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  First Nations in northern Ont. seek over $100B to honour treaty promise

  A legal battle playing out in a northern Ontario courtroom this month has seen an alliance of First Nations argue they are owed upwards of $100 billion for the Crown's failure to honour a 173-year-old treaty promise, while the federal and provincial governments claim they are either owed far less, or nothing at all.

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  Timmins hosts bird-watching convention

  People from various parts of Ontario are in Timmins this weekend to participate in the annual Ontario Field Ornithologists Convention.

• Northern Ont. international students concerned about Canada's tensions with India

  Indian international students are on edge, following the Indian government’s retaliation to the prime minister’s allegations that India had a hand in murdering Sikh independence activist in Canada.

• 'Doing the right thing isn't always the right thing to do': Fedeli comments Greenbelt land reversal decision

  Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli came to Premier Doug Ford’s defence Friday over his about-face decision not to open up the Greenbelt land for developers.

• Hands-free plane completes test flights in northeastern Ont.

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

• 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.