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• North Bay’s low-barrier shelter to reopen early August

  The low-barrier homeless shelter on Chippewa Street in North Bay is reopening at the beginning of August.

  

• As Vales strike continues, impact on economy in Sudbury grows

  The strike by 2,504 workers at Vale for the past 58 days has taken millions of dollars out of Sudbury's economy, says a retired economics professor from Laurentian University.

  

• Sudbury-Manitoulin area parents encouraged to register their child for a seat on the school bus

  With less than six weeks before elementary and secondary students head back to class, parents in the Sudbury-Manitoulin area are being encouraged to register their child for bus transportation.

• Ten people taken to hospital following four-vehicle collision in the Sault

  Great Northern Road in Sault Ste. Marie has reopened following a four-vehicle collision that sent 10 people to hospital Wednesday.

• Experts want hurricane straps on Ontario homes to prevent destruction in severe weather

  Following the EF2 tornado in the south end of Barrie that left a trail of destruction so damaging it could take years to rebuild, experts are now questioning the strength of Ontario's building code.

• Ontario to ramp up surgical and medical procedures to 115 per cent to clear backlog

  The Ministry of Health’s Surgical Recovery Plan will see surgical and procedural output increased by 110 to 115 per cent with an investment of $324 million.

• Two people from Nipissing charged with robbing Canadian Tire in Huntsville

  Two residents of Nipissing Township have been charged in connection with a break and enter at the Canadian Tire in Huntsville on July 19.

• General manager of Ontario retirement home charged after door handles removed from rooms during pandemic

  The general manager of an Ontario retirement home is facing confinement charges after police say the door handles were removed from some residents’ rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The number of people with dementia forecast to triple by 2050

  The number of people with dementia is forecast to triple to an estimated 152 million worldwide by 2050, according to new data.

• One person charged in connection with break-in at Outloud North Bay

  The North Bay Police service said Wednesday they have charged a 44-year-old man in connection with the break-in at Outloud North Bay on July 20.