From the OPP Three people face drug-related charges following an ongoing joint investigation into drug trafficking in Kenora. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 10, as a result of an ongoing investigation, police conducted a vehicle stop on a mini-van on Highway 17 near Dogtooth Lake, east of Kenora. Two […]
fftimes
Heather Latter Flora Danylchuk, left, and Donna Lowey, right, of the Fort Frances Lions Club honoured the winners of the club’s annual peace poster contest yesterday evening during an appreciation dinner at the Sister Kennedy Centre. Pictured here are Kassy Michl (Robert Moore), Ashton Cousineau (Crossroads), Terra Carlson (J.W. Walker/Fort […]
Heather Latter Nick Wreggitt, left, and Jim Fowler of the Fort Frances Lakers, along with Salvation Army communities ministries manager Jill Pernsky, Jodi Forbes of Walmart, Mayor Roy Avis, Lt. Ryan MacDonald, and volunteer Donna Haney, kicked off the local Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle campaign yesterday morning at Walmart. Getting […]
Staff Allene Perusse will be recognized by the Northwest Catholic District School Board tonight for her involvement with its Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC). Superintendent of Education Joanne Querel said Perusse has been a long-standing member of the committee, serving in the position of chair for more than 10 years. […]
Staff Ruth Caldwell has been named as the 2016 Citizen of the Year for the Town of Fort Frances. Mayor Roy Avis made the announcement during last night’s council meeting. Caldwell, former head of the children’s department at the Fort Frances Public Library, is a lifelong community volunteer who perhaps […]
Staff They didn’t like the feeling of trailing and decided to do something about it in short order. Northern Ontario, featuring the Stratton-raised brother-sister tandem of Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick at skip and third, fell behind for the first time this week earlier today against the Northwest Territories at […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide, could be in jeopardy under Donald Trump’s presidency. If a reconfigured high court did overturn it, the likely outcome would be a patchwork map: some states protecting abortion access, others […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said in a report, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted even though Washington has not joined the global court. “Members of […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press When I was a kid, my parents sometimes brought home tins of deliriously delicious cheese crackers. I can’t remember the brand I think it was a British import but I do remember that my sister and brother and I would inhale them as soon […]
By Matthew Daly And Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is considering an oil billionaire and a North Dakota lawmaker for top posts as he moves to roll back President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies and allow unfettered production of oil, coal and natural gas. […]
By Dan Healing The Canadian Press It’s last call for retirees at Labatt Breweries of Canada. For decades, they’ve been offered a weekly case of beer for free, but that comes to an end as of Jan. 1, 2019. Labatt spokesman Charlie Angelakos said Monday the brewer is ending the […]
By Ken Sweet The Associated Press NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook is telling his employees to “keep moving forward.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is saying “progress does not move in a straight line.” T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere tweeted “let’s see what an out of the box, non-typical, non-politician […]
