Timmins MPP George Pirie says his appointment to head up a new cabinet portfolio allows him to be the voice advocating for the development of Northern Ontario. The mines minster in the last Ford cabinet is now the Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth. That encompasses mining, forestry, agriculture, manufacturing...

Provincial police in Cochrane are looking for information into a deliberately set fire that same day at the baseball field on Tim Horton Dr. A dugout was destroyed and the west side of the park was damaged. Police and firefighters were called at about 1:00am Sunday. Any information can be shared...

We’re talking about a champion is this week’s Cochrane history feature. In 1985, Louise Erdelyi came home from the International Special Olympics with one gold and one silver medal in cross-country skiing. The games were held in Park City, Utah. In the April 3rd issue of the Northland Post, 20-year-old Erdelyi...

UPDATE: The cause of the fire will remain undetermined. Fire Chief Dan Boucher says that’s because once flames compromised the building, the building  had to be knocked down by an excavator. The alarm went in at about 5:00am. The excavator moved in early in the afternoon. The chief suspects that...

Measles have arrived in our corner of Canada. The Northeastern Public Health Unit is reporting two cases of the highly contagious virus in the District of Timiskaming. The health unit notes that both patients are in isolation and following appropriate measures not to spread the measles. One of the cases is...

The OPP have closed highway 11 due to freezing rain (as of 6am Thursday April 3 2025).  Stay tuned to The Moose or consult Ontario511 for updates.