fftimes
Rainy River District Festival of the performing arts– Is up and running. Check out the festival’s Facebook page for additional information about drama classes in the coming weeks. Admission to sessions is $2. The highlights concert is May 2 at 6:30 p.m. admission $5. DIY Craft Nights–At the Seven Generations […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned a U.S. audience Wednesday about the potential dangers of a global subsidy “race to the bottom” as government largesse fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland, in the U.S. capital for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday. The Liberals have dedicated $13 billion over the next five years to phase in a new dental insurance program for […]
Fort Frances, ON – The long-awaited new aerial ladder truck has arrived at the Town of Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service. “I can’t emphasize enough how pleased our team members are to see this modern piece of apparatus in our fire hall ready for deployment,” Town of Fort Frances Fire […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay, Ont. — The Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) has played a role in the development of almost 700 Indigenous-owned businesses. Beginning operations in 1987, the not-for-profit organization, which calls itself an “aboriginal financial institution,” has provided training, community planning and financial support through grants and loans for new […]
Have questions about federal government services? Bring them to the Volunteer Bureau on April 28, when representatives will be on hand to facilitate and inform on all Canadian Revenue Agency and Service Canada programs. Pre-registration is not required, but the information session will run alongside the Community Volunteer Income Tax […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The Opposition Conservatives are asking Twitter to apply a “government-funded” label on accounts associated with the CBC, even as other broadcasters decry the tag for not making clear their editorial independence. On Tuesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted a copy of a letter addressed to the company making […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers faced a busy Easter long weekend as they conducted their province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked around the clock to keep the motoring public safe. Sadly, three people lost their lives in motor vehicle collisions over the weekend and one person was killed […]
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Ford Motor Co. has revealed some details of its plan to spend $1.8 billion on its Oakville Assembly Complex to turn it into an electric vehicle production hub. The automaker said Tuesday that it will start retooling the Ontario complex in the second quarter of 2024 and […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – This winter’s been a hard one in Southern California. Highways flood and the rain keeps coming. Pedestrians pick their way across fallen cypress trees, around puddles on sidewalks roped off with caution tape. Between fire, flood, and drought, sometimes it feels like the end of […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken and said it could not be dispensed by mail. The decision late Wednesday temporarily narrowed a ruling by […]
