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  Morning traffic stop leads to impaired driving charges for unlicensed driver

  Provincial police in Hearst, Ont., stopped an unlicensed northwestern Ontario driver for a morning traffic infraction.

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  On Thanksgiving weekend, police remind drivers to keep their eyes on the road

  Even on an average day, the intersection of Highway 17 at Highway 6 near Espanola is busy, but it’s especially steady on a Friday before a long weekend.

• Time running out to collect $100K prize with Parry Sound lottery ticket

  Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Parry Sound, Ont., last year is about to miss out on a $100,000 prize if they don't claim it within the next two weeks.

• Timmins police board applauds plan to add more seats at Ontario Police College

  At a recent meeting, the chair of the Timmins Police Service Board expressed his thanks for the recent news from the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

• Timmins police warns fraudsters using AI to mimic voices of their grandchildren

  Timmins Police Chief Sydney Lecky told CTV News that the 'grandparent scam' is one that fraudsters are still using to trick elderly people into handing over their money.

• Feds fund mining projects in Sudbury that provide minerals critical for clean technology

  Critical mineral projects in Sudbury got financial support from the federal government on Wednesday when the Minister of Natural Resources was in town for the Conference of Mining Regions and Cities.

• International mining conference underway in Sudbury

  An annual international mining conference is underway in Greater Sudbury, Ont., marking the first time the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference of Mining Regions and Cities has been held in North America.

• Northern Ontario farmer breaks giant pumpkin records, taking top prizes in competition

  Jeff Warner from Aidie Creek Gardens in the northern Ontario community of Englehart has a passion for growing big pumpkins and his effort is paying off in more ways than one.

• Intimate partner violence, impaired driving charges laid in Mattice-Val Cote

  Following complaints of intimate partner violence in the northern Ontario community of Mattice-Val Cote, police say they found the suspect drunk and behind the wheel in a parking lot.

• Man with knife arrested at Kapuskasing restaurant

  Provincial police were called to a Kapuskasing restaurant around 10 p.m. Monday about a man with a knife acting erratically and throwing things.

• Highway 144 reopened between Cartier and Gogama after fatal crash

  Highway 144 is reopened north of Sudbury after a two-vehicle collision between a commercial and passenger vehicle happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, police say.

• Video shows dumpster diving black bear at Tim Hortons

  A woman in Greater Sudbury, Ont., said "It doesn't get more Canadian than this" when she spotted a black bear dumpster diving at a Tim Hortons last month.

• Ahead of formal count, Timmins expects to see increase in homeless population

  This fall, the Cochrane District Services board will take part in a coordinated effort to measure homelessness in the area.

• FONOM calls on province to fund Hope Air, calling it a ‘vital service’ for northern Ont.

  The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is the latest organization to call on the Doug Ford government to re-open dialogue with an airline service that transports lower-income Canadians to crucial medical care far from home.