Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Warnings about a scam from the Canada Border Services Agency. The Agency reports some members of the public are receiving emails, text messages or telephone calls from people claiming to be with Borde...

A cybersecurity expert says financial data breaches involving Canadians are getting bigger and happening more quickly. Last week, U.S.-based Capital One unveiled details about a breach involving rough...

Cellphone providers in Canada have been asked to stop selling plans that are longer than 24 months. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission says those plans may not be complian...

Fort Frances native Steve Arpin finished sixth at an American Rallycross Championship event in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec Sunday. He's now sixth in the driver's standings.   At Emo Speedway Saturday,...

A loss in earnings for the owners of the mill in Barwick. Norbord says adjusted earnings for its second quarter reached $36-million, down $6-million over the first three months of the year but a drop ...

A trip to Minneapolis will cost you some extra money in October. An existing lodging tax is increasing to 3 per cent from its current rate of 2.1 per cent. The tax applies to hotels and motels with 50...

An upcoming festival is benefiting from Celebrate Ontario funding. The Moose 'N' Fiddle Music Festival will get almost $12-thousand for its event at Caliper Lake Provincial Park in Nestor Falls. The f...

It will be a hot and humid weekend in the Borderland. Environment Canada has issued a heat warning as a hot air mass blankets our area. Daytime temperatures are expected to reach 29 C, but with the hu...

Organizers of the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame Induction dinner are asking the public not to wait until the last minute to get tickets. The event takes place August 10 at the La Place Rendez-Vous....

In the Rainy River District Men's Fastball League playoffs, the Warriors defeated Sight and Sound 6-1. Nick Hunter with a home run in the game. Fort Frances Braves blanked Couchiching 12-0. Travis Tom...