TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was down in early trading as the energy and base metals sectors fell amid lower commodity prices. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 32.84 points at 18,782.29. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 31.47 points at 32,699.73. The S&P 500 […]
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By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Starting today, those 75 years and older can book using the ministry booking system. Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) said she encourages anyone who is eligible to book an appointment for the vaccine. Those who are currently eligible are anyone born […]
Press release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the OPP is requesting assistance from members of the public to locate a missing person. The OPP is trying to locate 54 year old Hal HARASYMYK of Burditt Lake in Senn Township. Hal is believed to be operating a White […]
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in a violent crime investigation. Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on March 20, 2021, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to an assault with a weapon that took place on the 200 block of Scott Street […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PIKANGIKUM, Ont. – A northwestern Ontario First Nation has expelled provincial police from its borders over unspecified allegations of misconduct. Chief Dean Owen of Pikangikum First Nation says the police force lost the community’s trust due to alleged misconduct involving officers that “occurred over many years.” A spokesman for the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BEIJING – The second of Canada’s “two Michaels” went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The trial of former diplomat Michael Kovrig on spying charges […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA, Ill. – Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the launch of the immunization effort. Nearly 1.2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are set to […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Report outlines missteps by police, including intense insensitivity to Boushie’s mother, deemed discriminatory REGINA – First Nations leaders and relatives of a young Indigenous man shot and killed on a Saskatchewan farm are expected to address findings today from a watchdog’s review that concluded RCMP racially discriminated against his mother. […]
By Tali Arbel
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A congressional effort to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with Big Tech has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm. The bill, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, was introduced in March for the third time since 2018. Its odds of passage may have improved in a Democrat-run Congress […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Death penalty initially imposed by Obama WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Joe Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment. The justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by the […]
