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Feds invest $5 million in Temiskaming cobalt processing plant

Feds invest $5 million in Temiskaming cobalt processing plant

Refinery developer optimistic more government, private funding will arrive to finish construction
Northern Ontario Mining Showcase will peak at 112 exhibitors for Toronto convention

Northern Ontario Mining Showcase will peak at 112 exhibitors for Toronto convention

Regional pavilion of industrial suppliers remains the largest at PDAC convention and tradeshow
Mom of Sault overdose victim wants drug traffickers treated like serial killers

Mom of Sault overdose victim wants drug traffickers treated like serial killers

Paris Williams was 24 when he died from opioid poisoning last year; in a rare move, Sault Police have charged his alleged fentanyl dealer with manslaughter
Canada Nickel looking to build two processing facilities in Timmins

Canada Nickel looking to build two processing facilities in Timmins

'Each of these plants will be designed to utilize our carbon storage capacity at Crawford, and allow each of these facilities to be world-leading zero carbon facilities; zero carbon nickel, and zero carbon steel'
Video shows fiery slag eruption in Algoma Steel blast furnace

Video shows fiery slag eruption in Algoma Steel blast furnace

Explosion happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in north casting troughs
4 facing drug-related charges after Highway 144 traffic stop

4 facing drug-related charges after Highway 144 traffic stop

Few details available on the incident
Finding a repurposed home for the North's textile waste

Finding a repurposed home for the North's textile waste

Brunswick House First Nation family doctor enters the clothes recycling business with the launch of Sic Sox Circular
North Bay hunter finds multiple illegally snared deer (CONTENT WARNING)

North Bay hunter finds multiple illegally snared deer (CONTENT WARNING)

'They are not keeping the meat, they are just catching the deer, putting it in the bush, animals are eating them and putting a new snare right in its spot'
Elliot Lake has a plow named KEVIN!!!

Elliot Lake has a plow named KEVIN!!!

Elliot Lakers voted for their favourite names
OPP conducting 'sudden death' investigation in Massey

OPP conducting 'sudden death' investigation in Massey

26-year-old found deceased around 9 a.m., police say