Author Archives: Randy Thoms

One person has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with an incident in Seine River First Nation. It happened on April 18th. Treaty Three Police and the OPP were called to the communit...

Crews continue to clean up a derailment of a CN train in Fort Frances. It occurred in CN's rail yard yesterday. A number of cars were damaged. Traffic through the yard is moving. Acadia News has reach...

An Integrity Commissioner's report regarding Fort Frances councillor David Kircher is expected to be made public next month. The Commissioner has informed the town they will present their findings on ...

Area hockey players will be in the spotlight this coming weekend. The Fort Frances Lakers and the Red Lake Miners are partnering to host a Northwestern Ontario Junior Hockey Showcase. It is the first ...

There is some interest in Atikokan to have before and after-school programs at St. Patrick's School. The Northwest Catholic District School Board says at least 17 families have indicated an interest. ...

There is concern about a plan to close some Public Health Ontario laboratories. Six are on the chopping block, including two in northern Ontario. The closure of facilities in Timmins and Sudbury will ...

Hospital workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (CUPE/OHCU) and Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Healthcare have won wage increase...

The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has a new Canadian co-chair. Jennifer Vincent takes over from Mike Goffin, who held the position for over a decade. Vincent is the Executive D...

Wet weather this spring has improved conditions in Minnesota and northwestern Ontario. However, experts remain on alert for increased wildfire activity and other climate changes affecting people's hea...

A former Resolute Forest Products executive has resurfaced with CN Remi Lalonde is C-N's new Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer. Lalonde was president of Resolute during last year's...