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  Northern Ont. colleges on impact of international student cap

  Here is a look at how some northern Ontario colleges are being affected by the new Canadian immigration policy that has reduced the number of new international students.

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  Northern Ont. driver missing after vehicle pulled into creek

  Rescue crews are searching for a man reported missing on the weekend after the vehicle he was driving was pulled into a creek near the Quebec border in northern Ontario.

• Northern communities cope with heavy rain

  Northeastern Ontario received a rainfall warning on Friday and at that time, no one knew how bad it would turn out to be.

• Last-minute snag means strike continues in Black River-Matheson

  Negotiations in Black River-Matheson nearly led to a deal last week, with the resumption of bargaining talks, where members of CUPE Local 1490 are still on strike.

• Northern Ont. man acquitted of murder on James Bay coast

  A northern Ontario family is devastated after a jury found a Moose Factory man not guilty of a 2021 murder.

• Thunder Bay police discuss charges against former chief

  Thunder Bay Police Service held a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss the misconduct investigation that led to criminal charges being laid against the city's former police chief.

• Kapuskasing mayor to Ottawa: 'The forestry sector could help your housing needs'

  Kapuskasing’s mayor, David Plourde, has written an open letter to his member of parliament looking to get the forestry sector what he says is a much-needed shot in the arm. In his letter, he tells Carol Hughes solutions to Canada’s housing crisis can be found in the woods.

• Northern Ont. police say residents are being targeted by online and telephone crypto scams

  Provincial police say there has been a surge in online and telephone fraud attempts in northern Ontario recently.

• Ont. Nurses, PSWs, supporters push for better staffing, wages at for-profit LTC homes

  Long-term care nurses and other health care professionals across the province – including those in northern Ontario – held information pickets on Friday ahead of upcoming contract negotiations.

• Kirkland Lake state of emergency, flooding update

  The state of emergency remains in effect in Kirkland Lake on Sunday following the heavy rainfall in the region on Friday, which caused the overflow of Murdoch Creek and a surcharge of the town’s sanitary system which prompted the emergency declaration.

• Northern Ont. police arrest 2 people for drug trafficking in same town on same day

  Ontario Provincial Police charged two Kapuskasing residents with drug trafficking and other charges in two separate incidents on the same day earlier this month.

• Dean Brody, Bret Michaels, Live to hit stage at northern Ont. music festival

  The 2024 lineup for Rock on the River festival in Timmins, Ont. has been released.

• More northern Ont. towns affected by flooding, emergencies declared

  The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is asking motorists to use caution while driving due to road damage and wash outs from recent flooding.

• Fire destroys buildings Kirkland Lake

  An early Friday morning fire has destroyed two buildings in Kirkland Lake.