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• Wildfire west of Sudbury prompts evacuation order, total active fires in northern Ont. grows to 54

  A northern Ontario forest fire that started west of Sudbury on Sunday morning has grown to more than 1,000 hectares and has prompted officials to issue an evacuation order for the immediate area as the number of active fires in the region grows.

  

• North Bay OPP charge dozens in crackdown on red-light violations

  Ontario Provincial Police laid 70 traffic charges in a four-day crackdown on drivers who ignore red lights in the North Bay area.

  

• Return of the tent caterpillar in northern Ontario

  Tent caterpillar infestations are a problem in northern Ontario every few summers and it looks like they could be returning this year.

• Phone scammers target seniors in North Bay, demand ‘bail’ money for loved ones

  Police in North Bay are warning the public about a telephone scam targeting older persons in which callers pose as police and demand payment for bail money to release a loved one from custody.

• Northern Ont. teen, 13, facing new sexual assault charge, 10 total

  A 13-year-old male from Elliot Lake in northern Ontario has been charged with sexual assault again, bringing the total to 10, after another survivor came forward.

• Emergency orders expanded in northeast Ont. due to forest fires, evacuation west of Sudbury

  While firefighters get more forest fires under control in northern Ontario, travel restrictions declared under an emergency order are being expanded in several communities, including immediate evacuation orders for an area west of Sudbury.

• Indigneous art decorates Manitoulin Island basketball court

  A basketball court on Manitoulin Island has had an incredible transformation and an Indigenous artist is seeing her work come to life on the unusual medium.

• Canadore College has plan to house more students in North Bay

  Three new living options are going to be available for Canadore College students in North Bay starting this fall.

• 'More relaxed lifestyle': This small northern town invites you to relocate

  The Township of White River has a lot to offer and not just its connection to a famous storybook character. Its proximity to the bush -- wedged firmly between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay -- has been a selling point for many looking for a more tranquil pace of life.

• Timmins Tigers cricket team hosts Mayor's Cup Tournament

  Cricket players will tell you, the sport is as important to them as a hockey is to northerners. With more people from Asia moving to northern Ontario, it's become crucial for them to get the sport established in this part of the world.