Today's Top Stories

Percy Pilatzke, a paramedic instructor with Ornge, spoke to a gathering on Saturday at Superior high school during a Heroes and Guardians Talk with Doc. The Thunder Bay event, that showcased the successful results of CPR, was hosted by Northern Hearts in conjunction with the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Pilatzke finished off his presentation with, “May the pulse be with you.”

The Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre and Regional Cancer Care Northwest have launched a new cancer education and screening initiative for residents living in Sioux Lookout and 30 remote First Nations in the region.

Charges continue to be filed in Thunder Bay regarding property owners failing to ensure they have working smoke alarms in their homes and buildings.
A news release said a Thunder Bay landlord was fined $235 for failing to install a working smoke alarm in a rental property.

Top to bottom, a lot of impressive curling talent will hit the ice in Sault Ste. Marie beginning today.
Eight of the 12 skips at this year’s Northern Ontario men’s championship have enjoyed deep runs in this last step to the Brier. Four of them — Brad Jacobs, Mike Jakubo, Tim Phillips and Rob Gordon — have won the whole thing multiple times. A fifth, Dave MacInnis, has one Northern crown.

Brook Latimer made the most of Kamview Nordic Centre’s ideal race conditions on her comeback trail.
The veteran cross-country skier from Thunder Bay won the 30K women’s event at the Kamview Ski Tour Saturday, posting a time of one hour, 30 minutes and 46.8 seconds.
Manitoba’s Murray Carter captured the men’s 30K title with a finishing time of 1:22:12.95.