From the OPP On Tuesday at approximately 2:05 p.m. the Marathon OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision east of Marathon at Highway 17. A flatbed industrial truck travelling west bound left the roadway and entered the south side ditch striking a rock cut. Emergency services including the Marathon […]
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Press Release Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh and the leadership of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty#3 acknowledges the federal government announcement yesterday of the National Inquiry for MMIWG. “Today is for the families, they have been advocates, they have searched tirelessly, and been the voice of their loved one who is missing […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL—Human remains found last week in Quebec’s Gaspe region might be those of Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine who died in an 1847 shipwreck, Parks Canada said yesterday. Archaeologists found bones and skeletons of at least eight individuals likely five adults and three children near […]
The Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M.—A New Mexico bear hitched a ride on top of a garbage truck, travelling at least five miles on the vehicle before it was able to make its escape up a tree. Santa Fe National Forest spokeswoman Julie Anne Overton says the driver was picking […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON—The Toronto Blue Jays haven’t scored many runs in the first three games of their four-game series against Houston. So far, strong pitching and timely home runs have been enough. Josh Donaldson hit two home runs, Marco Estrada threw seven solid innings and Toronto beat the Houston […]
Halee Morgan of Kenora was the $50 winner in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for August. The $40 winners included Glenn Witherspoon (Fort Frances), Anne Mailloux (Rainy River), Ken Collins, Elsie Gibbins, Val Kasper, and Kristine St. Laurent (Dryden), and Deby Justice, Helen Grymaloski, John […]
Staff Premier Kathleen Wynne will be starting a tour of Northern Ontario this weekend, and will be making a stop in Fort Frances on Tuesday. Throughout the tour, she will be meeting with local leadership and community members in Northern Ontario municipalities and making a few announcements along the way […]
By Kristy Kirukp The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que. — A long-standing call for an inquiry into the disproportionate number of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country was answered Wednesday, but family members and advocates said they felt vulnerable about the process and wondered if it will result in […]
By Morgan Lowrie The Canadian Press :MONTREAL — Human remains found last week in Quebec’s Gaspe region might be those of Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine who died in an 1847 shipwreck, Parks Canada said Wednesday. Archaeologists found bones and skeletons of at least eight individuals likely five adults […]
By Morgan Lowrie The Canadian Press :MONTREAL — Human remains found last week in Quebec’s Gaspe region might be those of Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine who died in an 1847 shipwreck, Parks Canada said Wednesday. Archaeologists found bones and skeletons of at least eight individuals likely five adults […]
The Canadian Press IQALUIT, Nunavut — In a videotaped statement Wednesday, Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo admits to a “consensual but inappropriate” relationship with an unidentified person. Here is a text of the statement from Tootoo, who returned to politics late last month after seeking treatment for addiction:— (I have called) […]
By Lee Berthiaume The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Canada is not required to provide a certain number of fighter jets to NATO, says a Defence Department report that’s raising fresh questions about the Liberal government’s rush to buy a new warplane. The report, published in June 2014 by the research […]
