By Keith Leslie The Canadian Press TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne will be taking her chequebook as she embarks on a northern tour amid growing political unrest in the region, including the relaunch of the separatist Northern Ontario Party. Wynne leaves Saturday on a weeklong visit to schools, hospitals, businesses […]
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By Rob Drinkwater The Canadian Press EDMONTON — Some life-sized human figures made out of clear plastic tape and attached to suicide prevention barriers on an Edmonton bridge puzzled pedestrians, as well as authorities, after they mysteriously appeared on Sunday morning. Was it an art project? Were they meant to […]
By Joan Bryden The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has hired a new legal affairs adviser who once argued that the Supreme Court over-stepped its bounds when it struck down the ban on medically assisted dying. Gregoire Webber is touted as a brilliant and highly respected legal […]
By Gary D. Robertson The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Roughly 5 per cent of North Carolina’s magistrates are refusing to marry same-sex couples for religious reasons, and lawyers for the state say people suing in federal court have no standing to challenge these opt-outs as unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Japan’s emperor expressed concern about fulfilling his duties as he ages in an address to the public Monday that was remarkable for its rarity and its hinted possibility that he may want to abdicate in a few years. “When I consider my […]
By Mark Hughes The Associated Press MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Muskogee’s War Memorial Park can now properly display the bell of America’s most famous World War II submarine the USS Batfish. In November 2015, sailors from Central Naval Center for Navy Aviation Technical Training detachment visited Muskogee’s War Memorial Park and […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally. Confirmation of Monday’s troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was […]
Heather Latter Ronni Maynard, three, had fun playing with water squirters during the “Open Streets” event in Emo yesterday afternoon. The second-annual initiative, hosted by the Township of Emo and the Northwestern Health Unit, saw a portion of Front Street closed to traffic to allow pedestrians to run, play, walk […]
Staff A Times’ reader pointed out that local CN workers are approaching a year’s worth of injury free days. As of this morning, the LED display on the Fourth Street West office read 333 days. Good job!
Joey Payeur John Desaulniers of the Sight & Sound Wolves was an intimidating presence on the mound last night at the Rainy River Distict Fastball League all-star game. Desaulniers and Jaden Gustafson (Fort Frances Braves) combined on a seven-hit shutout as Team Jesse Tom blanked Team Vaughan Wilson 5-0 in […]
Staff Premier Kathleen Wynne will be touring Northern Ontario starting tomorrow, and will be making stops in the Fort Frances and Emo next Tuesday. More specific information about her visit here was not available as of this morning, but Wynne is expected to visit schools, hospitals, businesses, Indigenous communities and […]
Staff The Point Park beach will remain closed over the weekend, if not longer. The Northwestern Health Unit told the Times this morning that they had received the results from the double set of samples they took on Tuesday, and the results were again very high in E.coli bacteria, which […]
