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Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Man claims Ontario city's bus passes for disabled are discriminatory

Launches human rights complaint, says he's humiliated every time he buys one
Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Thunder Bay police chief's trial opens in court

Several witnesses take the stand on the first day of the trial against J.P. Levesque, detailing exchanges with Mayor Keith Hobbs and lawyer Alexander Zaitzeff
Preschoolers in Guelph help university students take the edge off exam stress (8 photos)

Preschoolers in Guelph help university students take the edge off exam stress (8 photos)

A team of little ones handed out 1,000 'cards of kindness' on campus
Proof Sudburians love their sauce

Proof Sudburians love their sauce

One retail manager says he thinks it's a northern Ontario thing
Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Competition Bureau to review deal that made Barrie Examiner, dozens of other papers history

Total of five Simcoe County papers shuttered, among almost three dozen in Ontario
Former band administrator pleads in $1.2-million breakfast program fraud case

Former band administrator pleads in $1.2-million breakfast program fraud case

Former co-manager of Kashechewan First Nation pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud after being arrested by the RCMP in 2016
Northern judge accused of misconduct

Northern judge accused of misconduct

John Keast, who sits in Sudbury and formerly sat in Sault Ste. Marie, accused of revealing confidential information, faces hearing
Worker killed at Hemlo mine

Worker killed at Hemlo mine

Provincial authorities are on site
Ontario child missing for hours after dog runs away with sleigh

Ontario child missing for hours after dog runs away with sleigh

The dog ran into the woods with the two-year-old in tow, say OPP
Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

That's what city officials in the troubled city are being asked to consider