Opioid deaths and hospitalization have soared across Ontario in recent years, but reports commissioned by the Chiefs of Ontario (COO) reaffirms that First Nations people have been hardest hit by the crisis.
North Bay surgeon Dr. Ravinder Singh offers online cooking classes with funds raised donated back to the city’s hospital, and he also matches all donations.
Helene-Louise Vaillant of Kirkland Lake matched the last six of seven Encore numbers in exact order in the OLG’s Oct. Lotto Max draw to win $100,000.
Its snow-making machines are roaring and the winter weather is settling in, which means the Mount Jamieson Resort in Timmins is getting excited about its upcoming season.
An Ontario Provincial Police traffic stop on Poplar Avenue on Nov. 26 in Kirkland Lake led to the discovery of drugs, cash and three loaded handguns.
When artist Johanne Lamarche was growing up in Timmins, she said she was aware that Indigenous peoples dealt with issues, and realized the gravity of them when she heard about the residential school gravesites.
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence kicked off on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until Dec. 10, Human Rights Day.
Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health is issuing the following class order effective for Sault Ste. Marie Nov. 29, at 12:01 a.m. until Tuesday Dec. 28, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., and may be amended, rescinded, or extended as the situation evolves.
A Sudbury youth who said he was touched by an interaction with a homeless man is doing his part to make a difference.
After what Timmins police say was a thorough investigation, officers have determined that allegations of a sexual assault currently receiving significant attention online are unfounded.
The Timmins Police Service has identified the victim of a homicide in the afternoon of Nov. 17 on Mountjoy Street South.
Karen Bachmann, director/curator of the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre, has been honoured with the distinguished career award of excellence from the Ontario Museum Association (OMA).
Northern College has commissioned a study called: 'Coming Back from COVID: A Plan to Rebuild Northern Ontario' to address concerns from industry, non-profit organizations, and employment service providers.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine Faculty and Staff Association says it has concerns about the provincial government's bill to create a new NOSM university.
Feed Ontario released its 2021 Hunger Report recently, and it shows food bank usage is soaring in the province.
Preparations are underway for the annual Community Christmas Day Dinner in North Bay.
The Algoma District School Board is adding an Indigenous land acknowledgment to the morning routine in schools. The policy change was made during this week's board meeting.
The pandemic continues to grip the Sault Ste. Marie area, with Algoma Public Health reporting another 39 COVID-19 cases Wednesday evening.
Health Sciences North said Wednesday that a total of 53 full- and part-time staff have been terminated for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
A 19-year-old man from Toronto has been sentenced to five years in jail for his role in a 2020 incident on Whittaker Street in which two men were shot.
Sault Ste. Marie is supporting the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities in lobbying for the ability to introduce municipal land transfer tax.
Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of three people have been recovered from the rubble of a fire on Robins Road on Monday.
The answer was still 'yes' even after this proposal went wrong in Texas. The ring was found after a half-hour search.
As he finishes his final show as chief anchor of CTV News at Six in Halifax, Steve Murphy shares a final farewell.
This surfer in Puerto Rico was paddling on his board when he had a close brush with a shark near Middles Beach on Nov. 29.
Meet Boji, a dog that travels daily using Istanbul's public transport system.
Video from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution shows the rough weather a lifeboat had to go through amid Storm Arwen in the U.K.
Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.
The first cases of COVID-19 in Canadian wildlife have been discovered in three white-tailed deer, a press release from Environment and Climate Change Canada reports.
The House of Commons unanimously agreed to pass Bill C-4, the legislation to ban LGBTQ2S+ conversion therapy, through all stages without study or amendment after a Conservative motion, making it the first bill to pass the House in the 44th Parliament and head to the Senate. This rapid fast-tracking came just two days after the Liberals tabled the expanded legislation.
Alberta will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults in phases, the province announced Wednesday afternoon when it reported two more Omicron cases.
Police in London, Ont. say an eight-year-old girl has died following a pedestrian crash in the city on Tuesday night.
Canadians are scrambling to get flights back home after Ottawa announced enhanced travel restrictions because of a new COVID-19 variant.
The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to pass Bill C-4 banning conversion therapy without study or amendment.
