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  Hands-free plane completes test flights in northeastern Ont.

  A Toronto-based company conducted test flights of its autonomous plane in northeastern Ontario recently.

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  Northern Ont. couple shares their story to show the importance of organ donation

  A Greater Sudbury couple is sharing their experience with a kidney exchange-type program.

• Timmins hosts Take Back the Night march

  For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, the Timmins held a ‘Take Back the Night’ rally and march on Thursday.

• Agreement reached with municipal workers in Cochrane, strike ends

  In a statement Friday afternoon CUPE Local 71 in Cochrane, Ont. said they have ratified a new collective agreement with the municipality.

• Kirkland Lake police cleared in incident in which machete-wielding suspect was killed

  A Kirkland Lake police officer who shot and killed a shirtless man who came at him with a machete acted in self-defence, an investigation into the incident has concluded.

• Timmins hospital joins with the University of Toronto to reduce cataract surgery waitlist

  A shortage of ophthalmologists has forced health officials with the Timmins and District Hospital to find a new strategy to address wait times, specifically for cataract surgery.

• Pedestrian seriously hurt in Timmins in collision with pickup truck

  Police in Timmins are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision that took place Thursday morning on Riverside Drive between Joseph Street and Royale Street.

• 3 big lotto wins in the north

  There have been three big instant lottery wins in northern Ontario recently. A Sault senior, a couple from North Bay and a Kapuskasing man are all celebrating wins of $100,000 or more.

• Young people pessimistic about chances of owning a home: poll

  More college and university grads are finding their homeownership dreams further out of reach than in years past.

• Protests, counter-protests across the north Wednesday

  Protests and counter-protests about gender inclusive education are taking place in communities across northeastern Ontario, here is a look at what is happening and why.

• Woman was held hostage, repeatedly assaulted, Timmins police say

  A 54-year-old man is facing sexual assault, forcible confinement and numerous other charges connected with a month-long ordeal endured by a Timmins woman.

• Timmins woman suffers head injury in unprovoked alleyway attack

  A woman in Timmins sustained head injuries in an unprovoked attack in a laneway early in the morning Sept. 15.