BREAKING | Highway 400 closure in effect north of Toronto due to 'extreme winter weather'
Ontario Provincial Police have closed a portion of Highway 400 north of Toronto following multiple collisions due to whiteout conditions.

Ontario Provincial Police have closed a portion of Highway 400 north of Toronto following multiple collisions due to whiteout conditions.
An investigation that lasted almost two years has resulted in moose hunting violation convictions for six people and a lodge in Red Lake in northwestern Ontario.
The driver of the motor vehicle that struck a school bus Jan. 16 has succumbed to their injuries.
This year marks 50 years of the Sudbury Wolves and as part of the celebrations, the team is retiring the jersey of a gifted former player at Friday’s game.
Something gigantic has arrived at Science North. It's moving day at the Sudbury facility and they're in the process of getting ready for 'Dinosaur Discoveries,' which opens Feb. 18.
Veteran forward Rebecca Johnston returns to the Canadian women's hockey team for the final two games of a Rivalry Series against the United States.
The driver of the motor vehicle that struck a school bus Jan. 16 has succumbed to their injuries.
The bitter winter wind is expected to feel much colder, leading to an extreme cold alert being issued for Sudbury.
The 60th annual Carnaval kicks off Saturday in North Bay and events run until Feb. 11. Organizers said the week is for everyone and that celebrating 60 years means a lot.
The federal government is providing more than $3 million for economic development and innovation projects in North Bay and area.
A northern Ontario doctor is making recommendations to the Ontario government when it comes to improving health care in the north.
Members of North Bay's fire service are on Trout Lake all week practising ice and cold water rescues.
An argument between two young children playing outside together escalated to violence when a parent got involved, a North Bay mom says.
With the entire northeast in a deep freeze, fire services in Sault Ste. Marie is urging caution when dealing with frozen pipes.
Canada's newest millionaire, an 18-year-old university freshman from northern Ontario, has achieved a lot of firsts with a recent lottery win. Here is her story.
Environment Canada issued snow squall warnings Thursday for several communities in northeastern Ontario.
The Ontario government has announced a partnership with three northern communities to operate a provincial park near Elliot Lake.
Some Sault Area Hospital workers who have been without a collective agreement for more than a year and a half were on the picket line Wednesday.
An investigation that lasted almost two years has resulted in moose hunting violation convictions for six people and a lodge in Red Lake in northwestern Ontario.
Robert Boucher of Timmins says his dream of opening an exotic pet store has taken him on a wild journey.
Break-ins have become a problem at McDonald's Guardian Pharmacy and Variety Store is located in South Porcupine's downtown area.
A GoFundMe campaign to help a family in the remote community of Peawanuck, Ont., has surpassed $37,000 as calls for action grow to ensure the community has fire protection.
IAMGOLD announced this week it now has the funding in place to complete its Côté Gold project, located about an hour south of Timmins.
According to professor at the University of Toronto who specializes in biological hazards and microfungi it may not just be the stuff of science fiction.
A paramedic signing off for duty for the last time got choked up and teary-eyed during his final radio call to colleagues.
A 'high chance' of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted Tuesday by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
A long-time CBC radio producer who was the victim of a random assault in Toronto last week has died, the public broadcaster confirms.
A couple abandoned their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel after arriving without a ticket for the child.
Roxie the rabbit spent two weeks performing the title role in Manitoba Theatre for Young People’s “Velveteen Rabbit”. Now she's looking for her forever home.
Premier Doug Ford announced new ServiceOntario changes to make it 'faster' and 'easier' to get driver’s licences and health cards.
A new Consumer Debt Report by the Canadian Counselling Society has found that many Canadians are pessimistic about their 2023 finances.
The family of a 95-year-old Ontario woman tricked into withdrawing $10,000 in the middle of a major snowstorm said it's 'absolutely unconscionable' that bank employees allowed her to take out the money without contacting her power of attorney.
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Canada announced that it had called China's ambassador onto the carpet as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval Friday over a high-altitude balloon found to have been hovering over sensitive sites in the United States.
The federal Liberals have withdrawn an amendment to their gun bill aimed at enshrining a definition of banned assault-style firearms, citing 'legitimate concerns' about the need for more consultation on the measure.
A federal government department has fired 49 employees who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit while they were employed.
Medicago Inc., the Quebec-based drug manufacturer of a Canadian COVID-19 vaccine and other plant-based drugs, is being shut down by parent company Mitsubishi Chemical Group.
White-tailed deer may be a reservoir for COVID-19 variants of concern including Alpha, Delta and Gamma, according to new research out of Cornell University that raises questions about whether deer could re-introduce nearly extinct variants back into the human population.
Canada's newest millionaire, an 18-year-old university freshman from northern Ontario, has achieved a lot of firsts with a recent lottery win. Here is her story.
A Portuguese dog named Bobi has been named the world’s oldest living dog by Guinness World Records, which claims the pooch is also the oldest canine ever recorded.
A group of airlines is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to hear their case after a lower court largely upheld the validity of Canada's air passenger bill of rights.
A letter of support signed by 30 prominent Quebecers, including academics, activists, and community leaders, is asking that Amira Elghawaby be given the chance to fulfil her mandate as Canada's first special representative on combating Islamophobia.