NEW YORK – The closing of physical libraries because of the pandemic has slowed but not stopped patrons and others from calling for books to be banned or restricted. On Monday, the American Library Association reported more than 270 challenges to books in 2020, from Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Shelley Bruce-Allen of Devlin, with the winning ticket number F-2800492. Bruce-Allen takes home the biggest monthly pot yet of $26,090, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY – An unexpected steal and a force put Canada’s Brendan Bottcher in the situation he wanted against Switzerland on Sunday at the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men’s Curling Championship. Tied with hammer in the extra end, an untimely miss proved costly in his first loss of the […]
By Donna Spencer
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALGARY – Auston Matthews and John Tavares rode to the rescue scoring third-period goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-2 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames. Matthews and Tavares each had a goal and an assist, and Morgan Rielly and Alex Galchenyuk also scored for Toronto (25-10-3). […]
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TORONTO – The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario is expected to announce a 28-day provincewide “shutdown” today to stop the spread of COVID-19 as an alarming spike in cases threatens the critical care system. A source with knowledge of the restrictions discussed at an hours-long cabinet meeting Wednesday night […]
Aria Brady and Naomi Gerber greet Arthur Heathcote, Salvation Army corps officer as he comes to collect the non-parishable items donated by children at St. Mary School. Through the “Help the Mustard Seed Grow” campaign, the school collected 20 boxes of food for the local food banks, Salvation Army and […]
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In an effort to clean up the community and make use of the proliferation of deer droppings an enterprising entrepreneur from Manitoba has come up with a plan to clean up Fort Frances while generating extra power. The concept, dubbed Pelletonne, revolves around the idea of incinerating deer waste in […]
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Government officials are considering changing the sound of train horns after a study citing long-term health concerns to individuals living close to the tracks was released. Given Fort Frances is a border town, with trains constantly crossing over to the United States, doctors and researchers involved in the study expressed […]
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With this winter being very mild in terms of snow inches and rain levels, it marks a season Fort Frances has not seen in years. While many people thanked mother nature for the break from the brisk cold weeks, the concern of low river levels was floated at one of […]
By Oswald Thatendswald
Special Contributor
Special Contributor
Fear not, gentle reader, that the days of smelling that oh-so-familiar smell are behind you now that the Fort Frances paper mill is coming down. Entrepreneurial souls from across the smell-o-verse are enterprising to ensure your olfactory organ will still revel in that most singular of scents thanks to their […]
It’s a rescue device for a couple who’ve reached the breaking point. Call it what you will, growling stomach, the rumbly in my tumbly, the gallywobbles, it pushed Edna and Wally Trumpeter to the brink of marriage dissolution. After 47 years, 7 children, 13 grandchildren and many happy times on […]
