The Government of Canada says it is working to make RNIP permanent. In the meantime, it is launching two new temporary pilot projects called The Rural Community Immigration Pilot and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot. Both will eventually become permanent.

A swim club in North Bay is calling for repairs to be made to the Laurentian University pool, ahead of an expected report about its condition.

A Sudbury training facility for sea cadets in the northeast badly needs repairs after years of deferred maintenance and a decline in enrolment.

The number of Sudburians registering electric vehicles grew at a faster pace than the Ontario average in 2023, according to provincial data and the Electric Vehicle Society of Greater Sudbury.

The organizers of two major music festivals on Manitoulin Island have cancelled their events indefinitely.

The employee lockout in the Township of Black River-Matheson has now reached three months, with both sides holding strong to their positions while saying they want a resolution.

Two economists at Lakehead University say they expect Canadas economy to accelerate toward the end of 2024, but say Thunder Bay and Sudbury will see different growth prospects.