Timmins Immigration Program highlights successes matching foreign workers with employers
Building the economy is one of the main goals of the Rural and Northern Immigration Program.
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Downtown Timmins looks to evolve with new strategic plan
There are around two-hundred and fifty businesses located in downtown Timmins with over two thousand employees.
Timmins pool to reopen for first time since start of pandemic
For people looking to dip their toes in some warm water in Timmins, the Archie Dillon Sportsplex swimming pool is reopening Monday after being closed since the beginning of the pandemic last March.
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Health unit warns of high-risk exposure to COVID on buses from Toronto to Sudbury, Sudbury to Timmins
Through an investigation related to a positive case of COVID-19, staff at the Porcupine Health Unit has learned there is a high-risk exposure to the public related to the recent bus travel.
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Woman taken to hospital after her vehicle collides with freight train near Timmins
A 51-year-old woman had to be extracted from her vehicle Thursday morning near Timmins after her vehicle was struck by a 39-car freight train.
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Timmins police say human trafficking case started as online romance
Timmins police say what started as an online romance turned into a tragedy: a 25-year-old woman became a victim of human trafficking.
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COVID outbreak at Extendicare Kapuskasing declared over
The Porcupine Health Unit announced Wednesday the outbreak at the Extendicare Long Term Care Home in Kapuskasing is now over.
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Second COVID vaccine doses rolling out in northeast
COVID-19 vaccine rollout is progressing slowly but effectively in the northeast, according to medical officers of health in the region.
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Timmins police charge Toronto area man with human trafficking
A Toronto area man is facing a list of criminal charges related to alleged human trafficking at a Timmins hotel, police said.
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Mining industry key to Canada's economic rebound, Timmins meeting told
Mining is an industry that's the heart of northern Ontario's economy, and one the Mining Association of Canada says will be key to helping the national economy rebound.
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Newmont Porcupine donates $50,000 to the Collège Boréal Foundation
Newmont Porcupine has donated $50,000 to the Collège Boréal Foundation, bringing the total donated to Boréal by the Timmins mining firm since 2009 to $311,000.
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Temiskaming man charged with mischief after several downtown properties damaged
A 44-year-old man from Temiskaming Shores is facing a mischief charge after police caught him damaging a business downtown on Sunday morning.
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Potential COVID public exposure at Moosonee hardware store
Recent customers of a hardware store in Moosonee are being warned of a potential risk of exposure to COVID-19.
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Long-term care minister was 'ahead' of Ontario's top doctor on COVID-19, commission hears
Ontario's long-term care minister was aware of the dangers the novel coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic, a newly released transcript from the province's commission on the matter reveals.
Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery
The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides.
Story of 7-year-old girl selling lemonade to pay for brain surgery sparks outrage, empathy
The story of a 7-year-old girl from Alabama selling lemonade to help to pay for her own brain surgery has caused an uproar on the internet, with many calling it an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system.
Golden Globes for 'Schitt's Creek' and star Catherine O'Hara
'Schitt's Creek,' the Canadian comedy series created by the father-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy that dominated September's Emmy Awards, is the winner of the Golden Globe for best comedy or musical TV series.
Toronto woman says she was sexually harassed by real estate agent while looking for an apartment
A Toronto woman is sharing her story after she says she was sexually harassed by a real estate agent while looking for a rental apartment in the city.
'It was a boondoggle': Chaotic scenes in hotel quarantines frustrate travellers
Travellers say they're frustrated by long wait times to book hotel quarantines and chaotic service during their stays.
'Nomadland,' 'Borat,' 'The Crown' win at bicoastal Golden Globes
With homebound nominees appearing by remote video and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on different sides of the country, a very socially distanced 78th Golden Globe Awards trudged on in the midst of the pandemic and amid a storm of criticism for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with top awards going to 'Nomadland,' 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,' 'The Crown' and 'Schitt's Creek.'
Three Sudbury schools dismissed following more COVID-19 cases
The largest school board in northeastern Ontario has announced a handful of new COVID-19 infections that are impacting multiple schools and classrooms.
Double digit COVID case counts in Sudbury for two days in a row
Sudbury's health unit has reported back-to-back days of double digit COVID-19 daily case counts.
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Beading challenge brings First Nation community together
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Feds hoping for AstraZeneca shots this week as Pfizer-BioNTech prepare next delivery
The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides.
Meng's defence team to argue for admission of evidence to bolster its case
The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case.
International permanent residency holders running out of time to come to Canada
Immigrants waiting to come to Canada who have already received their permanent residency confirmation are running out of time before their visas expire, as COVID-19 travel restrictions stop them from flying into the country to begin their new lives.
5 things to know for Monday, March 1, 2021
Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.58 per cent of the country's population.
'It was a boondoggle': Chaotic scenes in hotel quarantines frustrate travellers
Travellers say they're frustrated by long wait times to book hotel quarantines and chaotic service during their stays.
