The work of policing is very important in ensuring safer communities. But municipalities this year were surprised by cost impacts when calculations were finalized for 2025 policing. This …

    By Gordon Brock Philip Van Doren Stern was a noted American writer and Civil War historian. In 1938 – he actually remembered the exact date, February 12, of …

With the first significant snowfall of the season hitting Temiskaming this week, everyone who hasn’t already installed winter tires is no doubt cursing themselves for their forgetfulness. A bit of …

By Darlene Wroe When we were children the five of us were each given a chance to go through the Sears Christmas Wish Book and choose one outfit and one …

The region continues to reel after a brutal attack November 3 which left a 16-year-old Cobalt girl with life-altering injuries. It will take time for the matter to be fully …

By Steven Larocque It’s an impressive German word, schadenfreude. Many of us perhaps first heard it on The Simpsons. “A German term for shameful joy, taking pleasure in the suffering …

By Diane Johnston   It is a wonderful time of the year. I still have leftovers in the freezer from a tasty Thanksgiving with the folks, and the next turkey-and-dressing …