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Sudbury

Battalion, Wolves begin OHL playoff journey

The final week of regular season play was a good one for the Sudbury Wolves, who managed to pull out a fifth-place finish on the last day, despite the talk of a possible playoff date with their Highway 17 rivals in North Bay.

North Bay

Battalion, Wolves begin OHL playoff journey

The final week of regular season play was a good one for the Sudbury Wolves, who managed to pull out a fifth-place finish on the last day, despite the talk of a possible playoff date with their Highway 17 rivals in North Bay.

Sault Ste. Marie

Battalion, Wolves begin OHL playoff journey

The final week of regular season play was a good one for the Sudbury Wolves, who managed to pull out a fifth-place finish on the last day, despite the talk of a possible playoff date with their Highway 17 rivals in North Bay.

Timmins

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What April Fools' Day looks like around the world

April Fools' Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it's not even relegated to one day in April, cracking the calendar wide open for multi-seasonal chaos.

Revellers dressed in mock military garb take part in "Els Enfarinats" food-battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi in December 2022, a celebration very similar to April Fools' Day. (Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty Images)

Lanterns and crescents: More retailers court Ramadan buyers

This year's Ramadan, which started last week, Target rolled out its first dedicated Ramadan and Eid collection. It's one of the latest signs of big retailers in the United States catering to Muslim shoppers' needs. Many Muslim enthusiastically welcomed the recognition, applauding retailers.

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At least 21 dead after tornadoes rake U.S. Midwest, South

Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 21 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois, and stunning people throughout the region Saturday with the damage's scope.

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: HOW THEY WORK

Few and far between: population density in northern Ontario

No matter how many pages of the budget you go through line-by-line, some key factors in northeastern Ontario make annual budgeting a challenge.

Algonquin Boulevard East in Timmins by City Hall. (CTV Northern Ontario file)

Between a rock and a hard place: local government in northeastern Ontario

Despite a long list of responsibilities, local governments have the least power and are heavily regulated by the province.

Public lookout at Newmont Porcupine's Hollinger open pit mine in Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV Northern Ontario)

Northeastern Ontario politicians reflect on their time at city hall

One of the biggest surprises many newly elected city councillors face is just how complicated it is to get things done – and that they are not the boss of every city staffer they meet.

Public hearing at Sudbury's city hall

WHERE TO WATCH US

  • Bell Fibe: 1230
  • Bell Satellite:  588
  • Cogeco : 9
  • Eastlink (Sturgeon Falls):  5
  • Eastlink (South of North Bay to Novar):  6
  • Shaw Satellite: 643

 

  • Antenna: 2
  • Bell Fibe: 231
  • Bell ExpressVu: 590
  • Shaw Cable: 11
  • Shaw Satellite: 641
  • Antenna: 5
  • Bell Fibe:  402
  • Bell Satellite:  61, 221
  • Eastlink:  4
  • Shaw Direct:  356(classic), 050(advanced)
  • Vianet:  127SC
  • Bell Fibe:  6
  • Bell Satellite:  589
  • Eastlink:  4
  • Shaw Direct: 642