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Sault Kidney Walk participants raise more than $50K

Sault Ste. Marie rounds out the top five cities in the providence for the most money raised in this year's Ontario Kidney Walk - raising more than $50,000.

Free transit passes for those on provincial assistance in the Sault coming to an end

Recipients of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program will no longer receive free monthly Sault Transit passes.

First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial governments claim they are either owed far less, or nothing at all.

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Public information session raises awareness of the importance of the Hudson Bay Lowlands

Wanted northern Ont. woman arrested with drugs, remains in custody

First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

SUDBURY AREA

Retired detective turned author releases first mystery novel

21-year-old charged with stunt driving in Sudbury

United Way allocates $100K in community funding to organizations on Manitoulin Island

NORTH BAY AREA

Run and walk fundraised hits its stride for North Bay's hospital

Near North Crime Stoppers thank community partners with formal Gala

First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

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House Speaker Anthony Rota apologizes after inviting man who fought for Nazis to Parliament

Several Jewish advocacy organizations condemned members of Parliament on Sunday for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative deal to end strike. No deal yet for actors

Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.

First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

Retired detective turned author releases first mystery novel

A retired Ontario Provincial Police detective in Greater Sudbury recently released his first book – David Lalonde penned the fictional mystery novel ‘Death of a Millionaire: An Inspector Jack Butler Mystery.’

Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth on Sunday

Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of an asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday -- and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty.

Northern Ont. international students concerned about Canada's tensions with India

Indian international students are on edge, following the Indian government’s retaliation to the prime minister’s allegations that India had a hand in murdering Sikh independence activist in Canada.

'Doing the right thing isn't always the right thing to do': Fedeli comments Greenbelt land reversal decision

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli came to Premier Doug Ford’s defence Friday over his about-face decision not to open up the Greenbelt land for developers.

Hot rental market makes search 'stressful' for many -- and it won't get better soon

The competitive rental market across the country is seeing multiple factors combine: high interest rates deter buyers and add to rental demand, still-high inflation is squeezing renter budgets, there's an undersupply of purpose-built rental units and population growth is fuelling demand.

Public information session raises awareness of the importance of the Hudson Bay Lowlands

Members of Mushkegowuk Council's marine conservation efforts along with other community partners to organize a public input session on the importance of peatlands in Canada.