COVID-19 Cases continue in a downward trend

Ontario reported a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases on today (Friday, August  14th) as health officials added missing data from Toronto. Remaining below 100 once again, ninety-two new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on today.

Power outage cancelled for this weekend

Greater Sudbury Hydro has cancelled a planned power outage. It was going to be in Copper Cliff and slated to take on Sunday (August 16th). The outage was to allow maintenance work to occur, but through the

Bus-on-demand service coming to North Bay

This week, North Bay said council confirmed it will be being going ahead with an on-demand bus service. The goal is to help riders during off-peak hours. City council unanimously voted in favour of a just $71,600

LU suspends 17 programs ahead of the fall

Laurentian University in Sudbury has suspended admissions to 17 programs ahead of the fall. While there has been push back from the faculty, the university says the decision is based on low enrolment numbers. The affected programs

Missing fisherman found by OPP

An overdue fisherman has been rescued in Field. It happened early yesterday. This is after a 90-year-old man from Waterloo left his rental cottage at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to go fishing and was reported missing at 9:30

A single-storey town is going up in Sault Ste Marie

A single-storey townhouse in Sault Ste Marie is going up. Consisting of four units will be built in the 0-100 block of Wright St. Despite some opposition, city council agreed to rezone the vacant property from single-detached

Missing youth sought in Timmins

The Timmins Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a female young person who has just recently been reported to them as missing. The Timmins Police Service would like to determine the current whereabouts and

6 stories to start your day for Friday, August 14

Greater Sudbury says they’ll use funding to support the city budget The city of Greater Sudbury now say the $12.7 million they’re receiving from the province, will go toward budget stabilization. On Wednesday, $1.6 billion was announced