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By Richard Coffin The mayor of Calvin Township says communications infrastructure is an issue on any given day in some parts of the region, not just after a storm.     Richard Gould says one example is most maps on vehicle screens rely on high-speed data. “Areas like Calvin, the south part

By Richard Coffin Some people around the area are still without power after Saturday’s storm. That includes over 500 Hydro One customers in the Mattawa area and upwards of 160 in the Bonfield area.   Another 230 customers are impacted by an outage from Redbridge to Thorne with a few

Province modernizing the delivery of French-language health services to improve quality of care and outcomes The Ontario government is improving health-care access for francophones by creating a new French Language Health Planning Centre. Designed in partnership with the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) and Hôpital Montfort, the

Investment will prepare students for successful futures by training 2,600 teachers in underserved regions The Ontario government is investing $55.8 million to expand teaching training seats at universities across the province to strengthen the teaching workforce and ensure Ontario has the teachers it needs in underserved and remote

By Richard Coffin A new report says governments need to double the current pace of home construction across the country if they want to get to 2019 housing affordability levels. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says new estimates show that requires up to 480-thousand new homes being built every year

By Richard Coffin The province says it’s refocusing the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to protect the region’s economy now and in the future.   This as the board approved nearly 80 projects at its meeting in Timmins on Tuesday.  Officials say NOHFC will now support projects that

By Richard Coffin 1.9 million worth of suspected drugs are off the street in Northeastern Ontario thanks to a 16-month OPP and Greater Sudbury Police investigation.   Officials say more than two dozen people, many from the Greater Toronto Area, are facing nearly 200 charges.  Police say Project Saturate, which

Province expanding grape varieties for Vintners Quality Alliance Certified Wine The Ontario government is supporting grape growers and wineries by adding 24 new grape varieties to Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) certified wine. These new grapes were approved because of the high quality of wines they produce, their resistance to extreme

New tax credit and increased access will triple the number of families able to benefit from publicly funded fertility treatment The Ontario government is helping more families access fertility treatments by expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) services under the Ontario Fertility Program (OFP), with a call for applications

By Richard Coffin The RCMP says NORAD deployed fighter jets to intercept a private, fixed-wing, civilian airplane that violated air restrictions above Kananaskis, Alberta.   That’s where the G-7 Summit is taking place.   In a release, the RCMP says a non-compliant plane entered restricted airspace Sunday morning just after 11