Police arrest a driver after stealing an idling car

Two North Bay residents face charges after city police recovered a stolen vehicle. It happened Wednesday. North Bay police allege the vehicle was stolen at a Seventh Avenue West residence after the owner entered his home and

$14mil coming to Ontario for mental health

The Ontario Government announced today $14 million to increase mental health and addictions services across Ontario. At an announcement in Sudbury today, Mayor Brian Bigger says it’s a major help when it comes to helping those in

Male charged after using counterfit cash

OPP have laid charges after a motorist was arrested in Temagami. The call came in after a man bought gas using counterfeit money. A short time later, police saw the vehicle southbound on Highway 11, south of

Pop-up market coming to the Timmins area

A pop-up market will soon enough be coming to the Timmins area. The project of Anti-Hunger Coalition Timmins, it’s all to get fresh, affordable produce to those unable to access it easily. They’re currently looking for input

Foot traffic increasing in Sault Ste Marie Airport

The Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp. says travellers’ numbers are slowly on the rise. Still not where they were during the recording 2019, the airport authority says it does give them a reason to be cautiously

School bus cancellations continue to add up

School bus cancellations continue to pile up in Ontario. With no solutions as of yet rolling forward, the COVID-19 pandemic is compounding an existing bus driver shortage across the industry. In Sudbury alone, 25 routes are not

Sault Ste. Marie building permits on the rise

Sault Ste. Marie construction permit statistics are on the rise, despite not having a banner year. The city’s Chief Building Office says 95 unissued applications from all classes, in various stages of being processed. The city is

Ward 5 seat in Timmins now vacant

Timmins city council is now in the clear to replacing Ward 5 representative Noella Rinaldo, as her seat has been declared vacant. The method for replacing her won’t be finalized until the Sept. 22 meeting. Council has

Legal costs for the KED continue to rise

The costs of legal challenges against the proposed Kingsway Entertainment District, in Greater Sudbury, could cost taxpayers over $600,000. A Superior Court judge has ruled the city did no wrong when approving bylaws for development, but current