Living Space in Timmins on May 1 and May 2. Testing is currently being offered to all guests and staff at the 21 Cedar Street North location.
The historic town of Kirkland Lake, known as 'The Mile of Gold,' has to come up with a plan on how it's going to collect more than $3 million in property and water tax arrears.
The Porcupine Health Unit reported 13 new COVID-19 cases Friday among residents in the health unit area.
Two people are facing $9,000 in fines for an illegal moose hunt in 2019 near Hearst, and a later attempt to cover up the incident by claiming the animal was shot by a member of a First Nation.
Rescuers and the family of a seven-year-old girl who nearly drowned May 2 are sharing their dramatic story of how a tragedy was narrowly averted.
Watch this heartwarming video of third grader D'Corey Johnson singing the 'Star-Spangeled Banner' during the national anthem at school.
John Vennavally-Rao has the story of a Toronto company's plan to build a huge e-sports stadium in the city.
The Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, unveiled a rare, short-beaked echidna puggle.
A man has been arrested after stealing a police cruiser, crashing it in the woods, and taking off in another patrol car in Fla. on May 6.
An Alberta man dropped his glasses while ice fishing and he fetched them from the bottom of the lake months later. Watch his diving adventure.
A young black bear is now safely back in the wild after venturing all the way into Vancouver's Gastown.
Instagram says it has fixed a problem that saw the removal of multiple posts covering Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), and other social justice movements from its platform.
The BC Coroners Service says a 12-year-old girl died last month of a suspected fentanyl overdose.
A new University of British Columbia study says a baby’s first poop could help predict their risk of developing allergies in the first year of life.
Unusual times call for unusual actions, and the sign wars trending across Ontario have spread throughout Simcoe County as businesses join in the battle of words.
Today is World Password Day, a day to encourage everyone to create more secure passwords to protect their personal information.
Mandy Mae Minderlein from Cobalt has a cover of a great old song. She's covering the 1980s hit 'Mad World' by Tears for Fears.
A virtual choir on Manitoulin Island -- The Island Singers – perform beautiful versions of 'Over the Rainbow' and 'What a Wonderful World.'
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Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19.
A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said.
Manitoba is currently reporting the third highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in all of Canada and the United States.
An Alberta-based physician is documenting life on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing photographs taken inside a Calgary hospital.
A new study has found that people with a high risk of obstructive sleep apnea had increased odds of having COVID-19 and were twice as likely to be hospitalized with the disease or treated for it in an intensive care unit.
Quebec is unique in allowing teens 14 and up to decide on their own, confidentially, whether to be vaccinated. But breaking with vaccine-hesitant parents' views can be hard, say the few with experience, and doctors doubt many kids will do so.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama's dog Bo died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the Obamas said on social media.
The first shipment of a spirit drink made from apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear plant have been seized by Ukrainian security services for unknown reasons, according to the company that produces it.
Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York's Times Square on Saturday, according to New York police.
Ont. confirms 2,864 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
Watch this heartwarming video of third grader D'Corey Johnson singing the 'Star-Spangeled Banner' during the national anthem at school.
University of Manitoba's Dr. Anand Kumar says tough COVID-19 measures by the province would have had an impact a month ago.
Canada has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 and up based on the results of a U.S. study.
N.S. tightens COVID-19 restrictions as cases hit new high
