Sault Ste. Marie exploring housing shortage solutions
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is exploring ways to increase housing supply in the city in an effort to bring down costs. Here are the details on the two ideas being considered.
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Sault Airport Development Corporation celebrates 25 years
The Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation is celebrating 25 years of ownership of the local airport.
Growing women's social, economic opportunity in the north
Two organizations supporting women in the northeast are part of the Ontario government's $6.9 million expansion of the Women’s Futures Program.
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Very affectionate black, male cat looking for home
A three-year-old domestic short-haired male cat named Alex is at the Sudbury SPCA shelter searching for a new home.
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Sudbury wildlife centre helping lynx with two broken legs
An animal rescue group in Greater Sudbury has its hands full with a wild cat that found itself caught in serious trouble with two broken legs.
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'Tour for Humanity' stops in Sault Ste. Marie
The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center is bringing its mobile human rights education centre to Sault Ste. Marie this week.
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Sudbury makes Top 10 list for best Canadian cities to survive a zombie apocalypse
The City of Greater Sudbury made the Top 10 list in a recent survey outlining the best cities in Canada to survive a zombie apocalypse.
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How art has made a difference in the life of a northern Ont. man with severe autism
The family of a non-verbal Sudbury man with severe autism is sharing the story of how art has made a remarkable difference in his life as he heads to Toronto to display his paintings.
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OPP arrest suspect in North Shore Township fraud investigation
A 39-year-old suspect in a municipal fraud investigation related to missing cash deposits in North Shore Township was arrested during a traffic stop Thursday night.
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Has inflation increased your debt?
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'Fastest-growing sport in North America': Cornhole play expanding
Long known as a backyard game, the growth of Cornhole as a sport has been rapid - with more than 2,500 people playing the sport competitively in Ontario.
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Hwy. 17 reopened north of the Sault after commercial vehicle crash
Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie is fully reopened following a single commercial vehicle rollover, police say.
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Northern resources, the highlight of Ontario’s budget
Continuing to put the region's critical mineral supply in the spotlight, northern Ontario and its critical mineral deposits are front and centre in the provincial government's 2023 budget.
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New survey suggests people should check receipts before leaving grocery stores
A survey conducted by the Agri-Foods Analytic Lab at Dalhousie University asked more than fifty-five hundred Canadians whether or not they check their grocery store receipts and what do they find when they do so.
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Mixed feelings, disappointment around the NHL pride night controversies
Two NHL hockey players with northern Ontario roots find themselves in an unwelcomed spotlight after refusing to don pride-themed jerseys.
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Two northern women's organizations get money
![Two organizations in northern Ontario are getting some money from the province. Here is what they do.]()
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Economist discusses impacts of new federal budget
![Mathieu Laberge of KPMG discusses how the new federal budget impacts Canadians in their every day lives.]()
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Sault airport celebrates 25 years with scholarship
![Ever dreamed of being a pilot? The Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation is offering a new scholarship for its 25th anniversary.]()
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Sault exploring options to increase housing supply
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Elliot Lake snowmachine ski hill race
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OMA president on challenges northern doctors face
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Take Me Home Tuesday: Alex the cat
![In this week's episode of Take Me Home Tuesday, CTV News is featuring Alex the black cat from Sudbury SPCA.]()
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Highway 11 closed from Hwy. 101 to Smooth Rock Falls
Due to deteriorating weather conditions and a collision, Highway 11 is closed in both directions between the Highway 101 junction and Smooth Rock Falls on Wednesday.
B.C. man pleads guilty to northern Ont. shooting, Crown drops attempted murder charge
A man who admitted to shooting up a home in Greater Sudbury in 2020 over a drug theft pled guilty Wednesday to reduced charges.
Here are the ways the budget impacts you: From grocery bills to small business credit card fees
The federal government unveiled its spring budget Tuesday, with a clean economy as the centrepiece, and detailing targeted measures to help Canadians deal with still-high inflation.
Man accused of harassing Sudbury mayor speaks out after charge dropped
A 34-year-old man who used to live in Sudbury is sharing his side of the story after a criminal harassment charge involving former Mayor Brian Bigger in 2021 was dropper earlier this year.
Driver caught travelling 200km/hr on major Ontario highway
A 20-year-old has been charged with careless driving after travelling double the speed limit on a major Ontario highway.
Complaint about intoxicated man leads police to seize drugs, knife in Moosonee
A 42-year-old northern Ontario man is facing weapon and drug charges following an incident in Moosonee last Friday, police say.
Here's what you need to know about the Bridge of Nations construction in Sudbury
A major thoroughfare in the centre of downtown Greater Sudbury is reduced to one lane for the next seven months.
Meet the Ontario stats prof who claims he can’t stop beating Roll Up To Win
A statistics professor at the University of Waterloo discusses how he continues to beat the Roll Up To Win contest at Tim Hortons.
One dead, one injured in MR55 crash between pickup, tanker
The driver of a pickup truck, a 47-year-old woman, has died after a crash with a tanker on MR55 in the Greater Sudbury community of Lively on Tuesday morning, police say.
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Months after Canada's ban on foreign homebuyers took effect on Jan. 1, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has made several amendments to the legislation allowing non-Canadians to purchase residential properties in certain circumstances.
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The 2023 federal budget released this week includes a series of affordability measures, tax changes, and major spends on health care and the clean economy. But, tucked into the 255-page document are a series of smaller items you may have missed.
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BREAKING | RCMP interviewing Canadians held in detention camps in Syria: sources
CTV News has learned that RCMP officers are currently in northeast Syria, interviewing Canadians held in detention camps in order to bring them back to Canada. The three Mounties have so far interviewed only Canadian women in Al-Roj camp.
Bank of Canada watching for potential spillovers from global banking stresses
A senior Bank of Canada official says the central bank is keeping a close eye on the stresses to the global banking system ahead of its next interest rate decision and monetary policy report in April.
Victim of Vancouver stabbing had asked man not to vape near toddler, says grieving mom
The family of a 37-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Vancouver last weekend says he was attacked after asking someone not to vape near his young daughter.
