OPP treatment of blockades not equal
On the Labour Day weekend in 1988 100 forestry workers whose jobs and economic futures were in jeopardy, because of a blockade on the Red Squirrel Road, tried to slow traffic on the Lake Temagami...
View ArticleShow features vintage snow machines
Timmins snowmobile enthusiasts are in a for a different sort of sled experience this coming weekend.
View ArticlePlan could hike Northern hydro rates
Changes in distribution could result in higher hydro costs for Northerners.
View ArticleMajors snap losing streak with 4-1 win over Cubs
Having snapped a two-game losing streak, the Majors will be looking to maintain that momentum when wrap up the season with a five-game home stand.
View ArticleTSR shines in Rouyn-Noranda
Twenty-one Timmins Ski Racer (TSR) athletes competed this past weekend at Mont-Kanasuta in Rouyn-Noranda.
View ArticleLance Armstrong finally admits to doping
Lance Armstrong finally admitted to using performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career on Thursday, describing himself as a “bully” and a “deeply flawed character” in an interview with talk...
View ArticleDrive on for seasonal campers
The survival of three local provincial parks will now hinges on the level of use from campers.
View ArticleWild fundraiser for Heart and Stroke
Heartly is going wild as the Timmins Heart and Stroke Foundation hosts a romantic evening that “promises to bring out the animal in you.”
View ArticleSubway footlong sub only 11 inches, say customers
Eleven inches appears to be the size of Subway's footlong sandwich, according to a stream of photos posted online by angry customers around the world.
View ArticleMany dead at site of Algerian kidnapping
Thirty hostages and at least 11 Islamist militants were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert gas plant in a bid to free many dozens of Western and local captives, an Algerian...
View ArticleGovernment must ‘get real’ about climate change
American President Barack Obama asserts “stopping climate change” will be a major focus of his second term.
View ArticleEskimos suit up for 2 vs. KL
The Abitibi Eskimos haven't played a regular season game in nearly two weeks when they suit up against the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners for two games this weekend.
View Article'Wrong' maple leaf on new $20 bill, expert says
The Bank of Canada has barked up the wrong maple tree with its new plastic banknotes, using a foreign Norway maple leaf as the emblem on the notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on its...
View ArticleGeoffroy tops all divisions at Midtown Bowl
Nick Geoffroy led all Junior Boys and all bowlers for the week, throwing a single 274 and a big triple of 767.
View ArticleFalcons soar to gold medals
The Timmins Paul Davis Falcons Midget 'A' and Bantam 'B' soared to gold medal wins in Orillia the past weekend.
View ArticleForeigners still caught in Sahara hostage crisis
More than 20 foreigners were still either being held hostage or missing inside a gas plant on Friday after Algerian forces stormed the desert complex to free hundreds of captives taken by Islamist...
View Article–44C sets new city record for Jan. 16
Temperatures reached record low on Wednesday night, dropping to -44°C with the windchill, making the winter’s cold noticeable to even the most snug Timmins resident.
View ArticleStill stinging over ONTC sell-off
COCHRANE — The sting from the death of the Northlander passenger rail service was evident as leaders from across the North met Friday.
View ArticleComing clean about the history of bathing
I think I can safely state that we belong to a culture of clean – think about it. If you were to remove all of the shampoo, soap, lotion, unguents and other personal hygiene aisles from the drug stores...
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