Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Ontario is lending support to the forest fire suppression efforts in western Canada. Over 160 personnel with the Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services are working ...

The provincial government is accelerating its planned expansion of alcohol sales. Ready-to-drink beverages and large beer packs will be available this Thursday at retail outlets now licensed to sell b...

The MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River has written to several provincial and federal ministers regarding Americans fishing in waters that border Canada. The letter comes on the heels of a meeting Marcus P...

The Northwest Catholic District School Board has hired a new Superintendent of Business. Alex McAuley starts his position in August. He was recently with Ontario Health as its Performance, Accountabil...

OPP are warning against going to two websites, they say are connected to a cryptocurrency investment scam. The sites are How2Crypto.com and How2Crypto.net. Police say several victims who have lost hun...

More than 280 forest fires are burning across the country. Eighty are considered not under control. Derek Treherne with Public Safety Canada says the good news is that the number of fires this season ...

The town of Fort Frances will review a request for parking changes around the Sister Kennedy Centre. It acts upon a request from the centre's advisory committee. Councillor John McTaggart, council's r...

Atikokan's Alex Sampson is off to the next round in America's Got Talent. The 20-year-old wooed the judges by singing an original song called Pretty Baby for his audition that aired on the NBC program...

Premier Doug Ford denies he wants to sell off the LCBO. Concern with plans to expand beer and wine sales is a key issue in a six-day-old strike by unionized LCBO workers. Speaking for the first time s...

An outbreak in Ontario has prompted a recall of Silk and Great Value brand plant-based beverages. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the beverages may be contaminated with listeria. Ontar...