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Man gets three-year sentence for Kashechewan breakfast program fraud

Man gets three-year sentence for Kashechewan breakfast program fraud

Giuseppe Crupi to spend three years behind bars, ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud
North Bay police chief agrees with move to partially decriminalize impaired driving

North Bay police chief agrees with move to partially decriminalize impaired driving

Alberta is reportedly looking at following B.C.'s lead in largely decriminalizing impaired driving. A local Mothers Against Drunk Driving representative disagrees with the idea
VIDEO: Circle of life on the sidewalk (viewer discretion advised)

VIDEO: Circle of life on the sidewalk (viewer discretion advised)

Ever wonder what's inside a pigeon?
Inquest into Vale worker's 2014 smelter death scheduled to begin this month

Inquest into Vale worker's 2014 smelter death scheduled to begin this month

Millwright Paul Rochette died April 6, 2014 at the Copper Cliff Smelter
Some gift cards do expire: Here's what you need to know

Some gift cards do expire: Here's what you need to know

If you received a gift card this Christmas, it may be best to use them sooner rather than later
OK, Google: What were Canadians’ top search terms in 2017?

OK, Google: What were Canadians’ top search terms in 2017?

Everything from Harvey Weinstein to Bitcoin made the list
Claire's cosmetics pulled from shelves over asbestos fears

Claire's cosmetics pulled from shelves over asbestos fears

Health Canada asks for company's testing data; product list made public
Recording 2 km beneath the earth's surface a mystical experience, says composer

Recording 2 km beneath the earth's surface a mystical experience, says composer

He teamed up with a poet and saxophone duo to produce 'Fragments noirs,' which may be the world’s deepest artistic composition
Possible meteorite strike called into question

Possible meteorite strike called into question

Members of the Thunder Bay Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada say it is unlikely a meteorite struck near Highway 61 last week, because one big, and bright, piece of the puzzle is still missing.
Century-old Christmas tradition lives on in Schumacher, Ontario (8 photos)

Century-old Christmas tradition lives on in Schumacher, Ontario (8 photos)

'Seeing the community come together 102 years running is quite remarkable'