Editor's Picks

Northern Ontario Articles

• 

  New app created at med school aims to help battle opioid crisis, save lives

  Three Northern Ontario School of Medicine students have created a new app, 'Naloxone North,' which aims to help Ontarians order the life-saving drug at the push of a button.

• 

  Survey shows unmanageable stress levels in half of Ontario principals

  Results of the survey show 57 per cent of principals at virtual schools reported unmanageable stress levels and 49 per cent of those at in-person schools reported the same.

• 

  Third person dies as a result of COVID outbreak at North Bay apartment building

  A third person has died as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Skyline-Lancelot Apartments in North Bay.

• 

  Sudbury health officials report 32 new COVID cases Monday

  The COVID-19 situation worsened in Greater Sudbury on Monday, as the health unit reported 32 new infections.

• 

  Fight between employees in Temiskaming leads to charges

  A two-day dispute between workers at a business in Temiskaming Shores has led to one of the workers being charged with making threats.

• 

  'They call me the bag lady': 89-year-old Winnipeg woman turns shopping bags into sleeping mats for the homeless

  89-year-old Ruth McKinlay has taken thousands of plastic bags and turned them into comfortable sleeping mats for vulnerable Winnipeggers.

• 

  Ontario camps hope for green light to reopen this summer

  Last summer, for the first time in more than half a century, Willowgrove Day Camp in Stouffville, Ont., could not welcome campers. 1

• 

  Algoma Public Health reports region’s fourth COVID-related death

  Algoma Public Health reported Monday someone has died from COVID-19, the fourth fatality in the health unit's area since the start of the pandemic

• 

  Health worker in Blind River tests positive for COVID-19

  A worker at the North Shore Health Network in Blind River has tested positive for COVID, the organization announced Monday.

• 

  Timmins hospital February 50/50 draw nets winner almost $280K

  The winner of the Timmins Hospital Foundation's February 50/50 draw was cutting a client's hair when she received the good news.

• 

  Mild spring with some wintry blasts predicted for most of Canada: Weather Network

  Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster.

• 

  Relay for Life, Laurentian University's annual cancer fundraiser, holding virtual event March 13

  Laurentian University is celebrating the sixth annual Relay for Life event on March 13 as a virtual event.

• 

  Mild spring with some wintry blasts predicted for most of Canada: Weather Network

  Canadians across the country can look forward to a mild spring peppered with the odd winter flashback throughout the first part of the season, according to predictions from one prominent national forecaster.

• 

  Sault police charge man with arson

  Sault Ste. Marie police arrested and charged a man with arson in connection to a fire at an apartment complex.

• 

  Ontario reports more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, six additional deaths

  The 1,023 infections mark a decrease from Sunday’s report when 1,062 cases were added. The province logged 1,185 cases on Saturday and 1,258 cases on Friday.

• 

  North Bay men's homeless shelter looks to expand

  North Bay's Hope Awaits Ministries is asking the community for help to expand its men's shelter services to 24 hours a day and seven days a week. 1

• 

  Winter travel advisory in Sault Ste. Marie area with strong winds along Hwy. 17 corridor

  Environment Canada has upgraded the snow squall watch in the Sault Ste. Marie area to a winter weather travel advisory Monday morning.

• 

  UPDATED

  Prince Philip transferred to specialized London heart hospital for testing and observation

  Prince Philip was transferred to another hospital in central London on Monday where he will undergo testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition, Buckingham Palace says. 4

• 

  France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

  A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal. 1

• 

  Employee stabbed after asking customer to put on face mask: Winnipeg police

  Winnipeg police have charged a 13-year-old male after a man was stabbed on Friday.

• 

  Ontario long-term care minister says she didn't go public with concerns because she's no expert

  Ontario's long-term care minister said she didn't go public early last year with concerns about COVID-19 spreading in nursing homes because she didn't consider herself an authority on the emerging threat. 2

• 

  Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery

  The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides. 18

• 

  COVID-19 zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home

  Demand for electricity in Ontario last year fell to levels rarely seen in decades amid shifts in usage patterns caused by pandemic measures, new data show.

• 

  Story of 7-year-old girl selling lemonade to pay for brain surgery sparks outrage, empathy

  The story of a 7-year-old girl from Alabama selling lemonade to help to pay for her own brain surgery has caused an uproar on the internet, with many calling it an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system. 1

• Golden Globes for 'Schitt's Creek' and star Catherine O'Hara 2
• Toronto woman says she was sexually harassed by real estate agent while looking for an apartment
• 'It was a boondoggle': Chaotic scenes in hotel quarantines frustrate travellers 6
• 'Nomadland,' 'Borat,' 'The Crown' win at bicoastal Golden Globes 2
• Three Sudbury schools dismissed following more COVID-19 cases
• Double digit COVID case counts in Sudbury for two days in a row
• École Alliance St-Joseph in Greater Sudbury closed due to COVID case
• Downtown Timmins looks to evolve with new strategic plan 1
• Closure of Sudbury school extended after additional COVID case
• Two Thessalon residents receive award from office of Governor General 1
• Sudbury yet to record case of influenza, public health says
• Timmins Immigration Program highlights successes matching foreign workers with employers 1
• Nominations open for Sault Ste. Marie 'Walk of Fame' 1
• COVID-19 outbreak at Sudbury's Jean Hanson school following multiple cases
• Outbreak declared at Parry Sound McDonald’s, preliminary tests detect variant
• $70 million Lotto Max Jackpot ticket sold in Sudbury region
• Game designer from Sudbury creates video game to help fight COVID-19 1
• Crowd funding page setup for victim of fatal industrial crash near Sudbury
• Timmins pool to reopen for first time since start of pandemic 1
• North Bay entrepreneurs donate new sweaters to those in need 1
• Survey shows new car buyers are leaning toward electric vehicles 1
• A dozen COVID cases at North Bay apartment outbreak confirmed to be highly contagious variant
• Health unit warns of high-risk exposure to COVID on buses from Toronto to Sudbury, Sudbury to Timmins
• Charges pending after tanker full of milk rolled over in northeastern Ontario
• More military flight training coming to Sudbury area
• Three outbreaks and another COVID-19 death in Sudbury
• Sudbury police arrest Sault officer for public mischief after allegedly filing false report
• Greater Sudbury construction company fined $210K for 2018 death of worker
• As COVID variants spread, Porcupine Health Unit invokes powers to enforce quarantine restrictions
• Ontario universities seek government support in face of $500M shortfall due to COVID, group says
• 'It sure is special’: EA Sports adds former North Bay hockey player to NHL 21 video game 1
• Man, 21, charged with scattering debris along Hwy. 17
• Porcupine Health Unit declares a COVID outbreak at Innes Transport in Moosonee
• Health Canada approves two AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines 18
• Postcard campaign aims to lessen social isolation 1
• Algoma Steel marks major milestone towards long-term sustainability