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How some northerners are taking precautions during heatwave

With hot, humid weather in the forecast for the next few days, Environment Canada issued a heat warning for communities across northeastern Ontario. Here is what some northerners are doing to beat the heat.

Here are the changes this Grade 5 student would make in Sault Ste. Marie

More than 200 Grade 5 and 6 students in Sault Ste. Marie competed this month for the title of ‘Mayor for a Day,’ and the winner has been chosen.

Grade 5 student from Sault Marie on being Mayor for a Day

Taylor May Brown, a Grade 5 French Immersion student from Sault Ste. Marie outlines the changes she would make as a "Mayor for a Day."

New Manitoulin exhibition celebrates northern Ontario's beauty

A new exhibition celebrating Northern Ontario's landscapes opens this week at Perivale Gallery in Spring Bay on Manitoulin Island.

Heat warnings blanket northern Ontario as temps soar

Northern Ontario is bracing for its first major heat event of the season, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings and special weather statements for multiple regions.

Sault authorities seek suspect in vehicle theft

Sault police are investigating an incident of vehicle theft on Trunk Road.

Highway 17 reopens after fatal crash

Highway 17 in the Wawa area has reopened after being closed for almost eight hours overnight for a police investigation.

Province pledges $2.2M to rebuild Legion branch, restore monument

The new funding will help reconstruct Branch 25’s main floor in a new residential complex in Sault Ste. Marie.

LEGO Chi-Cheemaun now on display

A massive LEGO recreation of the Chi-Cheemaun ferry is set to spend the summer on display at the Tom Thomson Gallery in Owen Sound.

Chi-Cheemaun ferry adds third daily trip

The Chi-Cheemaun ferry is now boosting its daily sailings from two to three between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island for the summer.

Body found in Sault Ste. Marie apartment, homicide investigation underway

After being tight-lipped all day, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says it is investigating a murder after a body was found in a Pine Street apartment.

Sault rock thrower broke car windshield, window, police say

A 42-year-old man has been charged following reports this week of broken glass on Wellington Street East in Sault Ste. Marie.

Hatchet-wielding suspect in the Sault charged with robbery, other offences

A 33-year-old man has been charged after someone broke into a residence in Sault Ste. Marie around 12:30 a.m. Thursday and began doing damage.

Murder investigation in Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie police say they are investigating a murder after a body was found at an apartment building on Pine Street.

Doug Ford apologizes for comments on First Nations

Ontario Premiere Doug Ford apologized for comments some First Nation leaders deemed racist ahead of meeting about mining development.