By Darlene WroeGlobal warming, climate change, extreme weather.These are terms we are going to have to get used to.This summer, to date, has been a very cool and wet one.Apparently, because the earth is warming, there is less ice overall throughout the year. The loss of ice is critical to

Coleman Township resident Charlie Angus, MP for Timmins-James Bay, is making headway in his bid to be leader of the national New Democratic Party.Currently, four candidates are attempting to win support from party members across the country. They include Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron and Jagmeet Singh. The winner of

Every now and then I get a “pinch me” moment when I find myself somewhere, or seeing something, I never imagined I’d experience.It happened the first time I saw a whale. I was on the north shore of the St. Lawrence in Sept-Îles in the spring of ’91 when I

By Steven LarocqueLast week I saw a guy at a grocery story I hadn’t seen in years.He was at the end of the checkout when I realized who he was.There were several people between us so I didn’t call out to him. After I got through the line I went

The latest census figures show an all-too familiar trend in this section of Northeastern Ontario.The population continued to shrink between 2011 and 2016 in the biggest centres of Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake.Smaller towns and townships basically held their own.The census showed the following, with the percentage change between 2011

By Darlene WroeBeing a reporter sometimes leads you into some otherwise discouraged activities.As I write this, it is the day after a severe lightning storm passed through the region.Hearing that there was a possible fire somewhere, I took it upon myself to venture out into the night (about 11 p.m.)

In March of 2015, Northern Ontario made the news when a CN train went off the rails near Gogama.The train consisted of 94 tank cars that were filled with petroleum crude oilThere were no injuries, but the damage was extensive.“Although the train was travelling below the 50 (mile per hour)