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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has posted a food recall notification for Panahian Lighvan brand Lighvan Soft Ripened Cheese sold in Ontario and Nova Scotia due to container integrity defects and spoilage. The notice was originally published Feb. 27, 2026, and the agency lists the recall date as Jan. 9,
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The City of Timmins has issued an extreme cold weather alert for Friday, Feb. 27, through March 1, 2026, with overnight temperatures expected to range between -25 C and -30 C, including wind chill. Exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia.
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Timmins ended its Significant Weather Event declaration on Feb. 26, 2026, the city announced in a Public Works notice posted that day. The declaration is used under Ontario’s Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways, and is tied to how winter road maintenance is managed during severe conditions. In its
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a notification recalling Golden Sea brand Sushi EBI Frozen Cooked Shrimp because of 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone. The product was distributed in Quebec, and the notice is directed at hotels, restaurants and institutions. For businesses that may have the product in inventory, the CFIA’s notice
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The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, with temperatures expected to drop to -23 this evening and overnight, including wind chill. The alert includes a reminder that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and
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Northern College, which has campuses in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Moosonee and Timmins, announced Feb. 26 that it has signed two memorandums of understanding with Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in Egypt and Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in the Dominican Republic, aimed at curriculum and resource sharing and
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Smooth Rock Falls is offering free public skating sessions from March 16 to 21 at the arena at 195 Fifth St., with seven one-hour skates scheduled during the week. The sessions add extra times during March Break and also make the town’s regular weekly public skating periods free, giving
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An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins on Wednesday, Feb. 25, with wind chill values expected to reach -32 this evening and overnight. The City of Timmins warned that exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The city
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says Dan-D Foods Ltd. is recalling several 11.34 kg Dan-D Pak and Dan-D Bulk nut products due to Salmonella. The agency lists the recall date as Feb. 23, 2026, and says the products were distributed in Alberta and British Columbia. Large-format food items
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Smooth Rock Falls has changed the start time for its council meetings to 6 p.m., with regular meetings listed for March 2 and March 16 both set to begin at that time. The updated time and other community notices were included in the town’s March “Citizen’s Corner”
Day-shift snow removal listed as “Marcel, Phillip” in Timmins has been moved from Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, to Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, according to the City of Timmins Public Works department. Public Works said the work was rescheduled because of operational issues. The city posted the schedule change as part
The City of Timmins issued an extreme cold weather alert for Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, saying temperatures are expected to range between -20 and -25 this evening and overnight, inclusive of wind chill. The city said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious and sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite
Water service was scheduled to be disrupted on College Street in Timmins between Airport Road and Westmount Boulevard on Feb. 24, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., as city crews worked to repair an emergency watermain break. The disruption could affect residents and businesses in Timmins’ north
Water service on Diane Crescent in Timmins could be disrupted Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. while city crews repair an emergency watermain break. The work may affect residents and businesses on the full crescent—Diane Crescent from Hart Street to Hart Street—where
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a food recall warning on Feb. 22, 2026, for two lots of Kendamil infant formula with whole milk due to cereulide toxin. The affected 1,049-gram product was sold only at Costco Wholesale in Canada, and the CFIA listed distribution as national and online.
An emergency watermain break repair in South Porcupine may disrupt water service on Tisdale Avenue from Smith Street to Goldrush Road on Feb. 23, according to the City of Timmins. The work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and may affect nearby properties, including Golden Manor.
The City of Timmins has released its snow-removal schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22 through Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, with overnight work scheduled from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day and daytime work scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city’s notice
An extreme cold weather alert is in effect in Timmins for Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, with temperatures expected to drop to -23 C overnight, including wind chill. The City of Timmins said exposure to extreme cold can cause serious, sometimes life-threatening health problems, including frostbite and hypothermia. The city advised
Unbranded 5 kg packages of Boneless Chicken Thighs distributed in Ontario and Nova Scotia have been recalled because of semicarbazide, according to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recall notice. The CFIA lists the recall date as Feb. 12, 2026, and names Les Viandes Bernard Centrale Inc. as the recalling
College Street in Timmins’ north end will be closed between Airport Road and Westmount Boulevard on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., for an emergency watermain break repair. The City of Timmins says the work will also close parts of Airport Road and Theriault
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued a food recall warning on Feb. 18 for Mahrousa brand tahina (tahini) after the product tested positive for possible Salmonella contamination. The CFIA listed Alberta as the product’s distribution area. While the recall notice does not list any distribution in Ontario, the