Mrs. Jean Hyska passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020 at her home in Flin Flon, Manitoba with her family by her side. Jean was born in Fort Frances on August 28, 1942 to Ben and Evelyn Robinson. Jean was educated in Crozier school and Fort Frances High School. After […]
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“I had a good run.” With sadness the family of George Alvin Howells announce his passing November 27, 2020 at La Verendrye Hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He was known to some as George and others as Alvin since his father was George A. Howells. Alvin was born […]
Helen Jane Brown was born on May 9, 1928 in Bemidji, Minn., to Arthur and Anna (Olson) Brown, the youngest of five children. She very quickly picked up the nickname “Honey,” which has stayed with her nieces and nephews to this day. Her mother died when she was five, and […]
Dodem – Loon (Maang) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother who started her journey into the spirit world the evening of Monday, November 30 in the comfort of her own home. Her path was fully lit by the full moon while being surrounded […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Alfred Stillman Robert Benjamin announce his passing on December 1, 2020 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario after a courageous battle with cancer. Alfred was born in Emo Ontario to David and Matilda Benjamin on August 28, 1940. […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of -5 C (23). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy periods overnight and a high of four (39) and a low of minus-four (25). Thursday will continue to see a mix of sun and cloud during the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A psychiatrist retained by the defence is set to testify for the seventh straight day at the trial for the man who killed 10 people on a Toronto sidewalk with a rental van. Dr. Alexander Westphal is nearing completion of his testimony in the trial of Alek […]
Fort Frances Lakers team members were on hand at the United Native Friendship Centre (UNFC) Circle of Life building on Mowat Ave on Friday for their annual Toy Drive. The hockey players were on site from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. collecting toys for donation to the UNFC’s Christmas Adopt-A-Family […]
Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO – Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son. The Alberta mom says she told her six-year-old that the big guy has […]
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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
TORONTO–Vulnerable seniors, their caregivers, and health-care workers will be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, but the province is still a long way from being able to offer the shot to the broader public. Premier Doug Ford laid out his government’s three-part vaccination rollout plan on […]
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Ontario is reporting 1,676 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 10 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 588 new cases are in Toronto, 349 in Peel Region, and 141 cases are in York Region. It also reported 333 new COVID-19 cases related to schools, including […]
