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Northern Ont. woman turns heads at Grammy Awards

A 78-year-old woman from Sudbury, Ont., -- a Harry Styles superfan -- has become internet famous after announcing the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year on Sunday night.

Harry Styles fan, Reina, center, from Ontario, presents Harry Styles, right, with the award for album of the year for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Host Trevor Noah looks on from left. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Two arrested in Kapuskasing accused of threatening pedestrian with a gun

Two men in their 30s from Kapuskasing have been arrested and face several firearms-related charges after allegedly threatening a pedestrian Sunday evening, police say.

The Town of Kapuskasing sign. (CTV Northern Ontario file photo)

Victim in Moosonee, Ont., injured in blow torch attack

A 33-year-old woman from Moosonee has been charged after someone was attacked with a blow torch Feb. 3.

OPP cruiser file image (CTV News/Mike Arsalides)

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Sudbury students protest cancellation of anti-bullying event

There were protests Monday in response to a decision by the Rainbow District School Board to cancel an anti-bullying event that contained drag elements.

Electric vehicles will drive northern prosperity, Fedeli tells Sudbury chamber

Addressing members of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said the electric vehicle revolution would help drive economic development in the region for years to come.

Elliot Lake to wait until appeal is heard before deciding fate of newly elected mayor

The City of Elliot Lake has agreed to wait until an appeal is heard before deciding whether to replace Mayor Chris Patrie.

Sudbury police officer cleared of sex assault accusation

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared a Sudbury police officer who was accused of sexual assault during an October 2022 arrest.

Family dispute in Elliot Lake almost ends in head-on collision

A suspect from Levack has been charged after a family dispute boiled over in Elliot Lake last weekend when a vehicle ran another vehicle off the road.

North Bay

North Bay's Main Street getting a facelift

Main Street in North Bay is getting its first major facelift since the 1980s and there's plenty of work to be done.

Sudbury-area boy becomes 'TikTok famous' with mom's snowmobile video

A Sudbury-area boy is now 'TikTok famous' after his mother shared a video of him receiving his new snowmobile that resonated with viewers on the popular app.

Northern Ont. fire services stress the importance of having an escape plan

Officials with fire services in northern Ontario are reminding residents of the importance of creating and practicing an escape plan in case of a fire.

‘It’s a big debut’: North Bay metal band records first album, gearing up to jam at the Capitol Centre

Elsey was relaxing on a beach in Cuba when the COVID-19 pandemic began and be began to think about what he would do in his spare time in lockdown. Cherishing his love of 80s metal music, he decided to form his own band.

'We are all connected': First Nations communities celebrate culture and tradition in North Bay Pow Wow

To the beat of the drum, dancers, young and old, took the centre stage inside the Canadore College gym to perform a spiritual dance. As they danced, they said a prayer of thanks to the ancestors and for healing.

Sault Ste. Marie

Elliot Lake to wait until appeal is heard before deciding fate of newly elected mayor

The City of Elliot Lake has agreed to wait until an appeal is heard before deciding whether to replace Mayor Chris Patrie.

Two people in Sault hospital with gunshot wounds

Two people are in hospital with gunshot wounds following an incident on Wellington Street East, Sault Ste. Marie Police said Monday.

Sault suspect makes false 911 call while at the courthouse

A 41-year-old man is facing charges following a confrontation at the Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse on Feb. 2.

Sudbury-area boy becomes 'TikTok famous' with mom's snowmobile video

A Sudbury-area boy is now 'TikTok famous' after his mother shared a video of him receiving his new snowmobile that resonated with viewers on the popular app.

Zonta Club in Sault Ste. Marie celebrates the return of its 'Bon Soop' fundraiser

The Zonta Club of Sault Ste. Marie is celebrating the return of one of its key fundraisers.

Timmins

Victim in Moosonee, Ont., injured in blow torch attack

A 33-year-old woman from Moosonee has been charged after someone was attacked with a blow torch Feb. 3.

Strong family ties behind curling teams competing in U18 championships in Timmins

The best young curlers from across the country are putting their skills to the test in Timmins this week at the 2023 U18 Curling Championship.

Fire leaves several seniors homeless in northwestern Ont.

A weekend fire at a seniors complex in Sioux Lookout left almost a dozen people in need of a new home.

Timmins man wins $50K on a scratch ticket

Robert Aikens of Timmins is celebrating after winning a $50,000 top prize with Instant Crossword.

Sudbury-area boy becomes 'TikTok famous' with mom's snowmobile video

A Sudbury-area boy is now 'TikTok famous' after his mother shared a video of him receiving his new snowmobile that resonated with viewers on the popular app.

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Canada face asylum seekers from U.S. given free bus tickets

Genevieve Beauchemin reports on New York City apparently sending migrants to Canada to claim asylum.

Two planes narrowly avoid collision on same runway in Texas

Two airplanes narrowly avoided a collision at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration says.

B.C. man overcomes 'nightmare' burns and builds dream life

Adam Sawatsky finds out how a Victoria man who endured life-threatening burns is turning adversity into an opportunity to inspire others.

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First-year university student from northern Ontario wins $48M in lottery, making history

Canada's newest millionaire, an 18-year-old university freshman from northern Ontario, has achieved a lot of firsts with a recent lottery win. Here is her story.

Juliette Lamour of Sault Ste. Marie hold cheque for her $48 million lottery win. Feb. 3/23 (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation)

Poor oral health could affect the brain later in life: early study

An early study has shown keeping your gums and teeth healthy may have added benefits for your brain health.

Charles Kimbrough, best known for role in 'Murphy Brown,' dies at 86

Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on 'Murphy Brown,' died Jan. 11 in Culver City, California. He was 86.

Five things to know about upcoming health-care talks between Trudeau, premiers

On Tuesday in Ottawa, Canada's 13 premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit around the same table in person for the first time since COVID-19 hoping to find a path toward a new long-term health-care funding deal.

Extreme cold can bring frostbite and hypothermia. Here are the symptoms to watch for

Canadians will continue to bundle up in the country's east this weekend as a recent bout of extreme cold persists in much of Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. CTVNews.ca looks at the signs and symptoms for frostbite and hypothermia to watch for if exposed to extreme cold.

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Netflix begins password sharing crackdown in Canada. What you need to know

Netflix users who have been sharing their passwords with friends and family members who live hundreds – or even thousands – of kilometres away won’t be able to do so for much longer, as the streaming service announced its plans to end password sharing.

The Netflix menu is shown on a screen in Pittsburgh, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

As E-bikes rise in popularity, concerns over battery fires grow

Electric bikes, or e-bikes, have spiked in recent popularity, and with that popularity is a growing number of battery fires – some of them fatal.

A food delivery worker rides an electric bike in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

ServiceOntario making it 'faster, easier' to get driver's licences, health cards

Premier Doug Ford announced new ServiceOntario changes to make it 'faster' and 'easier' to get driver’s licences and health cards.

Service Ontario office in Kingston, Ont., on March 23, 2016. (Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press)

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Why wasn't the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down over Canada?

Critics say the U.S. and Canada had ample time to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it drifted across North America. The alleged surveillance device initially approached North America near Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Jan 28. According to officials, it crossed into Canadian airspace on Jan. 30, travelling above the Northwest Territories, Alberta and Saskatchewan before re-entering the U.S. on Jan 31.

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. (Chad Fish via AP, File)

Thieves cut huge hole in Ottawa restaurant wall to get at jewelry store next door

An Ottawa restaurateur says he was shocked to find his restaurant broken into and even more surprised to discover a giant hole in the wall that led to the neighbouring jewelry store.

Rescuers scramble in Turkiye, Syria after quake kills 4,000

Rescue workers and civilians passed chunks of concrete and household goods across mountains of rubble Monday, moving tons of wreckage by hand in a desperate search for survivors trapped by a devastating earthquake.

New details emerge ahead of Trudeau-premiers' health-care meeting

As preparations are underway for the anticipated health-care 'working meeting' between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers on Tuesday, new details are emerging about how the much-anticipated federal-provincial gathering will unfold.

Quebec minister 'surprised' asylum seekers given free bus tickets from New York City

Quebec's immigration minister says she was 'surprised' to learn the City of New York is helping to provide free bus tickets to migrants heading north to claim asylum in Canada.

The world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkiye and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people. Here is a list of some of the world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000.

Mendicino: foreign-agent registry would need equity lens, could be part of 'tool box'

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a registry to track foreign agents operating in Canada can only be implemented in lockstep with diverse communities.

Vaccine intake higher among people who knew someone who died of COVID-19: U.S. survey

A U.S. survey found that people who had a personal connection to someone who became ill or died of COVID-19 were more likely to have received at least one shot of the vaccine compared to those who didn’t have any loved ones who had been impacted by the disease.

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opinion | Don Martin: Alarms going off over health-care privatization? Such an out-of-touch waste of hot political air

The chances Trudeau's health-care summit with the premiers will end with the blueprint to realistic long-term improvements are only marginally better than believing China’s balloon was simply collecting atmospheric temperatures, Don Martin writes in an exclusive column for CTVNews.ca, 'But it’s clearly time the 50-year-old dream of medicare as a Canadian birthright stopped being such a nightmare for so many patients.'