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This 16-year-old has a plan to improve public transit in his northern Ontario city
A Sudbury teenager has a proposal he thinks could improve transit in the city and he plans to present it in a petition to city council.
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Plans to build more housing can't happen without skilled trade workers, say homebuilder, real estate agent
A northern Ontario real estate agent and homebuilder both say they're skeptical any plan from any political party to get more homes built will be successful without first addressing Canada's trades shortage.
Liberal incumbent calls out Conservative candidate for skipping Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma debate
Liberal candidate Terry Sheehan called out the absence of his Conservative adversary, Hugh Stevenson, during an all-candidates debate for the riding of Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma on April 15.
Liberal record in the crossfire at Nipissing-Timiskaming candidates debate
The Liberals’ record over nearly a decade in power was at the centre of local debate on Monday night in the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming.
How a northern Ontario developer pivoted to running 4 local sports franchises
As a developer, Dario Zulich said he was more interested in landing the contract to build, and later manage, a new arena in Sudbury than running the day-to-day operations of an Ontario Hockey League team.
Blues singer Crystal Shawanda says she's done a lot of living since her last album
For northern Ontario blues singer Crystal Shawanda, music is a family business as she gets set to release her new album, Sing Pretty Blues, on April 11.
New owners plan to redevelop former Espanola paper mill and 'put wood back to work'
Tillsonburg-based BMI Group announces it has an agreement to buy the shuttered Domtar pulp and paper plant in Espanola, making it its eighth forest products mill acquisition.
2 northern Ontario First Nations partner with province to expand hydroelectric power generation
Two northern Ontario First Nations are partnering with the provincial government to expand hydroelectric power generation in the region with plans for two new power stations.
Indigenous leader says she was never informed of plans for an encampment site in Timmins, Ont.
An Indigenous leader who lives in Timmins, Ont., says she was never consulted about a proposal for an encampment relocation project at the edge of town near a landfill site.
Sudbury woman only 3rd person in Canada to donate her still-beating heart using heart-in-a-box
A young woman in Sudbury became the third person in Canada, and first from northern Ontario, to donate her heart using new heart-in-a-box technology that keeps the organ beating for hours while it’s outside the body.