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  Northern Ont. police forced into the river to save intoxicated swimmer

  An intoxicated man wearing only his underwear and a lifejacket had to be pulled from the Thessalon River early Wednesday evening.

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  Northwestern Ont. police seize cash and weapons in $126k cocaine bust

  A 54-year-old suspect has been charged after Ontario Provincial Police capped a three-month investigation with a raid of a residence in Schreiber, Ont.

• Northern homelessness services facing deep cutbacks on federal funding

  Social services in the north are bracing for deep funding cuts to homelessness services and Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus is calling on the federal government to explain why it is scaling back at a time when the north is facing a social disaster.

• Sault Ste. Marie to implement vacant home tax

  The City of Sault Ste. Marie will soon be charging owners of vacant properties a special tax.

• Efforts continue to save the Sault YMCA

  A group of Sault Ste. Marie YMCA supporters working to save the facility from closure received a glimmer of hope at this week’s city council meeting.

• Union concerned about mounting safety incidents at Algoma Steel

  Another incident at Algoma Steel has union officials questioning safety protocols at Sault Ste. Marie’s steel plant.

• Province boosts northern travel grant, eases restrictions, increases payouts

  The Ontario government is spending $45 million in the next three years to improve access and funding for the northern travel grant.

• Algoma Steel worker injured when water hit molten slag

  A worker was treated on-site at Algoma Steel on Monday when a fire broke out in a piece of equipment.

• Plenty of smiles at Tim Hortons across Canada

  The Smile Cookie campaign kicked off at Tim Hortons locations across northeastern Ontario on Monday.

• Northern Ont. volunteer firefighters compete in challenge

  A first-of-its-kind event aimed at sharpening the skills of volunteer firefighters across the region was held in Iron Bridge on the weekend.

• Sault impaired driving suspect left gas nozzle in vehicle, drove away

  A 28-year-old has been charged following an incident Sunday at a gas station in Sault Ste. Marie.

• Freezing rain warning for parts of northern Ontario

  Parts of northeastern Ontario are under a freezing rain warning Monday morning as wet conditions continue across the region.