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After a stinging report from the Ontario Auditor General in April, the Ontario government has announced plans to improve winter highway maintenance.

Communities, businesses and residents in Northeastern Ontario will have the opportunity to ensure the region's infrastructure needs and priorities are heard as part of the development of the province's long-term plan to build roads, bridges, transit,

A three week enforcement blitz in the Northeast Region nabbed about 7.25 per cent of anglers for infractions. The bulk of the 3,200 anglers checked during the blitz however, were found to be following provincial and federal regulations.

Jack Chamberland loves to draw. His dad, Dan, loves to draw, too. And the universe conspired in a strange way this week to make a unique connection between this father and son. Jack is a student at École publique Jean-Éthier-Blais. He’s in Grade 1.

Tonight will be clear with a low of 15. Saturday there will be increasing cloudiness in the morning. Wind becoming east 20 km/h in the afternoon. High of 23. Saturday night will be cloudy. Low of 13.

Rainbow District School Board held its annual Entrepreneurship Fair at R.L. Beattie Public School on Thursday, June 4, 2015. Innovative businesses were on display as students from Rainbow Schools sold their products and services.

The Northern Cancer Foundation aims to be northerners' first choice for their charity dollars when it comes to cancer research and patient support, says its executive director Tannys Laughren.

The need to access a manhole on Douglas will close the westbound curb lane at Cross Street between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30. Similar work will also take place on Elgin Street at the Brady Street ramp as well.

When the city's LGBT community gathers for Pride Week next month, they'll celebrate today's ruling by the United States Supreme Court that grants same-sex couples the right to marriage nationwide.

There's a lot of happy kids out there this afternoon.