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Elliot Lake's Centennial Arena a Kraft Hockeyville finalist

Elliot Lake's Centennial Arena a Kraft Hockeyville finalist

Voting for the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize starts at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 29, and closes at 5 p.m. on March 30
Anishnaabek community having a field day reviving farming on Manitoulin

Anishnaabek community having a field day reviving farming on Manitoulin

Agriculture training program returning Wiikwemkoong members back to their roots
'A gathering of our nations': Little NHL celebrates 50 years

'A gathering of our nations': Little NHL celebrates 50 years

The March break tradition has grown from humble beginnings into the largest hockey tournament for First Nations youth in Ontario
SIU investigating shootout in Latchford involving OPP

SIU investigating shootout in Latchford involving OPP

A 76-year-old bystander, a resident of the area who was not involved, suffered a serious head injury and remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Family of mass shooting victim makes formal request for coroner’s inquest

Family of mass shooting victim makes formal request for coroner’s inquest

Brian Sweeney says a pilot program adopted by Sault Police as a result of his daughter’s murder is a good first step, but that there are still questions only an inquest can answer
Trucker watched a movie while driving on Highway 11/17

Trucker watched a movie while driving on Highway 11/17

An investigation uncovered other infractions as well.
Ontario poised to become community builders in the Ring of Fire

Ontario poised to become community builders in the Ring of Fire

Province doubles down on Far North roads, infrastructure during PDAC week
Sault mass shooting victim called 911 on gunman day before rampage

Sault mass shooting victim called 911 on gunman day before rampage

Sault Police released new information on the investigation Tuesday while announcing a pilot project to review all intimate partner violence calls that do not result in an arrest
Get your ice hut off the lake, cautions MNRF

Get your ice hut off the lake, cautions MNRF

Leaving debris frozen in the ice becomes an environmental and public safety concern. In summer boaters might collide with wooden blocks, tarps, and ice hut parts
Sault, Sudbury, North Bay exceed housing targets for 2023

Sault, Sudbury, North Bay exceed housing targets for 2023

All four northern Ontario municipalities with housing-start targets exceeded them in 2023