Greater Sudbury moves into COVID red zone Monday, North Bay lockdown ends
Greater Sudbury will move into the red-control COVID framework on Monday, the province announced Friday afternoon.

Greater Sudbury will move into the red-control COVID framework on Monday, the province announced Friday afternoon.
Members of the North Bay Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police and a Québec family are marking a grim 10-year anniversary, but remain committed to resolving the suspicious disappearance of a young resident.
The Ontario government has released a detailed list of people who will be prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 of the province’s distribution plan, which officials say focuses on age and at-risk groups.
Greater Sudbury will move into the red-control COVID framework on Monday, the province announced Friday afternoon.
The 17 people staying at the Hope For Sudbury shelter on Regent Street are packing up their belongings.
A group of Laurentian University business students say they have the solution to the unpleasant odours that come from your compost.
The COVID case count in the area covered by Public Health Sudbury & Districts continued to climb Thursday, with 16 new cases reported, bringing the total in the last four days to 78.
Following additional COVID-19 cases, health officials in Sudbury have dismissed all staff and students from a high school battling an outbreak.
Members of the North Bay Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police and a Québec family are marking a grim 10-year anniversary, but remain committed to resolving the suspicious disappearance of a young resident.
A Temiskaming Shores resident has been charged with impaired driving after their snowmobile hit an ice hut, police said.
The airsoft community, that uses low-power guns that fire lightweight plastic pellets, is finding itself in the government's crosshairs with a new bill that could wipe out the hobby and one northern business is not going down without a fight.
The area covered by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will emerge from lockdown in the coming days, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said Thursday.
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old after finding the person unresponsive at a Temiskaming Shores home.
Citizens Helping Addicts and Alcoholics get Treatment said it wants to turn tragedy into positivity, in a letter calling on the province to convert the closed Justice Derek Holder House into a treatment facility.
As the finishing touches are placed on Sault Ste Marie’s COVID-19 community vaccination hub, Sault Area Hospital is assuring the public the COVID-19 Assessment Centre on Drive In Road is still open.
A Sault Ste. Marie woman whose 12 cats were removed from her residence in December 2020 has lost her court fight to have the felines returned
The Ontario government is providing $1,050,639 to help the City of Sault Ste. Marie address ongoing COVID-19-related operating costs.
A 26-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie is facing charges following an incident March 2 in which he is accused of threatening people with a hatchet.
Timmins firefighters from four stations were called to a structure fire at a home on Dunn Avenue near Allen Street in the city's east end Friday morning.
In an effort to attract students from southern Ontario, six northern colleges are banding together to promote the north. Study North aims to offer southern students a northern educational alternative.
Citing declining numbers, the Ontario government has announced it is closing 26 youth detention centres, including several in the northeast.
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Kirkland Lake Gold, the Timiskaming Health Unit said Wednesday afternoon, after four positive cases were reported.
The Porcupine Health Unit is declaring an outbreak of COVID-19 at Pepco in Hearst.
For the second time this week, a pair of astronauts are getting the International Space Station ready for new solar panels.
The U.S Coast Guard released video showing joint efforts by Canadian and U.S. teams to rescue 31 crew members from a sinking vessel.
An oil refinery in northern Alberta added a four-legged robot dog to its workforce.
In this 1999 interview, Walter Gretzky reflects on his son Wayne Gretzky's retirement.
A Toronto woman is warning others about a taxi scam where perpetrators stole some $3,700 from her bank accounts.
The northern lights are suddenly appearing more active than they've been in over a decade, leading to some spectacular photos.
Reports of residents in Toronto getting bitten and scratched by raccoons are up over 60 per cent.
One of Canada’s most famous dessert treats, the Nanaimo Bar, was recently featured in the New York Times' online cooking page, and has subsequently sparked a playful online debate about its authenticity among Canadians.
A Banff photographer's photos are gaining popularity online after he posted photos of 'wild skating' in the Rockies.
The elusive northern lights have suddenly become easier to see in southern parts of Canada's prairies thanks to what experts are saying is an increase in solar activity.
What started as a fun and educational side business may soon be going national.
A dilapidated garage with no bedrooms, bathrooms or kitchen in Toronto’s fired up housing market is selling for an eye-watering $729,000.
Watch the full music video of 94-year-old Omer St. Amand from Sudbury playing the harmonica, as seen on CTV News at 6.
Watch the full music video of Chapleau musician Mario Demers performing 'Ordinary World' by Duran Duran as seen on CTV News at 6.
The province is providing more than $550,000 to help create affordable housing for Indigenous mothers and their children in the Sault.
Starting Monday, some seniors in York Region and Hamilton will be able to start booking appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine.
LIVE events and news programs
The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been authorized by Health Canada, making it the fourth vaccine that can be administered to Canadians.
Ontario has announced Toronto and Peel Region will move into the grey zone of the province's COVID-19 reopening framework Monday, lifting the stay-at-home order and allowing some businesses to open their doors for the first time since last November.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Pfizer-BioNTech has agreed to move up a portion of its vaccines scheduled for the summer, with an additional 1.5 million doses arriving in March.
Walter Gretzky, the ultimate Canadian hockey dad who taught and nurtured the Great One, has died. He was 82.
Police have confirmed assault charges have been laid against two men following a heated confrontation over masks at a Vancouver pizza restaurant.
Canada spent $24 million on the hundreds of thousands of vaccines the country received in January, according to newly released estimates of trade data from Statistics Canada, arare look into the cost of the immunization effort.
India's top diplomat to Canada says relations between the two countries are in a 'much better space' and that improvement could open the door to more AstraZeneca vaccines, should Canada request them.
In a dataset released Thursday morning, Statistics Canada reported that 84 per cent of COVID-19 cases across the country are caused by community exposures.
Prince Philip has been transferred from a specialist cardiac hospital to a private facility to continue his recovery after a heart procedure, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
Three children were unscathed after a speeding SUV crashed into their family vehicle during a traffic stop.
Purr-fect rescue: The Royal Thai Navy is being praised for saving four cats trapped on a sinking boat.
A test model rocket that was developed by SpaceX to carry humans on future missions exploded minutes after successfully landing.