SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Biden administration said Tuesday that it has identified more than 3,900 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under former President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal crossings, providing one of the more detailed accounts of a chapter in U.S. immigration history that […]
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By Mike Corder
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – U.N. appeals judges on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war and confirmed his life sentence. The ruling means the 79-year-old former general who terrorized Bosnia throughout the war will spend […]
By Stephen Wade and Kantaro Komiya
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO (AP) – Roads were being closed off Tuesday around Tokyo Olympic venues, including the new $1.4 billion National Stadium where the opening ceremony is set for July 23. This is a clear sign that Tokyo Olympic planners and the International Olympic Committee are moving forward despite public opposition, warnings […]
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) – The refugee team for the Tokyo Olympics has 29 athletes competing in 12 sports, including a medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games who left Iran citing institutional sexism. The team selected by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday was drawn from 55 athletes who […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the May Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Roma Madill of Fort Frances, with the winning ticket number H-2951399. Roma takes home $25,852, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, May 31 […]
A man who pitched a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman from a moving car in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been sentenced to eight years in prison. The judge had convicted 22-year-old Brayden Bushby for manslaughter last year. Barbara Kentner, a 34-year-old old mother, died six months after the incident […]
Daniel Tucker of Fort Frances caught this Northern Pike recently which weighed in at 23 pounds. If you have a picture of a great catch in Sunset Country, send it to us, so we can share it with other readers! Send your great catch photos to tips@fortfrances.com.
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A local man is facing multiple drug charges after police conducted a search on June 2. Officers from the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of officers from the Treaty Three Police Service executed a search warrant on the 900 Block of Smith […]
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TORONTO — Based on the provincewide vaccination rate and continuing improvements in key public health and health system indicators, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, will move the province into Step One of its Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 11, […]
By Sarah Smellie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The archbishop of Toronto expressed “great sorrow” Sunday for the abuse that took place at Canada’s residential schools, though he insisted the prime minister was “unfair” in his calls for the Catholic Church to take more responsibility. Cardinal Thomas Collins also said it was “very important” when Pope Francis held […]
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MONTREAL – Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to “public disappointment.” The airline company says in a news release the president and CEO, as well as executive vice-presidents of Air Canada, have volunteered to return their bonuses and share appreciation units. […]
