Born to Chelsey Craig and Nick Kaun, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Bowen Helton, weighing 7 lbs 7 oz on November 12, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Jeff and Lauren, nee Steyn, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Maeve Beverly, weighing 7 lbs 3 oz on November 12, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

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TORONTO – Optometrists in Ontario say they will start resuming eye exams for children and seniors on Tuesday. The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province. The Ontario Association of Optometrists said in a statement Monday that it had agreed to […]

Local wildlife has been out enjoying the winter weather. There may be snow on the ground, but we’ve enjoyed some sunny skies and mild temperatures, making for a pleasant start to winter. – Dallas Phillips photo

By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
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TORONTO – The Ontario government is ignoring the public’s right to consultation on environmentally significant decisions as it allows companies off the hook for pollution costs and harm to at-risk species, according to a new set of environmental audits. The auditor general’s annual report on the environment found the government […]

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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will outline the agenda for his third Liberal mandate in a speech from the throne today. The throne speech is expected to be short and contain no surprises, recapping themes laid out in the Liberal platform during the recent federal election campaign, which produced […]

By Russ Bynum
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) – The three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery had no right to claim self-defense because they were the ones who provoked a confrontation with the 25-year-old Black man while he was running in his neighborhood, a prosecutor told jurors in her final closing […]

By Mogomotsi Magome
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PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa, at the start of the Kenyan leader’s two-day state visit to South Africa. Meeting in Pretoria Tuesday, the two leaders discussed the […]

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LAVAL, Que. – Decorated Canadian diver Jennifer Abel has announced her retirement. An Olympic silver and bronze medallist, the 30-year- old from Laval. Que., also won 10 world championship medals, the most by any Canadian diver. Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu won synchronized springboard silver at the Tokyo Olympics in August. […]

By Tim Reynolds
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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for one game and Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart was suspended two games for their roles in an ugly incident during Sunday’s Lakers-Pistons game. The NBA announced the suspensions Monday, and both will affect games on Tuesday. James will not play when […]