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  Fake Red Cross reps going door-to-door seeking cash, North Bay police warn

  The North Bay Police Service says a man and a woman are going door-to-door in the city pretending to represent the Red Cross.

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  Lack of official strategy affecting northern Ontario health-care: Auditor General report

  The effectiveness of northern Ontario hospital care is the focus of one of the Auditor General's annual value-for-money reports released Wednesday.

• Science North struggling with $10M in cost overruns, poor planning, auditor says

  Poor planning and project management led to a $10 million increase in Science North’s Go Deeper project, Ontario’s acting auditor general says.

• Manitoulin Island realtor hikes Ecuadorian volcano for charity

  A realtor from Manitoulin Island was recently in Ecuador to hike 100 kilometres in five days to raise money for charity.

• Cherished, 400-pound bell stolen from Sudbury-area church

  A Roman Catholic artifact has been stolen from St. Christopher Catholic Church in Whitefish, a small community west of Sudbury.

• Driver charged after video captures near-miss of head-on collision

  A video posted online shows a quick-thinking 24-year-old driver narrowly missing a head-on collision on a northern Ontario highway.

• Temporary funding from Vale means Sudbury supervised consumption site to remain open

  While provincial funding applications have been paused, the supervised consumption site in Greater Sudbury will remain open thanks to some emergency funds.

• Fatal snowmobile crash on James Bay coast winter road

  A 51-year-old man from the James Bay coast in northern Ontario was killed in a snowmobile crash on the winter road between Fort Albany and Moosonee on Sunday night, police say.

• Laurentian University appoints new president, vice-chancellor

  Following the resignation of former Laurentian University President Robert Haché more than a year ago, the Sudbury institution is announcing its new permanent leadership.

• Sudbury woman wins lottery second place prize

  A Sudbury woman says winning the Lotto 649 second place prize worth more than $190,000 "is a real blessing."

• Fatal crash on Highway 17 involving horse and buggy, commercial vehicle

  The 29-year-old driver of a horse and buggy was killed in a crash with a commercial vehicle on Highway 17 near Iron Bridge on Monday evening, police say.

• Spike in pet attacks prompts Sudbury councillor to call for stricter penalties

  An increase in pet attacks has prompted a Sudbury city councillor to call for a re-evaluation of the consequences to deter owners from allowing their pets off the leash.

• After more than 70 years on the job, Sudbury florist has no plans to retire

  Pat Ptaszynski has been in the flower business in Greater Sudbury for 73 years.

• Police say Sudbury driver was impaired, had stolen credit card and gave a false name

  A motorist pulled over for impaired driving Sunday morning in Sudbury had stolen credit card information and hard drugs in the vehicle.