Skip to content

Beyond Local

Northern judge accused of misconduct

Northern judge accused of misconduct

John Keast, who sits in Sudbury and formerly sat in Sault Ste. Marie, accused of revealing confidential information, faces hearing
Worker killed at Hemlo mine

Worker killed at Hemlo mine

Provincial authorities are on site
Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

Can drone patrols stop youth from dying in Thunder Bay's rivers?

That's what city officials in the troubled city are being asked to consider
Northern Ontario man is living out his dreams. This one involved a wheelchair-mounted crossbow

Northern Ontario man is living out his dreams. This one involved a wheelchair-mounted crossbow

Paralyzed by ALS, Eddy Lefrançois is steadily crossing experiences off his bucket list, but this one was special — 'For me to completely forget I have ALS for days was a first'
Thunder Bay pushing for its own police complaints office

Thunder Bay pushing for its own police complaints office

In 2016, Thunder Bay police faced 13 complaints alleging discreditable conduct, five for unlawful or unnecessary use of force, three of neglect of duty and two service complaints
Ontario's excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say

Ontario's excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say

Discount power is enough to serve a million homes for a year
Live video catches motorcyclist riding through parade route in Sudbury

Live video catches motorcyclist riding through parade route in Sudbury

Police are are looking for the rider, who nearly struck pedestrians and officers
Haven't raked your lawn yet? Just leave it that way until spring, says conservation group

Haven't raked your lawn yet? Just leave it that way until spring, says conservation group

The small act of leaving the leaves on the ground over winter can have a positive impact on native pollinators and other wildlife in our backyards, says Nature Conservancy Canada
The PoeTree: a way for strangers to give, and receive, an original poem (8 photos)

The PoeTree: a way for strangers to give, and receive, an original poem (8 photos)

'Once the tree is surrounded by people it’s great to see the way that they interact with one another and kind of inhabit that space with one another'
Do sasquatch roam Northern Ontario?

Do sasquatch roam Northern Ontario?

A filmmaker in Red Rock sets out to find out in a YouTube documentary