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Thousands of Sudburians have already voted in the June 2 election

Advance Voting is underway in Sudbury and officials with Elections Ontario say thousands have already come out to cast a ballot.

Election Profile: Parry-Sound Muskoka riding

For the first time in two decades, Parry Sound-Muskoka is going to have a new MPP after the June 2 election.

Passenger ship unveils Killarney to tourists, boosts local economy

History was made recently in Killarney as the Viking Octantis made its maiden stop at the Georgian Bay community.

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Thousands of Sudburians have already voted in the June 2 election

Advance Voting is underway in Sudbury and officials with Elections Ontario say thousands have already come out to cast a ballot.

Election Profile: Parry-Sound Muskoka riding

For the first time in two decades, Parry Sound-Muskoka is going to have a new MPP after the June 2 election.

Passenger ship unveils Killarney to tourists, boosts local economy

History was made recently in Killarney as the Viking Octantis made its maiden stop at the Georgian Bay community.

Province bailing out Laurentian University with long-term loan

The Ontario government is providing Laurentian University with a long-term loan as the school works to emerge from insolvency.

City lifts fire ban in Greater Sudbury

Effective immediately, Greater Sudbury is lifting the fire ban that was declared May 11.

North Bay

Vandals leave broken glass strewn across North Bay playground

Thomson Park playground is temporarily closed as officials deal with vandalism that has rendered the park unsafe.

Police say impaired golf cart driver refused to pull over

A 36-year-old Kirkland Lake resident has been charged following an incident May 22 involving a golf cart driver who refused to stop for police.

With the Chief Commanda on Lake Nipissing sailing once again, to the carousel at the city’s waterfront with children, and, with lots of people on the boardwalk. The May long weekend kick-started tourism in North Bay.

Ontario doctors say the backlog for certain services reaching crisis levels

The Ontario Medical Association says the backlog for medical services has grown by one million in just the last three months.

Officials in the north worry destructive invasive species will emerge this summer

Researchers in the north are warning one of Canada's "most invasive plants" could be popping up this summer.

Sault Ste. Marie

Two people go missing during fishing trip near Latchford, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police are searching for two people who went missing on the Montreal River on Tuesday morning.

An image of an Ontario Provincial Police Marine Unit vessel (image courtesy: OPP)

Ontario doctors say the backlog for certain services reaching crisis levels

The Ontario Medical Association says the backlog for medical services has grown by one million in just the last three months.

Officials in the north worry destructive invasive species will emerge this summer

Researchers in the north are warning one of Canada's "most invasive plants" could be popping up this summer.

Suspended truck driver almost hits police cruiser on Hwy. 17

A suspended, uninsured driver of a tractor-trailer almost hit a police vehicle last week, East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police said Sunday.

Soo fundraiser for Finn Hill bike trail

Red Pine Tours held its spring “Ramble” this weekend, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Finn Hill Mountain Bike trail.

Timmins

Timmins couple donates property to farmers market

The Mountjoy Farmers Market in Timmins has a permanent home thanks to a large property donation from local business owners Barry and Celine Petroski

Police say impaired golf cart driver refused to pull over

A 36-year-old Kirkland Lake resident has been charged following an incident May 22 involving a golf cart driver who refused to stop for police.

Ontario doctors say the backlog for certain services reaching crisis levels

The Ontario Medical Association says the backlog for medical services has grown by one million in just the last three months.

Officials in the north worry destructive invasive species will emerge this summer

Researchers in the north are warning one of Canada's "most invasive plants" could be popping up this summer.

Partnership aims to get mining book into local schools

When Theresa Nyabeze wrote the book ‘Underground! My Mining Adventure,’ it was always her dream to have it end up in as many hands as possible.

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As Johnny Depp's defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard stretches into its fifth week, experts say public reaction to Heard's testimony sends a perilous reminder that despite the 'MeToo' movement, the credibility of alleged victims of abuse can be fragile.

Public nudity petition sponsored by former Green Party leader Elizabeth May

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Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting

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Naomi Judd died of self-inflicted firearm wound, Ashley Judd reveals

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ONTARIO ELECTION 2022

Thousands of Sudburians have already voted in the June 2 election

Advance Voting is underway in Sudbury and officials with Elections Ontario say thousands have already come out to cast a ballot.

Election Profile: Parry-Sound Muskoka riding

For the first time in two decades, Parry Sound-Muskoka is going to have a new MPP after the June 2 election.

Election race tightens in Nipissing as candidates make final push for votes

With less than two weeks to go in the provincial election, candidates in Nipissing are preparing their final push to gain support from the 60,000 eligible voters in the riding.

Consumer Alert

Travel insurance sales go up as Canadians feel more confident vacationing overseas

After staying close to home and avoiding travel during the pandemic, many Canadians are anxious to take international trips again and travel insurance companies are seeing that trend reflected in their sales.

The Greek island of Crete is seen in this file photo. (Anna_Jedynak / Istock.com)

More consumers reaching for alcohol-free beer, wines and spirits

Various studies over the past two years have shown that there was a worldwide increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic. But now, sales statistics show an increase in the popularity of alcohol-free beer, wine and spirits.

Canned beers are poured into a plastic glass at a vending stand at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sunday, October 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Gas prices in Ontario set to rise again. This is when you should fill up

Gas prices in Ontario dropped 10 cents per litre on Friday ahead of the long weekend but the relief at the pumps is expected to be short-lived.

A motorist prepares to pump gas Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Portland, Maine. President Joe Biden committed the United States to cutting emissions by up to 52% by 2030 at a virtual Earth Day summit. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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