Lauri Kangas Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered by the Neowise space telescope. It will be closest to our planet on the evening of July 22 (“perigee”), when it will be 103.5 million km away. Astronomers estimate the diameter of the comet nucleus at approximately 5 km. It won’t return for […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the waitlist for child autism services in the province grew to 27,600 children last year. The Financial Accountability Officer says the increase came as the province shifted funding for behavioural therapy programs. The changes announced by Premier Doug Ford’s government in […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of […]
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At 9:22 a.m. on Sunday July 19, the OPP were dispatched to a report of a person not awake and not breathing by Kenora Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the 200 block of First Street South. Kenora OPP attended immediately and assisted EMS but the person was pronounced dead at […]
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The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce that effective July 17 we are in the process of a beginning a phased re-opening as a part of Stage 3. During this re-opening, the Town of Fort Frances will continue to focus on keeping our community and our staff safe. […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Russia’s ambassador to Britain has rejected allegations that his country’s intelligence services sought to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine. Andrei Kelin said in a BBC interview broadcast Sunday that there was “no sense” in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain […]
The Associated Press Washington’s John Carlson, Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman and Nashville’s Roman Josi have been named the finalists for the NHL’s James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the league’s top defenceman. The finalists were announced Monday, and voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Led by […]
Merna EmaraLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Arden Bruyere plays the guitar and sings in Rainy Lake Square on Thursday as vendors display their goods for purchase. Residents of Fort Frances stopped by to listen to the lively vibrant music and gave five dollar bills, toonies and loonies as a token of […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On July 19, 2020 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Portage Avenue in Fort Frances. Officers were looking to speak with the male driver in regards to an earlier occurrence. A further investigation during the stop lead […]
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On Sunday, July 19, the Northwestern Health Unit received a report of a new positive COVID-19 test result in the Kenora area. Follow up with the person involved and their contacts has started according to protocol. Anyone who is identified as a contact for this case will be contacted directly. […]
Tess Coish A milkweed plant in Vivian Callaghan’s plot of the Fort Frances Community Garden has attracted some royal visitors. These two monarch butterfly caterpillars were spotted over the weekend. Milkweed is a common weed, is easy to cultivate and is a favourite food of monarch caterpillars. The poisonous sap […]
