Author Archives: Randy Thoms

A Trojan horse is making its way through northwestern Ontario. The Ontario Health Coalition and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is using it as a symbol...

Another Fort Frances councillor has resigned. Mandie Olson announced her resignation on her Facebook page, releasing a five-page letter to explain her decision. Part of it related to a discussion at l...

There is a new location for this year's Rainy River Trail of Terror. The popular Hallowe'en-themed attraction will move indoors to the Rainy River Rec Centre. It has been running for the past five yea...

A head-on collision east of Atikokan has resulted in charges against one motorist. A pick-up truck and a passenger car came into collision near Huronian last week. One person was hurt and treated at t...

The high cost of food in Ontario's Far North are being highlighted in a new report from the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority. A study conducted in 2022 found a family of four paid an avera...

The provincial government is looking to increase the speed limit on some highways. It is one of many proposals to be brought forward when Queen's Park resumes next week. It would allow motorists to dr...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry wants more hunters in the bush. It proposes changes to the point system used to allocate moose hunting tags. The ministry uses two stages to award tags; ...

Fort Frances is facing a huge hike in policing costs. The contract with the Ontario Provincial Police for 2025 is estimated at over $3.4 million. Mayor Andrew Hallikas says it is a $700 thousand incre...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions wants to end the use of unregulated and untrained staff in long-term care homes. The measure was put in place during the pand...

Expect to see Ontario Provincial Police being more visible this Thanksgiving long weekend. OPP are embarking on their Operation Impact campaign, which targets motorists displaying careless and often d...