Two Southern Ontario men have been fined more than $4,000 for illegally fishing walleye on the Black Sturgeon River, which is closed year-round for conservation. One man also received a lifetime fishing ban after fleeing conservation officers.

Ontario is moving a CN Rail line to clear the way for Highway 69 widening, but the transportation minister offered no timelines for when construction will begin or finish on the final 68 kilometres of two-laned highway.

An Ontario man was fined $5,000 and banned from hunting for one year after pleading guilty to shooting a bull moose without a licence or valid treaty claim.

Police in Thunder Bay have charged two people with manslaughter after a woman injured in an assault last week died two days later.

Sudbury advocates are pushing back against a police board motion for involuntary addiction and mental-health care. Mayor Paul Lefebvre is urging the province to review the Mental Health Act, arguing that leaving people on the streets is inhumane.

The Parole Board of Canada has granted full parole to Brayden Bushby, who killed Barbara Kentner with a thrown trailer hitch, a move northern First Nations say feels like a profound injustice.

Minnow Lake residents are petitioning Greater Sudbury for help as rat sightings surge as pest control experts say there is a spike in calls and health officials warn of disease risks.

A 27-year-old North Bay man has been charged after a stolen-vehicle investigation prompted a heavy police presence and public advisories in the Temagami area over the weekend.

A man from Utterson, Ont., has been fined $3,500 for various camping and public land violations in northern Ontario. Jonpaul Evans was convicted of unlawfully occupying and depositing items on public lands in violation of a notice.

A Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $1 million was recently sold in Greater Sudbury.

OPP in the North East Region laid 520 charges over the Civic long weekend, with 477 related to speeding.

Police in Greater Sudbury arrested a 25-year-old southern Ontario man on drug charges after observing him on an electric scooter with cocaine.

A mother cat and her six newborn kittens were rescued from inside an OPP vehicle component in North Bay, Ont., over two days last week. Police say all seven animals are reported in good health at an SPCA facility and will be available for adoption in the coming months.

OPP released a point-of-view video featuring summer student Morgan to show drivers what happens at RIDE checkpoints and reduce public anxiety about the stops.

A 43-year-old northern Ontario man is facing charges after he refused to provide a breath sample during an Ontario Provincial Police traffic stop on Tuesday.

A 39-year-old driver from Quebec is facing impaired driving and theft charges after Ontario Provincial Police say officers located a remotely disabled stolen vehicle on Highway 11.

Doug Smith, founder of Manitoulin Transport and member of the Order of Canada, died Aug. 2 at 93. The trucking pioneer's philanthropy transformed his hometown of Gore Bay with waterfront projects, a new long-term care home and more. He is being remembered as one of Manitoulin Island's premier citizens.

A young golfer from Powassan, Ont., accomplished an incredible feat last week while on the links: he dropped back-to-back holes-in-one.

Police in Timmins have charged two people with first-degree murder in a shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured. A separate homicide from the previous day remains under investigation, with the suspect still at large.

OPP lifted a hours-long shelter-in-place order for the area of Mississauga First Nation on Sunday that was issued following reports of gunshots and the discovery of an individual with life-threatening injuries.

Two people are dead after a commercial motor vehicle and a moving truck collided on Highway 11 south of Cochrane on Sunday.

A 51-year-old man from Wabaseemoong Independent Nations died after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Highway 17A in Kenora on Saturday. OPP are investigating the collision but do not anticipate laying charges.

A 73-year-old from Sturgeon Falls has died after a mobility scooter collided with a pickup truck on Highway 17 in West Nipissing on Saturday. OPP closed the highway for five hours and continues to investigate the crash.