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Company testing pilotless airplane flights to remote communities

Company testing pilotless airplane flights to remote communities

Ribbit is an air cargo startup company that is developing software for automonous flight
'It's devastating’: Staff shortage forces Rainbow Camp to close

'It's devastating’: Staff shortage forces Rainbow Camp to close

'We have a high-risk group of kids who require a lot. After two weeks, our staff just couldn’t keep up with their needs,' says Rainbow Camp co-founder Harry Stewart
Governments unlikely to investigate case of Sault men switched at birth

Governments unlikely to investigate case of Sault men switched at birth

Mayor Matthew Shoemaker says two local men, who allege that DNA tests prove they were swapped at birth in 1952, deserve a thorough investigation into what went wrong
Timber Village Museum market reopens this week

Timber Village Museum market reopens this week

Popular summer market in Blind River to reopen on Thursday
Application process open for OPP Cadet Program

Application process open for OPP Cadet Program

Applications will be accepted until August 11
Northern man catches more than a speeding ticket

Northern man catches more than a speeding ticket

During a fishing trip to Sioux Lookout, he allegedly caught dozens more walleye than allowed by law
Ontario plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province's doctors

Ontario plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province's doctors

Ontario doctors who received loans from the province during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to cover increased costs and offset revenue losses stemming from lower patient volumes will now have one year to pay those sums back
Good Samaritans save coyote hit on northern road

Good Samaritans save coyote hit on northern road

A coyote pup’s two front legs were broken in a motor vehicle incident on Municipal Road 55 between Copper Cliff and Lively on July 6
CANADA: Rising star Jayde Riviere looks forward to second Women's World Cup

CANADA: Rising star Jayde Riviere looks forward to second Women's World Cup

Seventh-ranked Canada opens Group B play July 20 against No. 40 Nigeria in Melbourne before taking on No. 22 Ireland on July 26 in Perth and No. 10 Australia on Aug. 31 back in Melbourne
Northern angler reels in hefty fine for catching too many walleye

Northern angler reels in hefty fine for catching too many walleye

After guilty plea, Sioux Lookout man fined $6,600 and banned from fishing for one year for being caught with 17 walleye over the legal limit