Timmins

Witnesses say there was no one inside a residence that was destroyed by fire this week in the northern Ontario community of Holtyre, located near Matheson and east of Timmins.

As reports of collisions increase, officers with the South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police are reminding residents to abide by the law and use caution when riding on an electric kick-scooter.

Public Health Sudbury and Districts says the current heat warning that began June 29 has been extended.

Officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service were busy Canada Day clamping down on drug trafficking into Constance Lake First Nation.

The Solidarity Walk for Kashechewan First Nation will take place July 3 in Niagara Falls from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM beginning at 4835 Victoria Avenue and ending at Niagara Falls City Hall.

There was one new wildland fire confirmed in the northeast region by Ontario Forest Fires July 2.

Ontario Forest Fires reported two new wildland fires in the northeast region as of Tuesday evening, bringing the total number of active fires in the area to 21.

Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact with bats to prevent potential rabies infection.

Canada Day revellers across much of Ontario will be partying in the heat today as high temperatures continue to make the province sizzle.

The Anishinabek Police Service's six-month probe into drug trafficking into northern Ontario First Nations has yielded 20 arrests, 78 charges and more than $262,000 in drugs along with cash and weapons.

Displaced Kashechewan residents feel unwelcome in Niagara Falls after recent remarks linked them to homelessness; Indigenous chiefs say they are not homeless, and urges compassion from the city.

Lucie and Marc V. of Hearst won the $250,000 top prize with Instant Crossword Deluxe scratch ticket, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has announced.

A bathroom fire in a Timmins apartment displaced five people Tuesday. Fire crews contained the blaze and the Red Cross assisting those affected.

Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Timmins, with severe thunderstorm watches also in effect in Greater Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins and North Bay.

Three people were charged with impaired driving recently by Ontario Provincial Police in Iroquois Falls within 27 hours of each other.