Happy birthday Canada!    
Posted 4 days ago
Four-year-old Dylan Reddick (son of Cindy Richard and Tim Reddick) loves Canada Day.

First Nations win fight over toxic radar bases   
Posted 4 days ago
It has been a long fight, but members of the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council will finally see the government clean up contaminated radar sites left over from the Cold War. [more]

50 years fighting for change    
Updated 4 days ago
Society is constantly evolving. Some of that evolution is part of the natural process of change. Sometimes, however, evolution needs a little push. [more]

Canada Day is a time to take stock of ‘Canadian-ism’   
Posted 4 days ago
The notion that Canadians are unsure of what it means to be a Canadian has become so commonplace that it is almost a parody of itself. But the fact remains that Canadians often look outside the Land of the Maple Leaf for clues to their own cultural identity. [more]

Circle Confectionary opens July 8   
Posted 4 days ago
One of the most hotly anticipated store openings — or re-opening rather — Kapuskasing has seen in awhile is set for July 8. Circle Confectionary owners Lucie and Guy Morin are excited to be opening their doors bright and early, 7:30 p. [more]

News from around the region   
Posted 4 days ago
Farmers market open soon Hearst’s AGRIVA Group is set to hold its first farmer’s market of the season on July 11 from 9-11:30 a.m. outside the Legion. [more]

Thompson voted new hospital chair   
Posted 4 days ago
Long-time Kapuskasing town councillor Ted “Ray” Thompson was voted in as the new chair of the Sensenbrenner Hospital board of directors during the facility’s annual general meeting, June 17. Mr. Thompson, who is going into his first term on the board, takes over from Claude Babin. [more]

Infrastructure spending should include rail, NDP says   
Posted 4 days ago
New Democrat MPs in Northern Ontario want to see the province use some of its multi-billion dollar road repair budget to expand the reach of Ontario Northland. [more]

Annual Bob Young Invitational hits links this weekend   
Posted 4 days ago
With long-range forecasts as of press time calling for cooperative weather this weekend, available spaces for the annual Bob Young Invitational will no doubt begin to fill up quickly and anyone interested in a shot at the green jacket is being encouraged to sign up as soon as possible. [more]

Title fight prep going well for Morvan    
Posted 4 days ago
With a scant few months before the biggest test of his young mixed martial arts career, Remi Morvan said preparations for his October 10, Warrior-1 bantam weight title fight are going well. [more]

Sources for Everyday Skeptic column #3   
Posted 9 days ago
As always I’m providing a list of source material for the column. Links to the studies I speak about in the column are listed below. [more]

Burning down the house    
Posted 10 days ago
The heat and humidity in the Kapuskasing Conference Complex may have been stifling, but that did nothing to dampen the spirits of concert-goers Saturday night, who came together for the show of St-Jean Festival headliner Pierre Garand (aka Garou), who rocked the raucous crowd for two solid hours. [more]

Moore pleased with sixth election win   
Posted 10 days ago
It was a close one — a mere 25 votes — but Arthur Moore said he is happy to be back in the Chief’s chair in Constance Lake First Nation. Chief Moore won his sixth straight race during the May 26 election. [more]

Hearst St-Jean festivities this weekend   
Posted 10 days ago
This weekend’s St-Jean Festival in Hearst is promising a diverse schedule of activities for people of all ages. Everything gets underway with a francophone karaoke night at Le Companion hotel at 9 p. [more]

Kap boy wins sneak peek of new show   
Posted 10 days ago
Thanks to an online draw, Dylan Reddick of Kapuskasing was one of only a few dozen people at the Canadian premier of the upcoming season of the cartoon Bakugan. [more]

Clarification to story on Red Bull racer   
Posted 10 days ago
Clarification — It was pointed out to us that the piece in last week’s Northern Times about Pete McLeod, the young man with the local connection who has joined the Red Bull Air Race, it was incorrectly stated that the pilot spent part of his life in Kapuskasing. [more]

Two vying for Liberal nomination    
Posted 10 days ago
Although a summer election seems to have been avoided, riding associations across the country are still making sure their ducks are in a row should Canadians be called to the polls, and Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing is no different. [more]

Regional news briefs   
Posted 10 days ago
Union Gas lowers rates Union Gas has announced another significant decrease in the rates its customers will pay for natural gas beginning July 1. Residential customers who buy gas from the utility can expect a further 15-20 percent decrease in their annual natural gas bill. [more]