Following fire, South Porcupine Food Bank finds new locations to serve clients
Operating from the back of its van did the trick for the South Porcupine Food Bank while it made contingency plans after a fire at a neighbouring apartment unit.
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Northerners hatch a plan to try and save two unborn abandoned loons
When two eggs were found in an abandoned loon nest at a northern Ontario lake, several people banded together to try and save them.
Timmins theatre troupe improvises its way out of pandemic lockdown
Take Two Theatre, a theatre troupe in Timmins, is doing what it does best to endure COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: improvise.
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More vaccinations are needed in the north to meet provincial goals
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BHP moving to take over Noront Resources
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Kirkland Lake resident charged with driving an ATV and an excavator while impaired
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Young fire evacuees 'touch a truck' during visit from Timmins emergency services
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Travelling game show makes stops in northern Ontario
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Northern Ontario travelling drive-in bringing back nostalgia
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Forest fire smoke affecting air quality across northern Ontario
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Pioneer museum near Timmins has first pandemic opening
A former lumber town located in a rural area of Timmins, the Connaught & District Pioneer Museum, is welcoming visitors for the first time since summer of 2019.
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Quilts for residential school survivors project in Timmins gets global support
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Construction and tree clearing underway in Sault Ste. Marie
It's construction season and a number of projects are underway in Sault Ste. Marie, ranging from road resurfacing to complete rebuilds.
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Operating from the back of its van did the trick for the South Porcupine Food Bank while it made contingency plans after a fire at a neighbouring apartment unit.
North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit outlines its vaccination target
Health officials at the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit are laying out the numbers needed to move the area out of Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan.
Sudbury Airport to get $3.5 million from Ottawa
The federal government is providing $3.5 million to the Sudbury Airport Development Corporation. FedNor is hoping to mitigate some of the losses as a result of COVID-19.
Northern Canada may be a popular destination at the end of the world
U.K.-based researchers have found that northern Canada may act as a ‘lifeboat’ when society collapses due to its temperatures, but an island like New Zealand could remain relatively unscathed.
Break-in suspect in northern Ontario tried to flee by crawling through ceiling, falls into the hands of police
A suspect in a Temiskaming Shores break-in learned the hard way this week that walking on ceiling tiles is a bad way to try and escape police.
Delta strain now dominates, but close to 70% of Sudburians over 12 fully vaccinated, health unit reports
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City of Sault Ste. Marie looks to regulate Airbnb, short-term rentals
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is proposing new regulations for short-term rentals, such as Airbnb.
Ontario activates Disaster Recovery Assistance program for Barrie tornado victims
Barrie residents impacted by a devastating tornado earlier this month will receive help from the province.
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Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro defended the sweeping changes his government announced the day before, saying they were "the inevitable next step" in the province's COVID-19 response.
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COVID-19 update: B.C. adds 204 cases in highest single-day increase since June 5
The B.C. government announced 204 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, marking the biggest single-day increase in infections the province has seen since early June.
