Chelsea Papineau

3 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Lydia Chubak |Chelsea Papineau

Canadian pop star Preston Pablo returned to his hometown of Timmins, Ont., over the weekend to wow a sold-out crowd. The homecoming concert was hosted by the Timmins Festivals and Events Committee at the McIntyre Arena on May 10. Con the Artist and the Lapointe Family opened the event. Pablo, 24, wore a Timmins High and Vocational School Blues hockey jersey and shared his love for his community and his family. At one point during the night, he brought his mom and sister up on stage with him.

4 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Chelsea Papineau

An investigation is underway after an infant with no vital signs was brought to a northern Ontario hospital, Ontario Provincial Police say. Officers were called to the hospital in Wawa shortly before 7 p.m. Dec. 2, where the baby had been brought in by family members, OPP said in a news release Thursday night. An autopsy was performed on Dec. 5 in Toronto, but police have not released the cause of death. “The results of the autopsy are unknown,” OPP Const.

4 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Chelsea Papineau

Tragedy has struck again in northern Ontario as police investigate a second infant death this week. Temiskaming police and paramedics were called to a home on Chamberlain Road-5 in Chamberlain Township shortly after 4 p.m. Sept. 3, OPP said in a news release. “A three-month-old infant was found in medical distress, transported to hospital and was later pronounced deceased,” police said.

5 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Chelsea Papineau

A Sudbury man, 33, is facing online child sexual abuse material charges after the internet child exploitation unit raided a local home, police say. The search happened Wednesday with the help of the break, enter and robbery unit, Greater Sudbury Police Service said in a news release. The suspect is charged with possession, access and making available child pornography. He was in bail court Wednesday.

5 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Chelsea Papineau

Two northern Ontario men were fined $1,100 each after pleading guilty to burning grass without a permit last spring. Thomas and Bruce Mann of Cochrane were charged under the Forest Fires Prevention Act and found guilty in a remote hearing Sept. 12, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources said in a news release Friday. Justice of the Peace Estelle Bérubé heard on the evening of April 25, ministry fire staff were called to a grass fire at a rural residence in Brower Township east of Cochrane.