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Born to Aubree McQuaker and Miles Parker, of Rainy River, Ontario, a boy, Axayl William Leger, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz on August 29, 2020 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will see cloudy skies with a chance of showers during the day before clearing overnight with a high of 13 (55) and a low of one (34). Thursday will be sunny and clear with a high […]
Ken Kellar photo Town of Fort Frances operations and facilities manager Travis Rob, left, manned one of the drop-off tables at the Public Works building on Saturday afternoon during the town’s Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste day. Town crews and employees from Miller Waste out of Manitoba handled and safely […]
By Michelle McQuigge The Canadian Press Toronto police say they’re investigating the possibility that the stabbing death of a volunteer caretaker at a west-end mosque is linked to another recent homicide in the city. Insp. Hank Idsinga, head of the force’s homicide unit, says both cases involve brown-skinned victims who […]
The Associated Press TOKYO–The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics and the IOC member in charge of Japan’s games have dismissed a new study from the University of Oxford that finds Tokyo is the most expensive Summer Games since 1960. Tokyo, postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, is only […]
By Jillian Kestler D’Amours The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A teachers’ union is suing Quebec to obtain documents used to prepare the province’s back-to-school plan, claiming authorities are not being transparent about the number of infections in schools. The Federation autonome de l’enseignement filed its legal action Monday, requesting the Superior Court […]
By Sidhartha Banerjee The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said following a meeting Monday with Quebec Premier Francois Legault that he supports the province’s right to pass legislation banning religious symbols and he wouldn’t challenge it in court. Canada is facing a national unity crisis, O’Toole told reporters after […]
By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO–Parts of Ontario could see another lockdown if the province cannot get a handle on increasing rates of COVID-19, Premier Doug Ford warned Monday as the government reported a daily increase of new cases not seen since early June. Ford said the recent spike […]
Michelle Cain photo Picturesque sunrises like this one are a worthy payoff to long nights and early mornings. All it needs is a cup of hot coffee and it approaches perfection. Do you have a photo of your morning routine or view out the bedroom window you’d like to share? […]
