Mild weather impacts winter activities in northern Ont.
The recent fluctuating weather has impacted outdoor sports this winter in northern Ontario.

The recent fluctuating weather has impacted outdoor sports this winter in northern Ontario.
Coming on the heels of Bell Let’s Talk events, this week’s Rastall OHL file takes a deep dive into mental health in the league.
Sudbury District Restorative Justice has been serving Greater Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin Island and Chapleau for nearly two decades.
Dozens of Ukrainian newcomers who recently arrived in Canada experienced a hockey game for the first time Thursday night.
A meeting of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association was held this week in Toronto. It was the first time bringing hundreds of delegates from rural and northern communities together in-person since before the pandemic.
For the past 40 years, Vale and the United Steelworkers Local 6500 have been the largest contributor to the United Way Centraide North East Ontario.
Coming on the heels of Bell Let’s Talk events, this week’s Rastall OHL file takes a deep dive into mental health in the league.
Looking ahead to the 2026 municipal election, North Bay city councillor Jamie Lowery wants to change the way municipal politicians are elected.
The manager of a Tim Hortons in North Bay was wrong to fire a long-term employee because of her physical limitations, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled.
North Bay theatre group's first production in three years is based on a popular Disney movie and involves dozens of local youth.
A meeting of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association was held this week in Toronto. It was the first time bringing hundreds of delegates from rural and northern communities together in-person since before the pandemic.
A survey on parking at city-owned lots throughout the city, as well as on-street parking downtown, began recently in the Sault.
Coming on the heels of Bell Let’s Talk events, this week’s Rastall OHL file takes a deep dive into mental health in the league.
Crews were able to isolate the outage to Steven Street, and as a result, Great Northern Road will be reduced to one lane at Stevens Street to McNabb Street, PUC said Friday afternoon.
A busy Sault Ste. Marie intersection could be getting a makeover. City officials have taken the next steps towards expanding the junction, or adding to neighbouring roads, but they need public input to do so.
A meeting of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association was held this week in Toronto. It was the first time bringing hundreds of delegates from rural and northern communities together in-person since before the pandemic.
The provincial government has announced applications are open for programs that support economic development for Indigenous people, organizations and communities.
A 34-year-old Timmins man is facing numerous charges following an incident in the north end of the city Thursday morning.
Police seized about $20,000 in narcotics in a raid of a northern Ontario home on Wednesday and now six people are facing charges.
A meeting of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association was held this week in Toronto. It was the first time bringing hundreds of delegates from rural and northern communities together in-person since before the pandemic.
The Timmins Fire Department is sending 119 pieces of equipment it can no longer use to help fellow firefighters in Ukraine.
The manager of a Tim Hortons in North Bay was wrong to fire a long-term employee because of her physical limitations, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled.
W5 goes deep into the narco heartland to interview a commander with one of Mexico's most brutal cartels. W5's documentary 'Narco Avocados' airs Saturday at 7 pm on CTV.
The body of a 29-year-old Sudbury nurse was recovered Wednesday night from a lake near Parry Sound after her snowmobile went through the ice, police say.
A Laval, Que. man considered one of Canada's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Mexico on allegations of pimping and serious sexual offences. A Canada-wide warrant was for Blake Charbonneau's arrest last year, with a reward of up to $50,000 offered last year for information that could lead to his capture.
With a deal under negotiation between Ottawa and provinces, and premiers invited to a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in early February, the issue remains one where the Tory leader's position appears somewhat murky, including to some inside his own party.
A 34-year-old Timmins man is facing numerous charges following an incident in the north end of the city Thursday morning.
Looking ahead to the 2026 municipal election, North Bay city councillor Jamie Lowery wants to change the way municipal politicians are elected.
When selling a home, Canadians may be exempted from paying capital gains tax on a residential property -- if it's their principal residence. On CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew explains what's determined as a principal residence, and what properties are eligible for the exemption.
The head of the Canada Revenue Agency says it 'wouldn't be worth the effort' to fully review $15.5 billion in potentially ineligible pandemic wage benefit payments flagged by Canada's Auditor General.
W5 goes deep into the narco heartland to interview a commander with one of Mexico's most brutal cartels. W5's documentary 'Narco Avocados' airs Saturday at 7 pm on CTV.
When selling a home, Canadians may be exempted from paying capital gains tax on a residential property -- if it's their principal residence. On CTVNews.ca, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew explains what's determined as a principal residence, and what properties are eligible for the exemption.
Health Canada says it will continue to recommend COVID-19 prevention drug, Evulsheld, despite U.S. FDA pulling back its emergency use authorization due to concerns around its efficacy against Omicron subvariant 'Kraken.'
Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons as he screamed for his mother and pleaded, ''I'm just trying to go home.'
Aryna Sabalenka, a 24-year-old from Belarus, who won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Melbourne Park on Saturday night, using 17 aces among her 51 total winners to overcome seven double-faults.
A Peterborough, Ont. man attended a Toronto Maple Leafs game to complete his bucket list a day before passing. Heather Butts reports.