Celebrating arts, culture and heritage in Sudbury
A colourful musical parade kicked off festivities at the Rayside Balfour Heritage Days Festival on Saturday.

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Congratulations to our winners of the Take Your Family to the Sudbury Five Basketball Game Contest:
Victoria Bowie
Derek Durkac
Amber Langis
Who each one a family four-pack of tickets to the game
Saturday, May 6 at 7 p.m.
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Shauna Murphy
Pamela Ladouceur
Natashia Miller
Each one a family four-pack of tickets to the game
Sunday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
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Nominations for the Weather Star position are now closed.
Thank you to all the nominees!
Winners:
Week 1 - Caden
Week 2 - Emersyn
Week 3 - Adrienne
Week 4 - Elliette
Bonus - Alice
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This contest is also closed.
The two winners of the Dino Duo family passes to Science North
and Dynamic Earth are:
First Winner - Nick Skakoon
Second Winner - Ethan Dunk
A colourful musical parade kicked off festivities at the Rayside Balfour Heritage Days Festival on Saturday.
A water advisory is in effect for Kagawong on Manitoulin Island. Public Health Sudbury and Districts say a loss of water pressure created conditions that has compromised the safety of the community's drinking water.
A tenant displaced in the downtown Sudbury fire last month said her hotel is denying her request to move her room to a centralized location following an attempted break-in.
St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Baker Street is seeing an influx of new parishioners as more families from Ukraine flee the war and settle in Sudbury
Greater Sudbury, which has kept its integrity commissioner busy since he took office in 2019, is set to hire a new person for the job effective next month.
A 3-on-3 weekend ball hockey tournament at Callander's Bill Barber Complex is raising funds to support the Noah Strong campaign in honour of the late Noah Dugas.
A North Bay park that has been around since 1950 has received a major facelift and is now officially open.
One person has been killed in Kirkland Lake following a shooting Thursday evening on Second Street East.
Poor air quality in Temiskaming Shores forced the hospital to cancel all surgeries Friday, and depending on the forest fire situation, it may have to cancel more procedures scheduled Monday.
There is one new confirmed fire in the Northeast Region as of Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
A new publishing company in Sault Ste. Marie is hoping its first book takes flight.
A 26-year-old suspect has been charged following an incident in Sault Ste. Marie this week on Parliament Street.
There is one new confirmed fire in the Northeast Region as of Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
The owners of Station Mall in Sault Ste. Marie are keeping tight-lipped about their plans for the former Sears store.
Ontario Provincial Police said Thursday that a collision has closed all lanes on Highway 17 in Iron Bridge
The annual Timmins Pride Rally and Parade in Timmins is celebrating a milestone -- its 10th anniversary.
Timmins is hosting the first annual Camp Life RV Show, with four recreational vehicle dealers from northern Ontario taking part.
About 40 people who say they've been impacted by an increase in crime since the Living Space homeless shelter moved into their neighbourhood have taken their messages to the street.
One person has been killed in Kirkland Lake following a shooting Thursday evening on Second Street East.
Poor air quality in Temiskaming Shores forced the hospital to cancel all surgeries Friday, and depending on the forest fire situation, it may have to cancel more procedures scheduled Monday.