Born to John and Sara, nee Trendiak, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Brooklyn Marie Carolyn, weighing 7 lbs 9 oz on November 18, 2021 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Press release
All travellers coming to Canada must submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free App or website), including their digital proof of vaccination and a quarantine plan within 72 hours before arriving in Canada. For more information, visit www.canada.ca/arrivecan. If you’re using the ArriveCAN App, make sure you have the most […]
Looking for a fun and interactive place Miss Sam will lead a group of families through to play with your littles? Check out the Fort stories, activities and crafts. Check out the Frances Library Technology Centre’s Story library on Facebook for the latest themes and Time! Wednesday mornings at 10:30 […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Food bank usage in Ontario rose 10 per cent during the first year of the pandemic to the highest levels since the recession, a new report has found. Nearly 600,000 people made more than 3.6 million visits to food banks in Ontario between April 1, 2020 and March […]
Press release
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) warns that although travel may be possible, it comes with risk. The origin of many new cases of COVID-19 in the region have come from recent travel. “Since the U.S. border reopening, we have seen a number of cases in people who have recently travelled to […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Unvaccinated travellers over the age of 12 won’t be able to board a plane or passenger train in Canada beginning today, and a negative COVID-19 test will no longer serve as a substitute for most people. The policy came into effect on Oct. 30, but the federal government […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto’s medical officer of health wants to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in the city in an effort to combat the opioid overdose crisis – and she’s got support from the local police chief. A report from Dr. Eileen de Villa to the city’s board of health […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union said Tuesday that it wants China to release “verifiable proof” that tennis player Peng Shuai is safe and to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into her sexual assault allegations. Peng, a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked doubles player, dropped out of public view […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO (AP) – Security forces fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands marched in the latest demonstrations against a military takeover that took place last month. Protesters took to the streets in Khartoum and other cities around the country to demand […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – A longtime pilot for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein resumed his testimony at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial Tuesday, saying that the British socialite charged with helping the financier find teenage girls to sexually abuse was “Number 2” in the hierarchy of Epstein’s operations. Lawrence Paul […]
