The Porquis Fall Fair is set for the last weekend of this month, and a perennial favourite feature is the inside exhibits. Agricultural society director Betty Dupuis outlines the layout inside the agricultural hall. “When you walk in the door, first its juniors and then it’s vegetables and then baking and...

Premier Doug Ford says hospitals around the world are currently dealing with staffing shortages. Hospitals across the province have had to reduce operating hours and emergency departments have had to temporarily shut down. In Stratford on Wednesday, Ford says his government has a plan in place to deal with the situation...

Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their investigation into a single fatal motor vehicle accident on Highway 11 west of Smooth Rock Falls on Monday night that closed the highway for about 12 hours. Police say a 34 year old Winnipeg Manitoba resident who was a passenger in the vehicle was...

Hunters interested in going after ducks, geese and other game birds can now get their papers for the upcoming open seasons. The federal government is now letting hunters purchase Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permits, which will be valid until June 30th of next year. A permit costs $17 total, including...

Progress continues on the Canada Nickel Company’s Crawford Project located on Highway 655 near Timmins. That’s the word from Communications Coordinator Alexandra Armstrong who notes that the company is focusing on the feasibility study that should be completed by the end of the year. She adds that Canada Nickel...

More than 250 Walleye anglers from across the province will be in Kapuskasing this weekend. It’s the return of Kap River Walleye Tournament and the final leg of the Northern Ontario Walleye Tour Championship. Spokesperson Dean Bliss says competitors will be coming from as far west as Thunder Bay...