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Representatives from the Rotary Club of Timmins-Porcupine and Timmins & District Hospital attended the McIntyre Arena on Wednesday afternoon to kick off the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation’s 4th Annual Rotary Face Off for Funds.

Human remains have been found in the Mattagami River and will be sent to Toronto for a post-mortem examination in hopes of determining the identity and cause of death of the deceased.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and the OPP North East Region Crime Unit have been continuing their investigation, named project ASHLEY

Operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, NeedHelpNow.ca is a website designed to help teens stop the spread of sexual photos or videos, as well as providing support.

New Democrats are the only party with a Northern Ontario platform, which includes the promise to introduce a Gasoline Ombudsman to investigate complaints about gas price fixing and give the Competition Bureau new powers to proactively investigate anti-competitive activity in the gasoline market.

The Timmins Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspicious person and vehicle involved in an incident on September 28, 2015.

On September 18, 2015, at 7:19 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Brunetville Road, which lead to one male being arrested and charged.

Power outage in Timmins, Mountjoy and Jessop

A study of 1,057 doctor/ patient visits, including 3,552 clinical decisions, found that only 9 percent provided the patient with enough information to make an informed choice

On September 25, 2015, at 6:03 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a criminal investigation on Front Street in the Town of Hearst