Canada’s emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity. Bill Blair and six other federal cabinet ministers provided an update […]
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PARIS (AP) – Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Muchova are in the French Open semifinals for the first time. The second-seeded Sabalenka overpowered Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to set up a semifinal against the unseeded Muchova. The Czech beat 2021 runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-2. Muchova and […]
By Stephen Whyno
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Matthew Tkachuk lined up Jack Eichel and leveled him with a thunderous open-ice hit that sent him to the ice. Eichel quickly skated off and retreated to the locker room, for more than a few moments putting a scare into the Vegas Golden Knights late in […]
By Binaj Gurubacharya
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A Norwegian who is aiming to be the fastest climber to scale all the world’s 14 highest mountains said Tuesday that she can achieve her goal in half the time she initially planned. Kristin Harila, on return to Nepal’s capital from the mountains on Tuesday, said […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hazy, smoky conditions are engulfing the nation’s capital, and Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for the region. The federal department says high levels of air pollution have developed in Ottawa, Gatineau and other nearby municipalities due to smoke from nearby wildfires. Wildfires in Quebec and Southeastern […]
By Doug Ferguson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world. As part of the deal, the sides are dropping all lawsuits involving LIV Golf […]
By Sarah Ritchie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The union representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling the deal to privatize rehabilitation services a failure, six months after it was implemented. A contract with Lifemark Health Group and WCG International Consultants was supposed to take the strain off case managers and help veterans access services. The two […]
By Paul Wiseman And Fatima Hussein
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the latest outlook of the World Bank, a 189-country anti-poverty agency, which estimates that the international economy will expand just […]
Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught – Join us on Thursday, June 1 from 5:00-8:00 pm at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre for this combat miniatures game is set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, where players choose a faction and skirmish with their friends! We will provide the rules, […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Following a fire that broke out at the town’s recycling facility over the weekend, the structure has been deemed a total loss, and steps are now in place to help navigate the process of getting recycling in Fort Frances back up and running. On Sunday, the town made an announcement […]
From the OPP
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A number of charges have been laid after a driver failed to stop for police in Fort Frances. On May 28, 2023, shortly after 1:00 a.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol when they observed […]
