COBALT (Staff) – Cobalt Mayor George Othmer says that lately Cobalt council has had “a lot of abuse inflicted (and) it has to stop.” Referring to social media statements, he …
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Remembrance Day
The Speaker comes out this year on Remembrance Day and the usual observances have been drastically cut back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you weren’t able to get out …
One memory of the faces behind the numbers
Diane Johnston The numbers are staggering. Of the 650,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War, more than 66,000 died and more than 172,000 were injured. Around …
Editorial cartoon for November 11, 2020 issue:
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Police Blotter
Motorist charged HUDSON – A Notre-Dame-du-Nord, Quebec, resident faces charges after a single vehicle collision in Hudson last week. Temiskaming OPP responded to the scene of a rollover on Highway …
Toppled tombstones a mystery
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Toppled headstones lying in the bush. A blazed trail marking the location. A menacing sign warning visitors. It all might have been deemed …
Five cases confirmed in COVID-19 outbreak at mine
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As of Monday, the number of cases linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at the Young-Davidson mine outside Matachewan stood at five. The outbreak …
Hundreds attend Walk for Melanie Ethier
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On a warm November evening upwards of 300 people walked to remember a bright, energetic teen who went missing on September 29, 1996, …
The Speaker November 11, 2020
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Missing teen found safe
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A teenager reported missing late last week has been found safe. In a November 9 news release, Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police thanked the public for their … Continue reading Missing teen found safe
