Author Archives: Randy Thoms

The parent company of Safeway is ending its use of plastic grocery bags. Sobeys plans to end their use first at all Sobey stores across Canada by the end of January 2020. By doing, it will become the ...

There are 91 recommendations coming from an inquiry looking at how to prevent seniors from being murdered in long term care homes. The inquiry commissioner, Eileen Gillese, blames a systemic failure w...

OPP are concerned with drivers who don't move over for police and other emergency personnel who are working alongside a roadway. So they're stepping up enforcement of Ontario's Move Over Law this week...

New laws for motorists take effect in Minnesota today. State law now bans drivers from using their cellphones unless it's a hands-free device. Until now, you could talk on the cellphone, but couldn't ...

Treaty 3 Police Service has a new chief of police. Kai Liu, who retired after a 33-year career in policing including as Chief of Police of Gananoque and Coburg Police Services, will take over on Septe...

Three teams are now out of the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League playoffs. Dawson eliminated Red Gut with a 13-10 win over the Babes last night. Fort Frances Angels doubled up Sabaskong 18-...

The federal Conservatives come out on top as the party that raised the most money in the last three months. Financial returns filed with Elections Canada show the Conservatives raised more than $8.5 m...

Two final campsites closed this year in Voyageurs National Park to protect bald eagle nesting sites has now been opened to the public. Both are located at Kabetogama Lake, known as the Happy Landing C...

This year's federal election will remain on October 21. The Chief Electoral Officer had been asked to delay the vote by a week by Jewish Community leaders because the election fell within Jewish relig...

A Fort Frances man has been fined $9,000 for purchasing black bear gall bladders. Court was told Byeong-ok Kim purchased them from undercover Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Conservation of...