TORONTO – Mirvish Productions has announced a new date for what’s billed as Toronto’s first indoor theatre presentation since the pandemic shut down live performance venues. The theatre giant plans to stage the Donmar Warehouse production of “Blindness,” a socially distanced sound installation, on Aug. 4. The Canadian premiere of […]
fftimes
Gavin and Joelle Paull of Selective Services and Baker Graphics pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for June this morning. Paul Nicholson was the winner of a trip to Quebec with Ice Castle Stay valued at $4,800. July’s draw is for an Okanagan […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Welcome (back) to the jungle: Guns N’ Roses is playing an Atlantic City casino this year. The iconic hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino Sept. 11 and 12 in the clearest sign yet that big-name entertainment is returning to […]
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who regularly learn about the history of wrongs against Indigenous people. Rick Joe said a provincewide […]
Priscilla Simard of the Grand Council Treaty 3 women’s council tied another ribbon onto the Ste. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School memorial in Couchiching First Nation on Sunday afternoon. Simard and others were tying the ribbons, as well as laying flowers and shoes at the memorial site, in recognition of the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 916 cases of COVID-19 today, its lowest daily total since February. The province recorded a single-day tally of 847 new infections on Feb. 17. Health Minister Christine Elliott says today’s new cases include 226 in Toronto, 165 in Peel Region, and 85 in York Region. […]
By Colin Perkel
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is set to be replaced in the coming weeks, Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Sunday. In a statement, Elliott said the government would introduce a motion in the legislature on Monday to give the position to Dr. Kieren Moore, effective June […]
OTTAWA – Work is underway for a travel exemption that would let the winner of the NHL’s all-Canadian division and an American counterpart cross the border during the third and final rounds of the playoffs. Two federal government sources say the exemption would let teams still in the Stanley Cup […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WATER VALLEY, Alta. – Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement officers have captured a grizzly bear they say fatally attacked a woman while she went for an evening stroll on her property last week. The government agency says the animal will be euthanized. The agency says in a Facebook post that […]
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and Grand Council Treaty #3 express deep condolences to the people of Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation and all communities whose children attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The remains of 215 students found on the school site last week is a solemn reminder of the harm […]
IG Wealth Management Fort Frances’ Rob Georgeson, left, Alzheimer Society of Canada Kenora-Rainy River District’s community services coordinator Mary O’Connor and IG Wealth Management Fort Frances’ Robin Wright took a moment to pose with the Alzheimer Society’s flag on Sunday morning as part of the kickoff to the annual IG […]
