Dan Bertrand

5 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Lyndsay Aelick |Dan Bertrand

Discovery Early Learning and Care celebrated the grand opening of its new Gemmell Street location on Thursday, adding 84 new childcare spaces to Sudbury’s strained system. Combined with 50 existing spaces relocated from its former Garson site, the centre now offers 134 spots – yet demand still far outpaces supply, with thousands of families on waitlists and staff leaving the sector. The new facility includes 10 licensed infant spots, but 175 infants remain on the waitlist.

5 days ago | ctvnews.ca | Cory Nordstrom |Dan Bertrand

As rural communities across Ontario struggle to attract and retain doctors, the mayor of Sault Ste. Marie is calling for federal intervention to level the playing field, while medical leaders argue broader systemic fixes are needed first. Sault Mayor Matthew Shoemaker wants the federal government to ban municipal financial incentives for physicians, arguing that smaller communities like his cannot compete with wealthier regions offering lucrative signing bonuses.

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Amanda Hicks |Dan Bertrand

Town council in Iroquois Falls has reaffirmed its decision to move the Guy-Paul Treefall statue to the museum property downtown after a second vote. Lumber2 ‘Guy-Paul Treefall’ is a 20-foot lumberjack situated on Highway 11, near the entrance to the town centre in Iroquois Falls is to be moved downtown to museum property. (File photo/Lydia Chubak/CTV News Northern Ontario) The renewed discussion followed a delegation and a petition urging the town to repair and relocate the statue.

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Ian Campbell |Dan Bertrand

Councillors in West Nipissing have approved a 27 per cent pay increase, their first major salary adjustment in over two decades, following a close 5-4 vote at the April 15 meeting. West Nipissing council chambers exterior An undated photo of the Municipality of West Nipissing's Civic Administrative Centre. (File photo/Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario) (Eric Taschner/CTV News) The increase comes after a third-party consultant reviewed compensation in comparable municipalities.

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Ian Campbell |Dan Bertrand

Temiskaming Hospital will soon have a new full-time surgeon joining its medical team, marking a return to permanent surgical services after the retirement of its previous doctor. Dr. Nicole Falls Dr. Nicole Falls, a general surgeon relocating from the United States, will join Temiskaming Hospital's medical team in August 2025. An undated profile picture of Dr. Falls is shown.