Solar-powered parking meters debut in Timmins
Timmins is installing new parking meters and officials have decided to go with solar-powered units to cut down on the number of times it needs to change batteries.
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No injuries as abandoned building burns in downtown Timmins
Timmins firefighters responded to a call in the downtown around 4:30 Monday afternoon. Officials told CTV News that a fire broke out in the basement of a vacant building on 3rd Avenue.
Traffic stop on a pickup results in charges for suspended driver, company
Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck in Kapuskasing resulting in multiple charges for the driver as well as the company that owned the vehicle.
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Cold weather sees an increase in battery service calls: CAA
The Canadian Automobile Association says that the recent cold snap saw a substantial increase in calls for service in northern Ontario.
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First responders stress safety as more venture onto the ice
Following recent tragedies in northern Ontario, provincial police and other first responders are reminding the public to be cautious around bodies of water.
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Motorist facing impaired driving charges after vehicle stalled on Hwy. 11: OPP
The driver of a vehicle that stalled on the side of Highway 11 is facing a number of charges.
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Impaired drivers in northeastern Ontario keep police busy during the first weekend of 2025
A series of impaired driving incidents in northern Ontario last weekend kept Ontario Provincial Police busy.
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Toxic drugs circulating in northern Ontario
Canada’s largest First Nations police service, the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) issued a community safety alert as extremely toxic drugs are likely circulating in one of the Far North communities it serves.
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Northern Ont. friends prepare for 450-km ski and snowshoe trek
Jean-Philippe Marineau and Patrice Beauparlant, lifelong friends who grew up in Hearst, Ont., are training for a 450-km trek from Fort Albany to Hearst, Ont.
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Northern Ont. man fined $1,001 for dumping a bag of garbage
A Cochrane, Ont., man was fined $1,001 for dumping a single bag of garbage on public land.
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Report confirms spike in the number of homeless people in Ontario
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario has released what it calls a groundbreaking study on the state of homelessness in the province.
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Alta. man charged and released twice in one night for violence at northern Ont. hotel
Last weekend, an Alberta man was arrested and released for intimate partner violence at a northern Ontario hotel just hours after being charged and released for assaulting a teen with a weapon at the same location.
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Research offering more insight into how to reduce the risk of dementia
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and in the Cochrane and Temiskaming districts alone, there are more than 2,400 people living with dementia.
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Northern Ont. First Nation imposes COVID-era restrictions
Fort Albany First Nation has closed schools and banned social gatherings to combat a recent outbreak of illness.
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Northern Ontario airport expanding security screening
The Timmins airport will begin expanding security screening this month for flights in northern Ontario and western Quebec, at the request of Mushkegowuk Council.
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DIY Community Health makes progress on new mutual aid centre
DIY Community Health is hopeful its new mutual aid centre near downtown Timmins will open at the end of January.
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Snowmobiler found dead after going through the ice on northern Ont. lake
Provincial police say an 82-year-old has died after going through the ice on Lake Temagmi on Monday.
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A B.C. man won a $2M jackpot. Members of his workplace lotto pool took him to court
A dispute over a $2 million jackpot among members of a workplace lotto pool has been settled by B.C.'s Supreme Court.
'We can live our lives again without worrying': Ontario man relieved after insurance company agrees to pay $620,000 hospital bill
An Ontario man who received a $620,000 medical bill from a Florida hospital is now relieved that his insurance company has reversed its decision and decided to pay the bill.
Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy
If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.
Sudbury’s speed cameras will move this month
Sudbury’s automated speed enforcement cameras are moving to new locations this month.
Lone sailor trapped in ice sparks concern in Southern Georgian Bay
A lone sailor living on a sailboat trapped in the Georgian Bay ice has sparked concern among Penetanguishene residents.
Two killed in Hwy. 63 crash, North Bay OPP say
Two people in a passenger vehicle were killed Monday morning in a collision with a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 63 near Highway 533,
Costco Canada accused of overcharging online shoppers in class-action lawsuit
Perrier Attorneys says Costco charged more for items online than in-store, a practice known as “double ticketing,” which is banned under the Competition Act.
Female pedestrian, 26, killed in Naughton area crash in Greater Sudbury
Greater Sudbury police are investigating after a 26-year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in the Naughton area Monday morning.
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