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U.S. presidential historian predicts results of November elections. Here's who he says will win

An American presidential historian is predicting a Kamala Harris presidency as the outcome of the upcoming U.S. elections in November.

Bears in schoolyard force students and staff into 2nd hold and secure this week

A Huntsville elementary school is locked down for the second time this week because of some bears roaming the schoolyard.

Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario.

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Elliot Lake gives locals first crack at Hockeyville tickets to exhibition NHL game

The City of Elliot Lake has released ticketing information for the upcoming NHL game – one of its prizes for winning Kraft Hockeyville 2024.
North Bay Battalion host Fan Fest, win second pre-season game

North Bay hockey fans experienced a unique fan-focused event ahead of the city’s OHL pre-season game on Sunday.

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Sunset over Bellevue Marina in Sault Ste. Marie (Bruce Leigh)

A North Bay Battalion fan pictured with team mascot Sarge at the Troops' Fan Fest at Memorial Gardens on September 8, 2024. (Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits with city transit workers during a scheduled event at the City of Sault Ste Marie Transit Facility on Thursday, August, 29, 2024. (Kenneth Armstrong/The Canadian Press)

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Elliot Lake gives locals first crack at Hockeyville tickets to exhibition NHL game

The City of Elliot Lake has released ticketing information for the upcoming NHL game – one of its prizes for winning Kraft Hockeyville 2024.

Meagan Pilon's family just wants to know what happened to her

As the 11th anniversary of her disappearance approaches, the family of missing Sudbury teen Meagan Pilon say they just want to know what happened to her.

Young camper diagnosed with life-threatening Powassan virus during northern Ont. trip

A nine-year-old boy contracted an often-deadly disease during a in northern Ontario camping trip in July.

Sudbury suspect charged with stunt driving on Hwy. 69

A 27-year-old from Sudbury has been charged with stunt driving.

Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario.

North Bay

Reliance on food banks reaches all-time high: Feed Ontario

New data from Feed Ontario finds that more than a million people in Ontario needed food bank services in the last year.

North Bay man charged with kicking a woman, brandishing a machete

A 28-year-old man in North Bay is facing assault charges in connection with incidents over two days, including one in which he grabbed a machete.

Young camper diagnosed with life-threatening Powassan virus during northern Ont. trip

A nine-year-old boy contracted an often-deadly disease during a in northern Ontario camping trip in July.

Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario.

Dispelling misconceptions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Monday marked International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, and experts in the field say there is a lot the public doesn’t know about the disability.

Sault Ste. Marie

Young camper diagnosed with life-threatening Powassan virus during northern Ont. trip

A nine-year-old boy contracted an often-deadly disease during a in northern Ontario camping trip in July.

Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario.

Dispelling misconceptions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Monday marked International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, and experts in the field say there is a lot the public doesn’t know about the disability.

Northern Ontario hospitals in desperate need of staff and beds, CUPE report finds

A new report from the Canadian Union of Public Employees says funding projections for hospitals would leave the North Bay Regional Health Centre short of nearly 100 beds.

Manitoulin Island pet owners raise awareness about Blastomycosis

Brewster, a one-year-old border collie/St. Bernard mix, is now full of energy but that wasn’t the case just six months ago, when he suffered from a terrible cough, sores on his elbows and extreme lethargy.

Timmins

Young camper diagnosed with life-threatening Powassan virus during northern Ont. trip

A nine-year-old boy contracted an often-deadly disease during a in northern Ontario camping trip in July.

Video shows tornado moving ashore in northern Ontario

A beautiful Labour Day weekend at the lake was interrupted by some extreme weather when a tornado touched down in northern Ontario.

Dispelling misconceptions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Monday marked International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, and experts in the field say there is a lot the public doesn’t know about the disability.

Video shows intense flames at fire on James Street in Timmins

Greg Miller says he was driving to work around 4 a.m. Thursday when he saw flames erupting between two homes on James Street in Timmins.

Canada Nickel close to securing $676M loan to develop massive nickel deposit near Timmins

Canada Nickel Company Inc. says Export Development Canada is willing to provide up to US$500 million ($676 million Cdn) for the development of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project in Timmins.

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FACT CHECK: A look at the false and misleading claims made during the Trump-Harris debate

In their first and perhaps only debate, former U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in starkly different terms. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones.

B.C. man allowed to keep Great Dane in condo where pets prohibited: tribunal

A B.C. man has won his fight to keep a Great Dane in his condo – despite the building’s ban on pets.

Catherine, Princess of Wales, 'doing what I can to stay cancer free' after finishing chemotherapy

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is 'doing what I can to stay cancer free,' as she plans to return gradually to public life in the months ahead.

Timeline: The rise and fall of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political fortunes

In the wake of the NDP withdrawing its automatic support of the minority Liberal government, here is a timeline of key events charting the arc of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's fortunes in federal politics.

Texts, social media a 'minefield' for people going through divorce: lawyer

When Sarah Boulby tells clients going through a divorce or locked in a custody battle that their texts and social media posts might be put under a microscope, she usually gets one of two responses.

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Calls for more protections for Canadian bank clients amid rise in scams

When two Ontario women were scammed out of more than $80,000 in separate bank investigator scams, they thought they would be reimbursed by their banks and were shocked when they weren't.

Canadian fast food chains create value menus to win back customers

Canada’s restaurant industry is in a slump as money conscious consumers are eating out less and spending less when they do go out.

'Not right and not fair': Ontario homeowner overcharged on gas bill for the last 7 years

An Ontario homeowner was concerned her natural gas bill was too high, and when she compared her bill with her neighbour's, she realized she has been getting overcharged for the last seven years.

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FACT CHECK: A look at the false and misleading claims made during the Trump-Harris debate

Key takeaways from a debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time.

Quebec woman wins MAID case to die at home after legal fight with landlord

A woman who requested medical assistance in dying (MAID) won a major case in front of the Quebec rental board. She wanted to die at home, but her landlord didn't want her to.

Liberals put up united front after fractious summer at Nanaimo retreat

Liberal MPs will have one last chance to tell their leader how they think their party can improve their political prospects before they return to Ottawa to face off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons.

Some restaurants have increased their default tip options. Canadians think you should give this much

Despite what the default options on the payment terminal might read, most Canadians still want to tip around 15 per cent, according to a new survey.

Parents fight for change after 13-year-old girl dies in B.C. homeless camp

Brianna McDonald's death was caused by a suspected overdose, according to her family. And her grieving parents are urging change so other families don’t have to face what they are going though.

'EI kind of folks': Cape Breton MP criticized for comment about Atlantic Canadians

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste is taking some heat for a remark about Atlantic Canadians.

A man who has brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight

A man who has brain damage and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a shopkeeper in London had his decades-old conviction quashed Wednesday by an appeals court troubled by the possibility police elicited a false confession from a mentally vulnerable man. Oliver Campbell, who suffered cognitive impairment as a baby and struggles with his concentration and memory, was 21 when he was jailed in 1991 after being convicted based partly on admissions his lawyer said were coerced. “The fight for justice is finally over after nearly 34 years," Campbell said. “I can start my life an innocent man.” Campbell, now in his 50s, was convicted of the robbery and murder of Baldev Hoondle, who was shot in the head in his shop in the Hackney area of east London in July 1990. He had a previous appeal rejected in 1994 and was released from prison in 2002 on conditions that could have returned him to prison if he got into trouble. Defense lawyer Michael Birnbaum said police lied to Campbell and “badgered and bullied” him into giving a false confession by admitting he pulled the trigger in an accident. He was interviewed more than a dozen times, including sessions without either a lawyer or other adult present. His learning disability put him “out of his depth” and he was "simply unable to do justice to himself,” Birnbaum said. He said the admissions were nonsense riddled with inconsistencies that contradicted facts in the case. At trial, he testified that he was not involved in the robbery and had been somewhere else though he couldn't remember where. A co-defendant, Eric Samuels, who has since died, pleaded guilty to the robbery and was sentenced to five years in prison. At the time, he told his lawyer Campbell was not the gunman and later told others Campbell wasn’t with him during the robbery. Lawyers continued to advocate for Campbell that he wasn't the killer and his case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission which investigates potential injustices. The three judges on the Court of Appeal rejected most of Birnbaum's grounds for appeal but said they were troubled by the conviction in light of a new understanding of the reliability of admissions from someone with a mental disability. The panel quashed the conviction as 'unsafe,' and refused to order a retrial.

'I've cried a lot of tears': Floating home dreams sink for southwestern Ontario residents

The dream of a life on water has drowned in a sea of sadness for a group of Chatham-Kent, Ont. residents who paid a Wallaceburg-based company for a floating home they never received.