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• Sault doctor wins bronze medal in figure skating

  A pediatrician in Sault Ste. Marie is demonstrating that it's never too late to learn something new after recently winning a bronze medal at the International Adult Figure Skating Championship in Germany.

  

• 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.

  

• 48 active forest fires in northern Ontario, 31 in the northeast Sunday

  The number of forest fires in northern Ontario continues to grow with a total of 48 active fires in the region, including 33 that are not yet under control. Only two months into the fire season and there have already been more than double the total number in 2022.

• 'It's a continuous journey': North Bay woman does 50 km triathlon for survivors of gender-based violence

  A North Bay woman who is a childhood trauma survivor took Trout Lake and Corbeil roads by storm at the crack of dawn Sunday morning, swimming, biking and running in a 50-kilometre triathlon for Amelia Rising Sexual Violence Support Centre.

• Bike to Work Week kicks off in Sault Ste. Marie

  The City of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health and the Sault Cycling Club are encouraging locals to ride their bicycles more often.

• Currently 20 active forest fires in northeastern Ont.

  There are 20 forest fires active in northeastern Ontario, including eight new confirmed fires reported Friday.

• Northeastern Ontario under air quality advisories due to forest fires

  Smoke plumes from Quebec are affecting air quality in northern Ontario, Environment Canada said Saturday.

• Flood of community support for Sault Ste. Marie boy who had bike stolen

  A Sault Ste. Marie mother and her young son are expressing their heartfelt gratitude to the community and a local sporting goods store for helping them recover from a distressing incident.

• Sudbury hosts storytelling artists from across Canada

  Storytelling artists from across Canada are in Sudbury for the 30th annual Storytellers of Canada conference.

• Three charged in northern Ont. for having campfire during fire ban

  Three people have been charged this week after having campfires during the fire ban and one person could be fined up to $25,000 or face jail time.

• Algoma University kicks off Indigenous History Month

  Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie is kicking off National Indigenous History Month.

• Northern communities want a permanent foreign worker immigration program, sources say

  As the health care field struggles to fill positions, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program has proven to be a lifeline, according to the Timmins and District Hospital.