Tyler Clarke

Despite the Greater Sudbury Police Board approving funds for body-worn cameras within their 2021 budget, with an initial rollout planned for late 2022, none are currently in use and interim acting Chief Natalie Hiltz declined to share an updated timeline for their implementation

Public washrooms in North Bay's downtown area include City Hall, the transit terminal, the Rotary splash pad, and a portable in the McIntyre St. parking garage. The new all-wheel park will also have washrooms. but most are closed overnight or on weekends except the portables. Callander has recently committed to spend $300,000 on a state-of-the-art public washroom near its downtown.

OPP superintendents Mike Maville and Todd Proulx affirmed the importance of shutting down highways for police investigations, during a speech in front of municipal leaders this week

‘Where are the feds?’ Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford asked during the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities conference in Sudbury this week

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles and Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie blasted the province during their respective speeches at the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities conference in Sudbury on Tuesday

Mental Health and Addictions Associate Minister Michael Tibollo is on board with Greater Sudbury’s work to build a 40-unit transitional housing complex on Lorraine Street

'We’re the economic hub of northern Ontario and we’ve got to start acting like it'

Longtime Canadian classic rock radio staples The Stampeders are bringing their country-infused songs to the Capitol Centre on April 25

Nicknamed the ‘corpse flower’ due to its smell, Amorphophallus konjac only blooms once every year or two, and last weekend marked the first time it has bloomed since Colette Theriault began tending to it in May 2021

To fund the new-build downtown project, staff recommends securing an additional $135 million in debt to top up the $90 million already borrowed for the project