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Retirement home in Cochrane expands

The need for seniors housing in the Cochrane District has never been clearer. A 28-unit expansion at Cadence Residence in Cochrane has already opened and is fully leased -- with a waiting list that continues to grow.

Accused in murder of OPP officer in northern Ont. makes first court appearance

An 18-year-old accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer in Hearst, Ont., earlier this month made his first court appearance Wednesday morning by video.

Students weld security bars for Royal Canadian Legion in Timmins

Timmins High and Vocational School students are leaving their mark at the Legion office, where window bars featuring a poppy-themed design have been installed at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 88.

Timmins police failed to get woman medical help, SIU concludes

An incident in Timmins in January that began as an intimate partner violence call ended with two people being tased and a woman getting a concussion after being punched in the head.

Timmins voters to weigh in on city’s ward system

Voters in Timmins will have an additional choice to make in October’s municipal election: whether the city should change the way it elects city councillors.

8 affordable rentals units coming to Timmins by end of next year

The Cochrane District Services Board broke ground on a $2.9 million project to convert four tax-arrears properties into eight affordable housing units in Timmins.

Northern Ont. traffic stop yields drugs, cash, gun: OPP

A North York man faces 13 charges after OPP seized more than $276,000 in suspected drugs along with cash and a replica handgun, during a traffic stop earlier this month.

MNR student helps rescue abandoned moose calf

A Georgian College student on his third day with the MNR rescued a newborn moose calf abandoned near Englehart.

TD Summer Reading Club kicks off in Timmins

The TD Summer Reading Club launches Saturday in Timmins, offering prizes and activities to curb summer learning loss. The award-winning library program, which earned national top honours, uses reading minutes and incentives to keep children engaged during the break.

Wildfire evacuees returning to their homes in northern Ontario First Nation

Residents of a northern Ontario First Nation are returning to their homes as fire crews have declared a wildfire south of Timmins to be under control.

Big Red Pull draws a crowd and dollars in support of United Way

Timmins police edged out firefighters by two seconds to win the second annual Big Red Pull, raising over $18,000—double last year's total—for United Way.

First motel in decades breaks ground in Black River-Matheson

Ground has broken on a new motel in Black River-Matheson—the first in generations—boosting hopes for local events, new businesses and stemming the town's population decline.

‘I will cherish every moment we shared’: Funeral held for OPP officer killed in the line of duty

Tarun Bali, the 29-year-old Ontario Provincial Police Officer killed in the line of duty in northern Ontario last week, was remembered for his selflessness and courage at an emotional funeral Thursday.

Fentanyl, meth seized in northern OPP drug raid

Two men from Cobalt, Ont., ages 39 and 68, face drug trafficking charges after OPP seized fentanyl, meth, cash and paraphernalia from a home on June 16.

Ontario signs critical minerals agreement with the UK

Ontario has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom aimed at opening international markets for critical minerals. The deal could create opportunities for projects like Canada Nickel’s Crawford development near Timmins.