The town’s youngest graduates had their moment in the spotlight, with an end-of-year ceremony last week at the Fort Frances Nursery School. The June 9 and 10 event marks the end of the year, but the teachers are already excited for next year, and have opened early registration. New students […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 370 new cases of COVID-19 today and seven more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 67 new cases in Toronto, 57 in Waterloo, and 47 in Peel Region. She says there are also 34 new cases in Ottawa and […]
By David P. Ball
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
A First Nation is taking the Ontario government and gold explorers to court to prevent mining activity on 260 square kilometres of the Nation’s territory. On Tuesday, Ginoogaming First Nation went to the Ontario Superior Court seeking an injunction against mining activities until the Nation can argue its full legal […]
The Sunset Country Metis Council will be holding a Take-and-Make Pancake Breakfast for national Indigenous People’s Day. The event will take place June 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Sunset Metis Hall. An MNO Citizen number is required to take part. To sign up for the event, find […]
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TORONTO – Jimmy Pudjunas sits in a sprawling homeless encampment at a downtown Toronto park strumming a guitar. It’s the best he’s felt in years, he says, but he’s sombre this week as he thinks about where he might end up living in the near future. On Saturday, the City […]
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Newly filed court documents detail gun evidence recovered from the scene of a fatal shooting of a driver during an arrest attempt by members of a federal task force in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has said evidence indicates Winston Boogie Smith Jr., who was […]
Police briefs Police are asking residents to be vigilant, as several scams have been circulating throughout the region. According to the OPP’ Mike Golding, the CRA scam has been a prevalent scam recently. The scammer calls, often with a legitimate looking caller ID, claiming that money is owed to the […]
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The fire rating for the Rainy River District today is Extreme. The Ministry of Natural Resources urges residents to use extreme caution and follow all fire guidelines. One new fire was discovered in the northwest region by the late afternoon of June 16. Nipigon 11 is located near Shaggy Lake, […]
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A report that details the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops residential school has been delayed slightly but is expected to be complete by the end of June, says Chief Rosanne Casimir. The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Nation […]
Fort Frances Mayor June Caul received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Caul said she is encouraging everybody to get their vaccinations which will help the province in the reopening phases and to get the U.S.-Canada border open again. The Northwestern Health Unit has opened the availability for second […]
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OTTAWA – The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is the winner of the 2020 Michener Award for a series on the child-welfare system. The award, which was founded in 1970 by then-governor general Roland Michener to honour excellence in public service journalism, was announced at a virtual ceremony on Thursday. Called […]
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WHITEHORSE – A husband and wife who flew to a remote Yukon community to receive early doses of COVID-19 vaccine in January were “cavalier” and “thoughtless,” a judge said after the couple pleaded guilty to violating the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act. Chief Judge Michael Cozens of the Territorial Court […]
