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Glencore earnings cut in half but CEO says things are healthy

Glencore earnings cut in half but CEO says things are healthy

Company is still planning to acquire other mining operations to improve its global stake in transition metals
New wildland fire called out same day it started: MNRF

New wildland fire called out same day it started: MNRF

Still 36 active wildland fires in northeastern Ontario as of Wednesday, fire service says
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Man found with fentanyl was using, not trafficking, judge rules

Man found with fentanyl was using, not trafficking, judge rules

33-year-old Elliot Lake man was found passed out in a vehicle with 16.5 grams of fentanyl; judge found him not guilty of trafficking, calling his explanation "plausible"
Forecast moves Sunday concert indoors to Collins Hall

Forecast moves Sunday concert indoors to Collins Hall

Sunday Summer in the Park shows feature local musicians sharing their talents
Greenbelt removals picked by housing minister’s top staffer at developers’ behest: auditor

Greenbelt removals picked by housing minister’s top staffer at developers’ behest: auditor

In a bombshell report, Ontario’s auditor general says much of the land removed from the Greenbelt was initially proposed by developers with access to the housing minister’s chief of staff
Ford should recall legislature, reverse Greenbelt land removal: Mantha

Ford should recall legislature, reverse Greenbelt land removal: Mantha

'I am calling on the Premier to prove his claim that he and Minister Clark were not involved in this decision by immediately recalling the Legislature so that we can return these important farmlands, wetlands, and greenspaces to the Greenbelt' - MPP Michael Mantha
Three Toronto residents, one local, arrested in Wikwemikong drug bust

Three Toronto residents, one local, arrested in Wikwemikong drug bust

A loaded handgun, ammunition and cash were also seized during Aug. 3 raid
Medical study looks at use of opioids following childbirth

Medical study looks at use of opioids following childbirth

Study indicates that some Ontario women continued to fill Oxycodone prescriptions for up to a year after giving birth 
Happy anniversary: SPCA has spayed or neutered 150,000 pets

Happy anniversary: SPCA has spayed or neutered 150,000 pets

Organization began offering high-volume spay/neuter services in 2009