Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Area officials are reminding the public to be cautious about ice conditions in light of the recent warm temperatures. Emergency officials were called Monday around 6:30 p.m. to Lake Kabetogama south o...

An anniversary of one of the worst pandemics in the world. Five years ago, reports surfaced out of Wuhan, China, of cases of viral pneumonia. This was the origin of what would later be named COVID-19....

Snowmobile trails on both sides of the border remain closed. A lack of new snow and warmer temperatures in recent days have left trails unusable. In Minnesota, Voyageurs National Park says the weather...

A man from Mississauga has been charged with impersonating a police officer. The charge stems from an incident that occurred in late April in Machin. Provincial Police responded to a motor vehicle col...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to continue to show love and kindness in his Christmas message to the country. He also asks us to check on those who may not have had an easy time thi...

A new look to a professional services firm with offices in northwestern Ontario. Calgary-based MNP is acquiring 21 offices operated by BDO in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Prince Edward Islan...

The shelves at food banks in the Rainy River District have a little fully. Thousands of pounds of food were donated during the Stuff A Cruiser campaign on Saturday. Collection events were held in Rain...

It has been a busy year for Canada Border Services Agency and its officers working at points of entry in the northern Ontario region. Canada Border Services says more than six million travellers arriv...

Mechanics and clerical staff with CN have a tentative new agreement. The railway announced that a four-year deal was achieved with Unifor. No immediate details have been released pending ratification ...

Little Amik could be coming back to Fort Frances. It was a former mascot that was created in the early 1970s and widely used for marketing purposes for the better part of three decades. It is a beaver...