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Validus Power to create more than 50 jobs in Iroquois Falls

Iroquois Falls is welcoming a major job creator to the community for the first time since its paper mill closed in 2015.

Standing room only at Sudbury's first battery electric vehicle conference

It was standing room only inside Science North's cavern Thursday morning as panels got underway for Sudbury's first battery electric vehicle conference.

Police ID drowning victims after boat capsizes near Latchford, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police have identified the two victims who drowned in the Montreal River on Tuesday morning after their boat capsized.

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Sudbury

Standing room only at Sudbury's first battery electric vehicle conference

It was standing room only inside Science North's cavern Thursday morning as panels got underway for Sudbury's first battery electric vehicle conference.

Hit-and-run on Manitoulin swing bridge leaves one person injured

An impaired driver tried to cross the swing bridge in Little Current this week while it was closed for repairs, injuring one person who was working on the bridge.

E-biker in Elliot Lake injured by vehicle leaving driveway

Police in Elliot Lake are investigating after the driver of an e-bike was injured Wednesday afternoon.

Northern campgrounds expect busy summer

Campgrounds in the northeast and around the province are looking forward to a summer camping season largely free of COVID restrictions.

Statues replaced at Sudbury shrine after vandalism in 2020

There are currently a dozen statues at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes property, and all are from the 1950s.

North Bay

Northern campgrounds expect busy summer

Campgrounds in the northeast and around the province are looking forward to a summer camping season largely free of COVID restrictions.

North Bay’s outdoor Farmers’ Market open for summer season

It’s a sign that summer is on the horizon. Farmers’ markets are opening in cities and towns across the north.

Strong demand for RVs in the north despite rising costs, supply shortage

The RV industry has been experiencing a two-year shortage in supply, along with inflated costs for those in stock, plus rising gas prices.

Downtown business owners in North Bay share concerns ahead of provincial election

Gateway to the Arts has been located on North Bay's Main Street in the city's downtown for just more than two years.

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.

Sault Ste. Marie

Police ID drowning victims after boat capsizes near Latchford, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police have identified the two victims who drowned in the Montreal River on Tuesday morning after their boat capsized.

Hit-and-run on Manitoulin swing bridge leaves one person injured

An impaired driver tried to cross the swing bridge in Little Current this week while it was closed for repairs, injuring one person who was working on the bridge.

E-biker in Elliot Lake injured by vehicle leaving driveway

Police in Elliot Lake are investigating after the driver of an e-bike was injured Wednesday afternoon.

Northern campgrounds expect busy summer

Campgrounds in the northeast and around the province are looking forward to a summer camping season largely free of COVID restrictions.

Sault city council looking at group homes

Sault Ste. Marie city council is asking staff to prepare a report on group homes. This comes after Ward 1 Coun. Paul Christian brought forward concerns this week about two such homes.

Timmins

Validus Power to create more than 50 jobs in Iroquois Falls

Iroquois Falls is welcoming a major job creator to the community for the first time since its paper mill closed in 2015.

Doing doughnuts in a parking lot leads to stunt driving charges in Timmins

The Timmins Police Service has charged a suspect with stunt driving following an incident in the early morning hours of May 21 at an Algonquin Boulevard parking lot in Timmins.

Northern campgrounds expect busy summer

Campgrounds in the northeast and around the province are looking forward to a summer camping season largely free of COVID restrictions.

One person dead following fire in Cochrane

Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday the remains of one person was discovered following a fire May 22.

Strong demand for RVs in the north despite rising costs, supply shortage

The RV industry has been experiencing a two-year shortage in supply, along with inflated costs for those in stock, plus rising gas prices.

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'Suffer in silence:' Experts worry of fallout from public reaction to Amber Heard's testimony

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

Former Green Party leader Elizabeth May has sponsored a petition calling on the federal government to repeal the Criminal Code's prohibition of public nudity, but she says she has not signed it and doesn’t support it.

Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting

The white gunman accused of massacring 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as far back as November about staging a livestreamed attack on African Americans, practiced shooting from his car and travelled hours from his home in March to scout out the store, according to detailed diary entries he appears to have posted online.

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

In a 'Good Morning America' interview with Diane Sawyer, Ashley Judd says her family had agreed that she share the cause of death of her mother, Naomi, who died by suicide at age 76.

ONTARIO ELECTION 2022

Big names running to represent Algoma-Manitoulin

Health care appears to be one of the bigger issues for voters along the North Shore as they get set to cast ballots in Algoma-Manitoulin.

Sudbury candidate, trucker convoy organizer named in $306M lawsuit

A candidate in the provincial election in Greater Sudbury has been named in a $306 million lawsuit related to last winter's trucker convoy in Ottawa.

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Downtown business owners in North Bay share concerns ahead of provincial election

Gateway to the Arts has been located on North Bay's Main Street in the city's downtown for just more than two years.

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Charities that depend on used cars getting fewer donations

Charities that accept cars as donations are reporting a decrease in interest in their programs since the onset of the pandemic.

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Was your home damaged by the Ontario storm? Insurance companies say payouts could take weeks to process

The insurance industry says it could take up to six weeks to get an idea of how many hundreds of millions of dollars in pay outs will be required from the weekend storm that brought death and destruction to Ontario and Quebec, but that early estimates are substantial.

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.

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Brokenhearted husband dies after wife slain in Texas rampage

Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia was killed in her Texas classroom on Tuesday, massacred along with her co-teacher and 19 students. Two days later, a family member says her brokenhearted husband died.

Messages are written on a cross honouring Irma Garcia, a teacher who was killed in this week's elementary school shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Police: Texas gunman was inside the school for over an hour

The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school was inside for more than an hour before he was killed in a shootout, law enforcement authorities said Thursday amid mounting public anger and scrutiny over their response to the rampage.

Man fatally shot by police near Toronto elementary school after reportedly walking streets with rifle

One man is dead after being shot by police near a Toronto elementary school on Thursday afternoon. The incident sent hundreds of students into lockdown.

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UPDATED | Monkeypox cases up to 26; first case detected in Ontario: PHAC

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Trudeau signals new gun-control changes coming; here's what the Liberals have promised

In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signalled that the Canadian government will be moving ahead on new gun-control measures 'in the coming weeks.' In previous Parliaments, the Liberals have made changes to Canada's gun laws, but in the 2021 federal election, Trudeau promised to go further.

Russian plane grounded indefinitely at Toronto Pearson racking up huge parking bill

A massive Russian plane that was grounded at Toronto Pearson International Airport back in February is racking up a substantial parking bill.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pays respect to Texas school shooting victims

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a visit to a memorial site for the victims involved in the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas.

'Horrifying' conspiracy theories swirl around Texas shooting

By now it's as predictable as the calls for thoughts and prayers: A mass shooting leaves many dead, and wild conspiracy theories and misinformation about the carnage soon follow. Within hours of Tuesday's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, another rash began as internet users spread baseless claims about the man named as the gunman and his possible motives.