Patients will die

OCHU calls for more cash to clean hospitals, reduce infectionsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ontario’s hospital unions say some 3,200 patients will die this year as a result of infections acquired in the health care facilities.The toll from hospital-acquired infections in Ontario represents “a

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Timiskaming Square Mall will undergo major changes in 2017

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A new and exciting shopping redevelopment experience is about to begin at The Timiskaming Square Mall in New Liskeard.The Timiskaming Square Mall will undergo major changes in 2017 that will see a modern retail strip-plaza outside shopping experience redevelopment.“It is

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Justice Served

Hayes sentenced to life imprisonmentDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “Justice has been served.”So said Lena Adams moments after the jury found Mathew Hayes guilty of first degree murder in the death of her brother Christopher Parsons.When Mr. Parsons died,  “the community felt a great

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New business merger

Temiskaming Printing Company Limited merges with Phippen SignsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The old adage, one plus one equals three certainly applies to a new exciting business merger taking place in the Temiskaming region.The Temiskaming Speaker newspaper will merge with Phippen Signs in

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Parsons Trial

Jury hears details of  DNA, blood spatter and computer timelinesDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The analysis of DNA, video surveillance, blood spatter and computer data was put to jurors last week as the trial continued in the death of Christopher Parsons.Mathew Hayes, a

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Sex, Testimony and Video Tapes

Jurors visit murder scene as Parsons trial continuesDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the trial continues of the man charged in the death of Christopher Parsons, jurors visited the apartment where his body was found.On November 24, jurors walked the short distance from the

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Parsons murder trial continues

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the trial began of the man accused in the death of Christopher Parsons, jurors heard from the victim’s mother and acquaintances as well as investigators.Mathew Hayes, formerly of Cobalt, has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the death

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Lest we forget

Large crowds continue to gather at cenotaphs on Remembrance DayDISTRICT (Staff) – Cloudy skies, strong winds reportedly gusting at 50 kilometres an hour, and temperatures hovering around zero with wind chills about minus seven degrees colder, were the backdrop at cenotaphs during Remembrance Day services across the

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Jury selection continues in Parsons murder trial

"Critical Mass"Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Jury selection continues next week for the trial of a former Cobalt man charged with first degree murder in the death of Christopher Parsons.The body of Mr. Parsons, 42, was discovered June 4, 2013, in his Haileybury

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New beginnings

Syrian family settling into life in Temiskaming ShoresSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A Syrian refugee family has arrived in New Liskeard and is settling into Canadian life with hopes of rebuilding their lives. Not well-known is the sadness they carry with them as they miss loved

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