(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A report of drug possession at the Fort Frances District Jail had led to one inmate being arrested and charged. On February 28, 2023, members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and the North West Region Canine Unit responded to a report of […]
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Tickets for the Riverside Foundation High Tea in Honour of June Keddie are available and selling quickly. Currently, about 40% of tickets have already been claimed. “I’m not surprised to see the fast uptake in ticket sales,” said Allison Cox Foundation Director “The Spring Luncheon has always been a popular […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Following the end of the 12 week pilot Food Recycler Program, program participants are reminded to complete the exit survey by this Friday, March 10, to help the town work toward expanding the landfill site and explore future waste diversion opportunities. A link has been sent to those program participants […]
By Matt O’brien and Haleluya Hadero
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Even if you haven’t tried artificial intelligence tools that can write essays and poems or conjure new images on command, chances are the companies that make your household products are already starting to do so. Mattel has put the AI image generator DALL-E to work by having it come up […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario will allow students in Grade 11 to begin working toward their apprenticeships in skilled trades. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says it’s a deal that lets high school students earn credits toward a secondary school diploma while they apprentice. Lecce says the change is designed to get students into the […]
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is projected to be short 33,000 nurses and personal support workers in five years despite Premier Doug Ford’s investment in the sector, the province’s fiscal watchdog said in a special health-care report released Wednesday. The Financial Accountability Office also said the province has allocated $21 billion less than what […]
By Jill Lawless
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – Two Canadian books are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain’s leading non-fiction book prize. The Baillie Gifford Prize is marking its 25th year with a Winner of Winners prize, in which six of the 24 past winners of the award are up against each […]
By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Cities and police services across Ontario say they are following the federal government’s lead in banning TikTok from work and government-owned devices, while others consider such bans, as privacy watchdogs assess the video-sharing platform for threats. The City of Toronto says it has not decided whether to restrict the application […]
Spring Market–Saturday March 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nanicost Gym next to Rusty Meyers. Please use back entrance. Board-er Games Harry Potter Trivia Night– teams of four, $20 per team, only room for four teams. Call 271-6584 to register. Costume contest and prizes available. 55+ Movie Matinée–Friday, March 17th @ 1:00 […]
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The committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security says it has begun a study of foreign interference, following a request from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a statement, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians says it will examine the state of foreign interference in Canada’s democratic processes since […]
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Quebec RCMP say they are investigating two alleged secret police stations operated by Chinese authorities in the province. The federal police force confirmed Thursday its Integrated National Security Team has opened investigations into the suspected police stations in Montreal and Brossard, a suburb just south of the city. Sgt. Charles […]
By Ben Finley
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, who died Sunday, made it big when rock `n’ roll was still a defining cultural force on par with today’s TikTok trends and superhero movies. The iconic band’s last surviving co-founder was also perhaps the last flagpole in a once-powerful part […]
