TOKYO – Women’s basketball player Miranda Ayim and men’s rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada’s flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who would lead Canada into the Games was made Monday morning by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Seeing two tremendous leaders […]
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TOKYO – The Olympic movement deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, former award winner Muhammad Yunus said Monday. Yunus, a Bangladeshi banker who was awarded his Nobel in 2006 for pioneering micro-credit loans to impoverished people, has worked with the International Olympic Committee on a business program for athletes. […]
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TOKYO (AP) – An alternate on the United States women’s gymnastic team has tested tested positive for COVID-19 in a training camp in Japan, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Monday. The USOPC did not say if world champion Simone Biles or any of the other favorites to […]
By Colleen Romaniuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Sudbury Star
Red Cross has partnered with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry this summer to provide rapid COVID-19 testing for firefighters in northern Ontario. To help ensure the virus does not impact this summer’s fire season, Red Cross has teams spread across 18 different locations in the north that can […]
The Fort Frances Council had their meeting for the month on July 12. During the meeting, a presentation was given from Boundary Waters Forest Management Corporation (BWFMC) president Mike Willick, the short-term fate of a new truck route was approved and it was decided that the Fort Frances Senior Centre […]
Environment Canada has issued the following Special air quality statement in effect for Fort Frances, Emo, Rainy River, Seine River Village and Mine Centre. Smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility. Smoke is expected or occurring. High levels of air pollution due to smoke from ongoing forest fires. […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is just around the corner! The historic tournament turns 25 this year. Although it won’t have the same fanfare as previous years, the fish will still bite, and $10,000 cash is up for grabs for the winning team. The tournament will be July 22-24. […]
Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan begins tomorrow, and with it, a new slate of services will open to the public. It also brings an easing of gathering restrictions, with gatherings of 100 allowed outdoors, and 25 indoors. Restaurants will no longer have table limits, and their capacity is […]
Travel restrictions near Fort Frances, due to the 407 hectare Fort Frances 47 fire, have been lifted. But the Ministry of Natural Resources Fire reminds the public, that doesn’t mean all danger has passed. The public is reminded that Fort Frances 47 is an active fire with ongoing fire suppression. […]
by Greg Seitz
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
The fires are generally located in the southwestern part of the park, including near the international border and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. On Monday, Quetico’s managers announced that the parts of the park affected by the fires is closed to visitors. No camping or travel is allowed in […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is lifting mandatory COVID-19 testing for fully vaccinated visitors, caregivers and staff at long-term care homes even as some facilities continue to battle outbreaks of the virus. The new policy will take effect on Friday, the same day the province will lift public heath restrictions on other sectors as […]
