Author Archives: Randy Thoms

A northwestern Ontario MPP is not surprised about an investigative report that explores the fraudulent licensing of commercial vehicle drivers in Ontario. Thunder Bay-Superior North's Lise Vaugeois sa...

The first-ever affiliate draft has been held by the SIJHL. The league's Canadian teams selected a total of 44 players that teams can use to fill regular roster spots. Wyatt Greer of the Kenora U-18 Tr...

The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is deeply diving into the operations of children's aid societies. It is announcing a review of agencies that will examine all aspects of operati...

Tbaytel continues its rollout of 5G cell service in the Rainy River District. Crews will be in Rainy River next week and Crozier a week later. As part of the upgrade, the 3G will be shut down, resulti...

The name of the National Park Service Park Ranger who died Sunday in Voyageur National Park has been released. He is 55-year-old Kevin Grossheim. He died after a boat he was in capsized on Namakan Lak...

Provincial Police are asking residents in Fort Frances to review their security camera footage and check buildings for anything that may help in the search for a missing woman. Twenty-three-year-old T...

A park ranger has died at Voyageurs National Park. Park officials say the ranger was responding to a distressed vessel on Namakan Lake. While towing the vessel late Sunday morning, the National Park S...

A ranch dedicated to protecting the endangered Ojibwe horse is needing the public's help. A suspicious fire destroyed a hay barn at Grey Raven Ranch in Seine River last month. The ranch says on Facebo...

A woman from Rainy River has been charged with arson. Provincial Police says the charge relates to a structure fire in Rainy River Thursday night. OPP and the town's fire department were called to Riv...

A Trojan Horse will tour Ontario. The Ontario Health Coalition and the Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (CUPE/OCHU) are travelling with a 15-foot wooden horse. Th...