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A summer festival built around local food, drinks, music and community spirit is now helping make a difference in healthcare across the region. The Blanche River Health Foundation is celebrating a $13,000 donation from the 2026 North on Tap Craft Beer Festival, with the money going toward new medical equipment for the Blanche River Health […]

Hockey fans in Timmins are getting another chance to see major junior hockey right here at home. The Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) will meet at McIntyre Arena on Wednesday, September 2, at 7 p.m. The game will be part […]

Municipalities across Northern Ontario are facing a growing challenge: finding enough qualified people to fill important jobs. A new report from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), created in partnership with four northeastern Ontario workforce planning boards, found that 94 per cent of municipalities surveyed are having trouble attracting qualified candidates. The findings were […]

More Americans are looking into their Canadian family roots as interest in Canadian citizenship certificates continues to grow. Since changes to Canada’s citizenship law came into effect in December 2025, the federal government has seen a noticeable increase in applications, with people in the United States making up a significant share of those requests. The […]

Celebrating Freedom, Unity and the Spirit of India On 15 August 2026, India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, marking another proud milestone in the country’s journey since gaining independence in 1947. It is a day when Indians everywhere pause to remember the sacrifices that made freedom possible and celebrate the strength, diversity and spirit that […]

We celebrate Diwali every year – and this year’s party at the Northern College gymnasium was everything we hoped for: loud, warm, colourful and full of joy. Friends and neighbours from many different cultures came together, and for an evening the whole place felt like one big, happy family. From the first lights to the […]

Diwali is here – and we’re ready to light up the night! Join us tonight for our annual Diwali party: a warm, colourful evening of music, dance, sweets and good company. Every year our community comes together to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and this year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever. Expect […]

After five weeks on the picket lines, a tentative agreement was announced Wednesday that would bring Ontario’s college support staff back to work. The deal, reached between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents more than 10,000 full-time college support workers, and the College Employer Council (CEC), follows a weekend of private talks […]

A loud, proud parade of striking workers filled downtown Timmins Wednesday morning – whistles blasting, chants ringing out, and passing drivers honking in support. More than 70 people from three unions – transit, postal and college support staff – marched together from Spruce Street to City Hall and back, calling for fair contracts and showing […]

Transit drivers and support staff in Timmins are preparing for a strike that could begin Saturday unless talks with the City of Timmins produce what they call “fair wages.” The union returns to the bargaining table Friday morning, and members say the rising cost of living has pushed them to the brink. “We’re paying rent, […]