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The New Year’s baby arrives early in the morning

Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Temiskaming’s first baby of 2026 made his way into the world at 6:23 a.m. on Thursday, January 1. Parents Duane and …

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TWINKLE TWINKLE

  Raigh Boily Males and mom Maddie enjoyed the festive fun browsing for gifts during the Kenabeek Community Society’s recent Christmas bazaar. (Staff photo by Joe O’Grady)...

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Exploring wisdom in The Sacredness of Our Elders

    By Joshua Drakes For The Speaker DISTRICT – Lindsay Cote, author of Spirit Talks and Spirit to Spirit, recently released the third installment in his series, continuing his …

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LACING UP FOR CHRISTMAS

  Santa and Mrs. Claus were lacing up their skates for skating with children at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena in New Liskeard December 7. The Skating With Santa event …

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SHARING KINDNESS

  The staff and students at École catholique Assomption in Earlton held a two-week fall food bank drive to benefit the Englehart Food Bank, sharing kindness “one can at a …

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The Best Old Town I Know

By Joe O’Grady   “For we’ll sing a little song of Cobalt, if you don’t live there it’s your fault.” That hard-won rhyme – written by L.F. Steenman in 1910 …

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New Year’s resolve

    The New Year inspires a lot of people to resolve to do things better, to live better, act better. So what if the majority of the resolutions – …

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Hockey Fights Cancer fundraiser raises $8,155 for CCC

    Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Cubs Hockey Fights Cancer purple jersey fundraiser benefiting the Community Cancer Care (CCC) program was another …

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U11 Puckhounds off to a golden start in 2026

    SCARBOROUGH (Special) – With visions of sugarplums having danced in their heads and the holidays behind them, the Scotiabank Girls U11B Puckhounds set their sights on the Scarborough …

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Proposed regional transit system finding support

    ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP (Staff) – Armstrong Township council has given its support in principle to a proposed regional transit system between communities. The concept, being spearheaded by the City …

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Proposed Northlander train schedule released

    TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Local residents will have to be night owls to take advantage of the new Northlander passenger rail service when it returns. The proposed schedule …

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G2 driver charged with impaired driving

  TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a traffic stop in Temiskaming Shores. On Friday, December 26, at approximately 2 a.m., members of …

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SWEET TREATS

  Temagami Tarts owner Mark Beardmore looked festive as he offered his award winning butter tarts for sale at the first Cobalt Train Station Christmas Market and Social, held on …

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UPLIFTING DONATION

  Georgia-Pacific has donated $10,000 for the purchase of ceiling lifts at the Blanche River Health (BRH) Englehart hospital. Officials say the motorized devices, mounted on overhead tracks, allow hospital …

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Looking back on 2025, ahead to ’26

    By John Vanthof Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP NDP Opposition House Leader As the Legislature of Ontario wrapped up for 2025, the Ford government passed a motion to return to work …

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Coleman sees continued development/progress for 2026

    Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — With over two billion square feet of opportunity as its slogan, Coleman Township continues to define the township’s plans …

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After-hours phone service lauded

    Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After-hours callers won’t be left hanging on the line when trying to reach public works or other municipal departments. …

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