Author Archives: Randy Thoms

PC leader Doug Ford is taking aim at the federal government in the provincial election campaign. While responding to reporter questions about not attending an economic summit on Canada-U.S. relations ...

More candidates have registered their intent to run in the provincial election. The New Blue Party is running candidates in three of four northwestern Ontario ridings. Katherine Suutari is running in ...

The flu is impacting Rainycrest Long Term Care Home in Fort Frances. Riverside Health Care says an Influenza "A" outbreak has been declared at the home's west wing. Visitor restrictions and masking pr...

Doug Ford is gaining the support of some trade unions. The Ontario Pipe Trades, which represents about 30,000 welders, plumbers, steam fitters and sprinkler fitters, is the latest to endorse the PC le...

CN says rail traffic is moving again through the Rainy River District. A derailment Tuesday morning in the west end of Emo forced a temporary halt to services. Fourteen rail cars loaded with potash le...

After focusing on the U.S. tariffs for much of the provincial election campaign's first week, PC leader Doug Ford made transportation-related announcements in Pickering. He says a temporary cut in gas...

With trade tariffs against Canada paused, the opposition wonders why Doug Ford has called a provincial election. Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie has questioned its need since the start of the campaign. ...

CN and the township of Emo say there is no threat to the public after fourteen cars of a CN train left the tracks early Tuesday morning. It occurred in the west end of the community at around 7:30 a.m...

The U.S. trade dispute dominated day 6 of the provincial election campaign NDP leader Marit Stiles used a stop in Oshawa to unveil her party's plans to fight back against the U.S. trade tariffs. It in...

Doug Ford is scrapping a deal signed three months ago with Elon Musk's Starlink to bring satellite Internet to remote areas of the province. It is in response to the new trade tariffs imposed by U.S. ...