Author Archives: Randy Thoms

Contract talks between Ontario's colleges and members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in mediation. It came after college faculty voted more than 79% in favour of strike action to back c...

Hydro users will see lower electricity costs this winter. The Ontario Energy Board has approved rate changes that take effect November 1st. For customers on Time-of-Use plans, the lowest rate falls by...

Ontario's Health Minister says it is unacceptable knowing that some home care patients are not getting needed supplies. Some reports suggest patients are being directed to emergency rooms and medical ...

Fort Frances town council will discuss next week how to fill the vacancy at its table. A notice from the town says the clerk's office officially received Mandi Olson's resignation on Monday. It sets i...

A Trojan horse is making its way through northwestern Ontario. The Ontario Health Coalition and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Council of Hospital Unions is using it as a symbol...

Another Fort Frances councillor has resigned. Mandie Olson announced her resignation on her Facebook page, releasing a five-page letter to explain her decision. Part of it related to a discussion at l...

There is a new location for this year's Rainy River Trail of Terror. The popular Hallowe'en-themed attraction will move indoors to the Rainy River Rec Centre. It has been running for the past five yea...

A head-on collision east of Atikokan has resulted in charges against one motorist. A pick-up truck and a passenger car came into collision near Huronian last week. One person was hurt and treated at t...

The high cost of food in Ontario's Far North are being highlighted in a new report from the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority. A study conducted in 2022 found a family of four paid an avera...

The provincial government is looking to increase the speed limit on some highways. It is one of many proposals to be brought forward when Queen's Park resumes next week. It would allow motorists to dr...