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• Emergency orders expanded in northeast Ont. due to forest fires

  While firefighters get more forest fires under control in northern Ontario, travel restrictions declared under an emergency order are being expanded in several communities.

  

• Indigneous art decorates Manitoulin Island basketball court

  A basketball court on Manitoulin Island has had an incredible transformation and an Indigenous artist is seeing her work come to life on the unusual medium.

  

• Canadore College has plan to house more students in North Bay

  Three new living options are going to be available for Canadore College students in North Bay starting this fall.

• 'More relaxed lifestyle': This small northern town invites you to relocate

  The Township of White River has a lot to offer and not just its connection to a famous storybook character. Its proximity to the bush -- wedged firmly between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay -- has been a selling point for many looking for a more tranquil pace of life.

• Double fatal crash on highway north of Timmins

  Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 655 north of Timmins early Sunday, police say.

• Timmins Tigers cricket team hosts Mayor's Cup Tournament

  Cricket players will tell you, the sport is as important to them as a hockey is to northerners. With more people from Asia moving to northern Ontario, it's become crucial for them to get the sport established in this part of the world.

• 48 active forest fires in northern Ontario, 31 in the northeast Sunday

  The number of forest fires in northern Ontario continues to grow with a total of 48 active fires in the region, including 33 that are not yet under control. Only two months into the fire season and there have already been more than double the total number in 2022.

• 'It's a continuous journey': North Bay woman does 50 km triathlon for survivors of gender-based violence

  A North Bay woman who is a childhood trauma survivor took Trout Lake and Corbeil roads by storm at the crack of dawn Sunday morning, swimming, biking and running in a 50-kilometre triathlon for Amelia Rising Sexual Violence Support Centre.

• Master glass blower holds exhibition at the Timmins Museum

  Angelo Rossi is a world-renowned master glass blower. He now lives in Smooth Rock Falls after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of his studio in Niagara Falls.

• Currently 20 active forest fires in northeastern Ont.

  There are 20 forest fires active in northeastern Ontario, including eight new confirmed fires reported Friday.

• Northeastern Ontario under air quality advisories due to forest fires

  Smoke plumes from Quebec are affecting air quality in northern Ontario, Environment Canada said Saturday.

• Highway 11 reopens between Kapuskasing and Hearst

  Highway 11 has reopened between Kapuskasing and Hearst after a two-vehicle collision Friday morning.