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Municipalities across Northern Ontario are facing a growing challenge: finding enough qualified people to fill important jobs. A new report from the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), created in partnership with four northeastern Ontario workforce planning boards, found that 94 per cent of municipalities surveyed are having trouble attracting qualified candidates. The findings were […]

More Americans are looking into their Canadian family roots as interest in Canadian citizenship certificates continues to grow. Since changes to Canada’s citizenship law came into effect in December 2025, the federal government has seen a noticeable increase in applications, with people in the United States making up a significant share of those requests. The […]

Celebrating Freedom, Unity and the Spirit of India On 15 August 2026, India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, marking another proud milestone in the country’s journey since gaining independence in 1947. It is a day when Indians everywhere pause to remember the sacrifices that made freedom possible and celebrate the strength, diversity and spirit that […]

We celebrate Diwali every year – and this year’s party at the Northern College gymnasium was everything we hoped for: loud, warm, colourful and full of joy. Friends and neighbours from many different cultures came together, and for an evening the whole place felt like one big, happy family. From the first lights to the […]

Diwali is here – and we’re ready to light up the night! Join us tonight for our annual Diwali party: a warm, colourful evening of music, dance, sweets and good company. Every year our community comes together to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and this year promises to be bigger and brighter than ever. Expect […]

After five weeks on the picket lines, a tentative agreement was announced Wednesday that would bring Ontario’s college support staff back to work. The deal, reached between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents more than 10,000 full-time college support workers, and the College Employer Council (CEC), follows a weekend of private talks […]

A loud, proud parade of striking workers filled downtown Timmins Wednesday morning – whistles blasting, chants ringing out, and passing drivers honking in support. More than 70 people from three unions – transit, postal and college support staff – marched together from Spruce Street to City Hall and back, calling for fair contracts and showing […]

Transit drivers and support staff in Timmins are preparing for a strike that could begin Saturday unless talks with the City of Timmins produce what they call “fair wages.” The union returns to the bargaining table Friday morning, and members say the rising cost of living has pushed them to the brink. “We’re paying rent, […]

Support workers at Collège Boréal and Northern College have been on the picket line since midnight Thursday, pressing for stronger job security as negotiations with employers stall. In Timmins and across campuses, classes are still running, but picket lines now stand outside Northern’s Second Avenue office and Collège Boréal’s Thériault Boulevard campus – a visible […]

Timmins weathers trade storm as gold and mining firms find opportunity When global trade tensions spike, Timmins’ business community feels the ripple – but local experts say the city is showing its resilience. The recent U.S.- Canada tariff dispute has pushed investors toward perceived safe havens, and gold has been one of the biggest beneficiaries. […]