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1 week ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Ian Campbell |Dan Bertrand
Young athletes from Air Blastoff, a track club in Greater Sudbury, are making waves by breaking national records – with the help of an Olympic champion as their coach. Air Blastoff practice - 2 A pair of Greater Sudbury runners at an Air Blastoff practice in April 2025. (CTV News Northern Ontario) At a recent meet, the club’s girls’ relay teams claimed gold in the 4x200m and 4x400m events while setting two new Canadian records.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Dan Bertrand |Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald
The City of Sault Ste. Marie will be making some transit upgrades – including the purchase of two battery-powered buses. City officials said it marks the beginning of the electrification of the transit fleet. Sault transit announcement Municipal politicians and city staff in Sault Ste. Marie were joined by representatives of both the federal and provincial governments to announce a combined investment of $7.8 million in local transit on March 8, 2024.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Dan Bertrand |Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was in Sault Ste. Marie Sunday on the final stop of his ‘Axe the Tax Northern Ontario Tour.’Poilievre in the Sault Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ended his ‘Axe the Tax Northern Ontario Tour’ in Sault Ste. Marie on Sunday.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Cory Nordstrom |Dan Bertrand
More than 700 doctors and medical students from across Ontario traded their scrubs and lab coats for hockey jerseys this weekend as Sault Ste. Marie hosted the 40th annual Docs on Ice charity tournament. The event, held April 4 - 5, brings together 50 teams of physicians and trainees for friendly competition while raising funds for United Way Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma District. Sudbury B The Sudbury B team at the Docs on Ice 2025 charity hockey tournament in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on April 4.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Lydia Chubak |Dan Bertrand
Odin, a stray cat from Timmins, is considered a warrior. According to the Timmins and District Humane Society, he was likely hit by a vehicle about a week ago and left with devastating injuries. Odin - basic Odin, a suspected stray cat from Timmins, Ont., is on the road to recovery after an accident left him with serious injuries.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Ian Campbell |Dan Bertrand
The expansion of Mckeown Avenue in North Bay is set to begin Monday from Cartier Street to Gormanville Road. The $9.6 million project awarded by the city to Ed Sequin and Sons Trucking and Paving Ltd involves widening the road to accommodate four lanes of traffic and adding a new multi-use path along the south side of the road with the path expected to be extended in the future to connect with Airport Road. A storm sewer will also be installed beneath the multi-use path.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Cory Nordstrom |Dan Bertrand
Sault Ste. Marie is expanding its emergency medical services with the construction of a third EMS base in the city’s east end, aimed at reducing response times and addressing growing demand for paramedic services. Sault ambulance A Sault Ste. Marie & District Paramedic Services ambulance leaving leaving one of two paramedic service stations. (Cory Nordstrom/CTV News Northern Ontario) The District of Sault Ste.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Amanda Hicks |Dan Bertrand
A Sudbury mother is sharing her family’s story to raise awareness about the lack of autism supports in northern Ontario, a situation that has forced her to place her nine-year-old daughter in the temporary care of the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) five hours away. The mother, whose identity is being withheld to protect her child, said her daughter was diagnosed with severe, non-verbal autism and developmental disabilities as a toddler.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Ian Campbell |Dan Bertrand
Several fire engines at the scene of a fire at Mother St. Bride Catholic Elementary School on Second Avenue West in North Bay, Ont., on March 18, 2025. (Louis Chatelaine/NORTH BAY CRIME BEAT/Facebook) No one was injured following a fire at Mother St. Bride Catholic Elementary School on Second Avenue West in North Bay on Tuesday evening. Fire crews were called to the building just after 6 p.m. and found a small, active fire involving a dishwasher in the daycare’s kitchenette.
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1 month ago | 
ctvnews.ca | Cory Nordstrom |Dan Bertrand
March Break, a time when many Canadians traditionally head to warmer destinations, saw a noticeable decline in passenger traffic at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport this year, continuing a trend that has persisted since the COVID-19 pandemic. Sault Airport An exterior view of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport on March 17, 2025. (Cory Nordstrom/CTV News Northern Ontario) Airport officials report that passenger numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels, with just 70 per cent of the traffic recorded in 2019.
