Northern Ontario grower’s giant pumpkin is the heaviest but doesn’t win
A giant grower from Englehart, Ont.'s giant pumpkin was the heaviest at this year's Port Elgin Pumpkinfest, but it was disqualified due to a soft spot.
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A giant grower from Englehart, Ont.'s giant pumpkin was the heaviest at this year's Port Elgin Pumpkinfest, but it was disqualified due to a soft spot.
Two Timmins women have been charged after a joint Timmins Police Service and OPP drug trafficking investigation. Police seized fentanyl, crystal meth, Percocet, codeine and cash.
Work on the Connecting Link project in Timmins is entering the final stretch, with the city expecting paving to begin next week and the section of Algonquin Boulevard East to be completed by the end of the month.
Online voting is now open in Timmins for the municipal election, giving eligible voters the opportunity to cast their ballot anytime, from anywhere with an internet connection.
Timmins and District Hospital has introduced new security measures in its emergency department, including hands-on techniques and an overnight officer, after a rise in violent incidents and staff injuries.
Canadians can expect to pay more for their traditional Thanksgiving meal this year, according to a new report released by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.
Nine students from Cambrian College in Sudbury are recipients of the Schulich Builders Scholarships for Skilled Trades, one of the largest skilled trades scholarship programs in Canada.
The federal economic development agency for northern Ontario is providing funding to help create and maintain more than 1200 jobs through business expansion, community growth and economic activity.
The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities met Oct. 2 in Little Current, its final meeting before the election of a new board that will take place after the Oct. 26 municipal election.
Police in Timmins have executed six drug search warrants in three weeks, while paramedics report more than 20 opioid poisonings in three days, all while the REACH mobile outreach program aims to intervene before 911 calls are made.
While most details are under a court-ordered publication ban, police in Timmins have arrested five people following a joint investigation with Ontario Provincial Police that began last month.
Police in Timmins, aided by the Ontario Provincial Police and Nishnawbe-Aski Police, raided a residence in the city on Wednesday, seizing drugs and cash and arresting two people.
A local science organization is using a Canadian space launch to inspire the next generation of students interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
Several ‘newspapers’ in northern Ontario are adapting to the digital age and will no longer produce actual newspaper versions of their news.
In the latest of Ontario highway announcements over the past few weeks, the province says it will replace the Hearst truck inspection station and add 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11.
Timmins Indigenous artist Michael Etherington releases 'We Are Treaty People,' a song meant to use music to spark dialogue about treaties and reconciliation. It drops on Truth and Reconciliation Day.