Depends who you ask: firefighter union disputes manager's answer on harassment investigation

by Erik White

The war of words over alleged harassment in the Sudbury fire department continues. The union for full-time firefighters and a senior city manager are both saying that the other isn't telling the truth.

UNRESOLVED 'If you want the job, take the time': Families of MMIWG want more hearings, new approach

by Olivia Stefanovich

Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in northeastern Ontario are calling for changes to the national inquiry.

Free haircuts for Sudbury's less fortunate provides 'self worth'

The Elgin Street Mission provides many services to Sudbury's less fortunate — everything from meals, to shower and laundry facilities — and on Mondays, volunteers provide free haircuts.

3 new Ontario songs you need to hear this week

by Adam Carter

Check out brand new music from Aurganic, Lemon Bucket Orkestra and Pony Girl.

Is there division in the PC party? It depends who you ask

Next month, Progressive Conservatives from across Ontario will gather in Toronto for the party’s election readiness and policy convention, but not all members of the party say there is a sense of unity.

Man at centre of Sudbury firefighter controversy fired by city

by Erik White

Exit of fire chief Trevor Bain comes just days after allegations that he was being harassed on the job came to light.

Sudbury school board looking after offensive graffiti

The Rainbow District School Board says graffiti at one of its schools will be removed by the end of Friday.

Premier Kathleen Wynne serves PC leader with libel notice

Lawyers for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne have issued a notice of a libel suit against PC Leader Patrick Brown over comments he made suggesting she was on trial.

Detour Gold fined $62K after harvesting timber without a licence

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says Detour Gold Corporation has pleaded guilty to harvesting Crown tiber without a licence.

Sudbury to get provincial funding for 'Home For Good' program for homeless

The city was approved for provincial capitol funding to renovate a building on Larch Street into a community hub for the homeless called 'Home for Good'.

Helping keep community warm: Sudbury students collecting gently used winter clothing

The Rainbow District School Board is participating in its annual winter clothing drive. Until the end of the month, schools will be collecting donations of gently used clothing to distribute to families this winter.

Meet the northeastern Ontario woman who helped make libraries more accessible

Imagine going into a public library and not being able to access the majority of books inside. That used to be the reality for many people with visual impairments, until a woman from Sault Ste. Marie got involved.

2 former Chamber chairs resign over 'weak' stance on Kingsway arena and casino

by Erik White

Two people who were once the face of the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce quit the board this week over the group's stance on a new casino and arena on the Kingsway.

Blind woman from Sudbury victim of 'cowardly act' after befriending woman on bus

Police have arrested a Manitoba woman who allegedly stole from a blind woman she met on a bus trip to Toronto.

Ontario Provincial Police arrest Chapleau man after 3 teens sent to hospital

Ontario Provincial Police say a man from Chapleau, Ont., has been charged with selling illegal drugs after three teens were sent to hospital.

21 Sudbury Vale workers laid off

The union representing workers at Vale in Sudbury says 21 employees have lost their jobs.

'No reasonable grounds' to charge Sudbury Police officer, SIU says

The province’s police watchdog says there are no reasonable grounds to charge a Sudbury Police officer after a man was injured last year.

'What we've done meets the public sector accounting standards': Thibeault reacts to scathing auditor report

Ontario Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault says Ontario's Auditor General may not like the accounting behind the Liberal's Fair Hydro Plan, "but that's the way we've always done this."

Special donation by Sudbury family to help others coping with perinatal loss

by Angela Gemmill

A Sudbury family who suffered a perinatal loss in 2013 is making a special donation to the birthing centre at Health Sciences North. Kaycee and Dan Lavigne are donating a 'cuddle cot', a temperature controlled bassinet for stillborn babies. The donation is in memory of their son Dominic.

Wynne Liberals accused of hiding hydro emails from auditor

by Mike Crawley

While Ontario's spending watchdog is slamming the Wynne government for allegedly trying to hide the true cost of its hydro price cuts, she's also criticizing the Liberals for trying to hide documents from her investigation.

'I'm upset for the customers:' former Timmins Sears employee upset warranties void

As Sears Canada starts to liquidate its stores, a former employee in northeastern Ontario says she’s not happy the company is no longer honouring extended warranties.

Audio Betting against a casino in Sudbury: 'I don't think they'll be able to ignore us'

by Erik White

Nearly 200 Sudbury businesses have joined a new lobby group aiming to keep a new casino from coming to town. Casino Free Sudbury believes an expanded gambling complex on the Kingsway will be bad for the local economy.

Overdue boater from Kitchener found dead near Chapleau

Ontario Provincial Police say a 58-year-old man from Kitchener is dead, after being reported missing last week.

Sudbury Police calling on teens to #GetHomeSafe

Young drivers in Sudbury and across Canada are being warned this week about the effects of driving under the influence of cannabis.

Hands-on experience for doctors in training: NOSM hosts provincial conference in Sudbury

Several hundred medical students from six different schools across Ontario will be in Sudbury this weekend.

SUDBURY CITY HALL City council considers multi-million-dollar solutions to downtown Sudbury parking shortage

A parking garage and a pedestrian bridge over the trainyards are among the downtown parking solutions being considered by Sudbury city council.

SUDBURY CITY HALL Sudbury gathering feedback on playgrounds during 'neighbourhood huddles'

Sudbury residents are being asked to share their feedback about municipal playgrounds in the city. Twelve neighbourhood huddle open houses will be held over the next month to gather input about potential improvements.

Audio 'Leading by example:' What Vince Palladino learned from his father

Growing up in Sudbury, there were times when Vince Palladino thought it was pretty cool to see an occasional BMW driving around the city from southern Ontario.

SUDBURY CITY HALL $200K in city funding to help Sudbury Theatre Centre through 'perfect storm'

The Sudbury Theatre Centre is getting $200,000 in emergency funding from the city to help it get through its current financial woes.

Hunters & Gatherers Farmers frustrated with elk turn to Indigenous hunters who can legally shoot them

by Erik White

Northern Ontario farmers frustrated with elk eating their crops have turned to Indigenous hunters for help. They are within their traditional rights to shoot the protected animals, while the non-Native farmers are not.

It's official: Sault Ste. Marie submits bid in hopes to land Amazon's second headquarters

The e-mail has been sent and the official application is being couriered through overnight delivery.

Speaking with 'users living off the land': how Indigenous knowledge could affect moose research

A Sudbury researcher wants to take a closer look at the declining moose population while adding an Indigenous perspective.

Becoming 'A Better Man': documentary on abusive relationship screens in Sudbury

Imagine sitting down across from someone who physically abused you more than 20 years ago.

Auditor general blasts Kathleen Wynne's 'Fair Hydro Plan'

by Mike Crawley

The Wynne government created a "needlessly complex" scheme to pay for its hydro rate cuts without showing the costs on its own bottom line, Ontario's auditor general said in a critical report released Tuesday.

MP wants answers after Kashechewan breakfast program money goes missing

The MP for Timmins-James Bay is demanding answers from Health Canada after millions of dollars were stolen from a breakfast program in Kashechewan.

U.S. court dismisses Resolute's racketeering suit against Greenpeace

A U.S. court has dismissed a racketeering lawsuit launched by Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace and other environmental groups.

Man from France charged with uttering threats in North Bay

Police say a 21-year-old man from Louzac, France is in custody after police say he threatened a woman from North Bay.

While faculty strike is ongoing, Cambrian college students studying course material independently

While college professors prepare to hit picket lines around the province again today, some students are still hitting the books. In the northeast, all classes remain cancelled at Cambrian College, College Boreal, Sault College, Northern College and Canadore College, but campuses remain open.

A 'new piece' to Sudbury's downtown: plans to construct Place des Arts underway

The architectural team that will build Place des Arts, a francophone arts centre, is being chosen this week.

Hunters & Gatherers 5 things you might not know about Indigenous hunting and fishing rights

by Erik White

Indigenous hunting and fishing rights are often described as being "universal" but they are a lot more complicated than that.

Scaring Sudburians through frightening films: Northern Frights Festival hits the big screen

Halloween is right around the corner and a film festival in Sudbury with a frightful theme is guaranteed to be scary!

VIDEO GAMES MATTER Expo shows 'vibrant gaming culture' in Sudbury

Over the weekend, the third annual Northern Game Expo was held in Sudbury. Even though it was cold and raining, crowds lined up to get in.

Photos Classes cancelled at colleges in the northeast as picketlines go up

Some 12,000 students across northeastern Ontario are not in class today due to a province-wide strike by college professors.

Vacant fatal mall collapse site hard for 'people to see', Elliot Lake mayor says

The site of Elliot Lake’s former Algo Centre Mall is expected to remain vacant.

Tay Butt nominated to represent Ontario Nickel Belt Liberals

Liberals in the riding of Nickel Belt have chosen their candidate for the next provincial election.

Sudbury Greens to government: get rid of interest on student loans

Sudbury’s Green Party is hoping an the federal government will help students escape crushing debt a little sooner.

New report shows most NOSM graduates stay in northern Ontario

Recent numbers from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine suggest northerners now have improved access to a family doctor. Since 2011, more than 160 NOSM-educated physicians have set up their medical practices in northern Ontario.

SUDBURY CITY HALL City councillors Montpellier, Vagnini accused of harassing Sudbury fire chief

The union representing full-time firefighters believes a few Greater Sudbury city councillors have broken the law by harassing the city's fire chief.

No classes at most GTA colleges as over 12,000 faculty walk off the job

More than 12,000 faculty at Ontario's 24 public colleges went on strike early Monday after negotiations between their union and the group representing management failed Sunday evening, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says.

Union representing Ontario college professors puts forward new contract proposal

The union representing faculty at Ontario's 24 public colleges says it has put forward another contract proposal in negotiations with the group representing management.