The next time you see somebody protecting their head from the sun with that funny little baseball cap that seems to be missing only a propeller on top, the hat the Montreal Expos made famous, it’s worth remembering how it all began. This may seem a stretch but…putting a major-league […]
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By Robert Animikii Horton
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Sharing some encouragement and advice with a long-time friend’s first graduate to leave home was a reminder that it’s that time of year again. In the coming weeks, many recent graduates from our region and else ware) will be leaving their nests to chase exciting new opportunities and bright futures. […]
Press Release
Throughout this summer, the Northwest Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), has been conducting joint-enforcement marine patrols. The summer-long operation has included mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.) and fish […]
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
TIMMINS – Tristan Ashishkeesh is urging Indigenous communities and allies to blockade highways, railways, and fisheries as a way to oppose two controversial resource development bills. Ahishkeesh arrived in Toronto last week after he and a small group of protesters walked 700 kilometres from Timmins. An Aug. 8 rally at […]
By Anna Smith
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Medicine Hat News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Medicine Hat News
Stage 4 cancer survivor running Fox’s route By Anna Smith, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Athlete, author and stage 4 cancer survivor Helene Neville made her way through Medicine Hat early this week as she follows Terry Fox’ planned route across Canada. Neville, a U.S. resident, started her long-distance running career in […]
By Paige Seburn
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Beginning in 1854, steam trains in Niagara-on-the-Lake were turned around by hand on a 60-foot-wide limestone ring near the waterfront. Many don’t know the turntable is still partially there — or that a team is restoring it, stone by stone. On Thursday, new blocks of Queenston limestone from the Queenston […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Provincial police are continuing to investigate Monday’s early-morning crash on the outskirts of Thunder Bay that claimed the life of a 17-year-old Kakabeka Falls boy. Police said the unidentified boy was badly injured around 6:40 a.m. when a motorcycle he was driving collided with a four-door sedan at the intersection […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
MOOSE CREE FIRST NATION — The Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation says the territorial organization’s leadership wasn’t invited to a recent consultation session by provincial officials. Alvin Fiddler told the 2025 Keewaywin Conference on Tuesday afternoon that the NAN executive “did not receive even the courtesy of a notice,” […]
By Marissa Lentz-McGrath
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday.com
KIRKLAND LAKE – On a cold January morning in 2020, Colleen Fagan sat at her kitchen table in Kirkland Lake, stunned. Pierre Richard, her stepson, who she thought was in jail, had been released and died of drug poisoning within 24 hours. “I was his stepmom. I loved him dearly,” […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
When Agnieszka Filipek arrived from Poland 33 years ago, she brought with her a wealth of culinary knowledge from deep traditional foundations and a dream to one day market this. In August of 2024, Filipek developed her home-based business Agnieszka Organics, and is celebrating one year of being part of […]
DID YOU KNOW? Students headed to college or university have a lot on their plates, especially when it comes to finding a safe place to live. When searching for suitable accommodations, it’s essential to prioritize fire safety to ensure their new place of residence makes the grade. Last week’s Safety […]
Hard to believe it is the Emo Fair Week and it’s the 125th Emo Fair! How exciting. I know for many, that may not have the connection to the Fair, it probably doesn’t seem like it is a big deal. It is a big deal! This is an Agriculture Fall […]
