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• Sault police charge suspect with sexual assault

  A 23-year-old Sault Ste. Marie resident has been charged with sexual assault following an incident Wednesday evening on Chapple Avenue.

  

• Beloved winter carnival Bon Soo is back

  Organizers of Sault Ste. Marie’s premier winter event say it’s coming back bigger and better.

  

• Canada's largest gold mine, an open pit in northern Ont., looks to expand underground

  In one of the company’s first public addresses since merging with Kirkland Lake Gold in February and becoming the third-largest gold miner in the world, Andre Leite, Agnico Eagle’s Ontario vice-president, said he sees more growth potential in northeastern Ontario.

• Extended wait for cancer test results stressful for northern Ont. woman

  Linda Luyt, a survivor of endometrial cancer, receives an annual Pap test to ensure she’s still cancer-free. But now, results that usually take between three to six weeks are taking much long – and adding stress that she doesn’t need.

• Sault OPP arrest trio who were stealing catalytic converters at a gas station

  Ontario Provincial Police in Sault Ste. Marie charged three people after responding to a theft call early Wednesday morning.

• Suspended driver nabbed at Hwy. 17 RIDE check leads to drug charges

  A suspended driver pulled over as part of an early-morning RIDE check Wednesday in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township led police to charge a suspected drug trafficker.

• 'Landmark' agreement signed over Ring of Fire

  Ring of Fire Metals is taking the next step toward critical mineral development in northern Ontario with Webequie First Nation.

• Happy, healthy cat that should fit well in almost any home

  This week on Take Me Home Tuesday, CTV Northern Ontario is featuring a two-year-old cat named Minou, which the Sudbury SPCA says would make a good companion.

• Northern Ont. RIDE checks nab impaired, suspended drivers

  Roadside spot checks in northeastern Ontario in the last few days helped Ontario Provincial Police take an impaired driver and a suspended driver off the road.

• Algoma OPP say impaired driver found with 245 grams of cocaine, crack cocaine

  Ontario Provincial Police got a whole lot more than they expected Dec. 3 when they pulled over a driver just leaving the Town of Webbwood.

• Don't call 911 to complain about where neighbours throw snow: police

  Timmins is under a fresh new blanket of snow this week and police are issuing a reminder to the public not to call 911 with complaints about how neighbours are managing their snow clearing.

• Funeral for Kirkland Lake miner killed on the job in northern Ontario

  A 52-year-old Kirkland Lake, Ont., man is being laid to rest on National Miners Day following an underground incident at the Young-Davidson gold mine in Matachewan last week.