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• Double fatal crash on highway north of Timmins

  Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 655 north of Timmins early Sunday, police say.

  

• Timmins Tigers cricket team hosts Mayor's Cup Tournament

  Cricket players will tell you, the sport is as important to them as a hockey is to northerners. With more people from Asia moving to northern Ontario, it's become crucial for them to get the sport established in this part of the world.

  

• 48 active forest fires in northern Ontario, 31 in the northeast Sunday

  The number of forest fires in northern Ontario continues to grow with a total of 48 active fires in the region, including 33 that are not yet under control. Only two months into the fire season and there have already been more than double the total number in 2022.

• 'It's a continuous journey': North Bay woman does 50 km triathlon for survivors of gender-based violence

  A North Bay woman who is a childhood trauma survivor took Trout Lake and Corbeil roads by storm at the crack of dawn Sunday morning, swimming, biking and running in a 50-kilometre triathlon for Amelia Rising Sexual Violence Support Centre.

• Master glass blower holds exhibition at the Timmins Museum

  Angelo Rossi is a world-renowned master glass blower. He now lives in Smooth Rock Falls after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of his studio in Niagara Falls.

• Currently 20 active forest fires in northeastern Ont.

  There are 20 forest fires active in northeastern Ontario, including eight new confirmed fires reported Friday.

• Northeastern Ontario under air quality advisories due to forest fires

  Smoke plumes from Quebec are affecting air quality in northern Ontario, Environment Canada said Saturday.

• Highway 11 reopens between Kapuskasing and Hearst

  Highway 11 has reopened between Kapuskasing and Hearst after a two-vehicle collision Friday morning.

• Timmins seniors' residence opens in-house thrift shop

  The people who reside at Spruce Hill Lodge in the South Porcupine area of Timmins are enjoying a new and exclusive retail experience.

• Sudbury hosts storytelling artists from across Canada

  Storytelling artists from across Canada are in Sudbury for the 30th annual Storytellers of Canada conference.

• Three charged in northern Ont. for having campfire during fire ban

  Three people have been charged this week after having campfires during the fire ban and one person could be fined up to $25,000 or face jail time.

• Northern communities want a permanent foreign worker immigration program, sources say

  As the health care field struggles to fill positions, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program has proven to be a lifeline, according to the Timmins and District Hospital.