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  Hwy. 11 reopens after being closed in northern Ont. sites

  Highway 11 has reopened between Hearst and Longlac, as well as Kapuskasing and North Bay, the Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday.

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  Some Ontario food banks are making cuts, Timmins is not

  A new report from Feed Ontario indicates food banks in the province have reduced the amount of food they provide, but the situation is not as bleak in Timmins.

• Northern Ont. MPP calls for increased winter training for truckers

  A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from northern Ontario presented a bill at Queen’s Park calling for increased winter driving training for truckers.

• School buses cancelled across the north

  School buses across the north are cancelled Wednesday due to poor road conditions and snow squall warnings.

• One charged with stealing donations from poppy box in Kirkland Lake

  A 19-year-old from Kirkland Lake has been charged after a Royal Canadian Legion branch in the community reported someone stole poppies and donations.

• Glencore confirms it will close Kidd Creek Mine at the end of 2026

  A spokesperson for Glencore Canada said Tuesday the company will close its Kidd Creek Mine near Timmins at the end of December 2026.

• Man severely injured saving his wife from a polar bear attack in the Far North

  A man was severely injured Tuesday morning when he leaped onto a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled in the Far North community of Fort Severn.

• Transport trucks collide head-on near Hearst, Ont.

  One transport truck driver was seriously injured Saturday when two commercial motor vehicles collided head-on on Highway 11

• Police presence ends on road in Iroquois Falls

  A police operation has ended in the area of Nellie Lake Road West in Iroquois Falls.

• Northern MPP calls for Sept 30 to be stat holiday in Ontario

  Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa wants to make Sept. 30 a statutory holiday in Ontario.

• Ongoing bed bug issue at a Timmins apartment building is 'like living in hell'

  A battle with bed bugs continues at 217 Pine St. North in Timmins, according to a tenant who has lived there for a year and a half.

• Unique partnership produces diamond drilling common core graduates

  A unique partnership involving NPLH Drilling, Northern College and two First Nations is helping to address a labour shortage.

• Province says upgrades to Northern Health Travel Grant coming Dec. 1

  Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says improvements to the Northern Health Travel Grant are coming as soon as this weekend.

• Suspect ignited propane cannister explosion at ex-partner's residence in Kapuskasing, Ont.

  A 30-year-old who was on probation has been charged with arson and causing an explosion in a case of intimate partner violence in Kapuskasing on Tuesday.