Winter Watch

Sudbury outlines $1.75M plan to remove diseased ash trees from city land

Greater Sudbury is planning to remove all 1,500 ash trees on municipal property because of a widespread infestation of a beetle – the emerald ash borer – that infects and kills the trees.

Sudbury diving into aquatics plans after infrastructure review

The City of Greater Sudbury is diving into development for a couple of future plans involving pools and other aquatic services across the city.

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.

Sudbury's proposed downtown event centre 'at very early stages'

Plans are on track for the proposed events centre in downtown Sudbury, city council heard the latest update on the major project Tuesday night.

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.

Working smoke alarms credited with helping North Bay residents avoid danger

The North Bay fire chief is crediting working smoke alarms with saving local residents from a fire Tuesday night.

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.

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.

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.

Northern Ont. side-by-side driver killed, passenger suffers serious injuries

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal crash of a side-by-side off-road vehicle east of Parry Sound that killed one and injured another Friday.

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.

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.

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.

Canadian Museum of History returns artifacts to northern Ont. First Nation

For decades, Mississauga First Nation has known that human remains from their land were at the Canadian Museum of History.

Major international mining conference kicks off in Sudbury this week

Greater Sudbury in partnership with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, is hosting the organization's annual mining conference.

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.