{
  "id": 12717769,
  "title": "Dryden, Ont., councillor 'absolutely still running' despite court order to pay city $17K",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/dryden-ont-councillor-absolutely-still-running-despite-court-order-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T20:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/ritch-noel-dryden-court-decision-9.7372928"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A city councillor in Dryden, Ont., who has been ordered by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to pay the city $17,000 says he is \"absolutely still running\" in the upcoming municipal election. Here's what we know about the case and Coun. Ritch Noel's response.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}