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In a release today the Fort Frances Sports Hall of fame has announced the class of 2022 inductees. Members of the class include three athletes, four builders, and two teams. The first athlete on the list to be inducted is the late Danny Johnson. Johnson played at various levels of […]
Sunset and Agamiing Drive signs are now being placed by town crews. The official road name change came into effect Jan. 1. Municipal planner Cody Vangel said due to weather conditions, signs will be place over the course of the week. The crew is working from the west to the […]
THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing more than $10.6 million to train 500 workers for well-paying and in-demand jobs at hospitals, long-term care homes, and with home care providers in Northern Ontario. This investment will help job seekers get the skills they need to find rewarding careers as […]
Christmas Tree disposal will be a drop-off format this year. Darryl’s Custom Landscapes is accepting drop-offs of your real Christmas tree or other brush. They will mulch or dispose of your tree in an eco-friendly manner. Trees should have all decorations removed before disposal. Trees can be dropped at their […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A group of Ontario hospitals is urging pregnant people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, citing recent infant hospitalizations due to the disease. Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, McMaster Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Kingston Health Sciences Centre made a joint statement on the issue Wednesday. “No […]
TORONTO – Ontario is re- porting 2,279 patients in hospital with COVID-19, including 319 people in intensive care. That’s up from 2,081 patients hospitalized and 288 people in ICUs one day ago. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 232 intensive care patients are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination […]
WINNIPEG – A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos of students and released them without their consent. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say in a release that the dance company has agreed to pay […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Passengers who filmed themselves partying maskless aboard a chartered Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Mexico last week have become pariahs and now face being stranded after two more airlines announced Wednesday they will not fly them home to Canada. Following Sunwing’s cancellation of the return charter flight […]
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OTTAWA – An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada’s national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In a notice of application to the Federal Court, Michael Dagg says […]
