The Fort Frances Lakers added one to the win column on Thursday, with a 8-4 victory over the Sioux Lookout Bombers at the Fort Frances arena. Ryker Watt contributed three goals and two assists, Brady Wicklund made two goals and two assists, Connor O’Brien made one goal, while Kevin Bond […]
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By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
At 130 years old, Ontario’s legislature is showing its age. There are lead pipes and asbestos running through the walls, mountains of old cables and wires stacked on top of new ones, an inefficient steam heating system with parts that frequently fail and fire safety systems in need of upgrading. […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two Alberta residents with fraud. On February 4, 2023, Rainy River District OPP members responded to a report of suspected credit card fraud at a business in Fort Frances after […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Humanitarian groups that have been supporting Ukrainian refugees are calling on Ottawa to extend a special immigration program that allows people fleeing Ukraine to temporarily live, work and study in Canada. The program provides Ukrainians and their families with a visa to stay in Canada for up to […]
By Cindy Tran
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – A union representing federal public servants has filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint against the Canada Revenue Agency. In December, Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced that all federal public servants would be returning to the office at least two to three days per week. In a statement, the […]
By Morgan Lowrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Grief-stricken community members dropped off flowers and stuffed animals on Thursday at the scene of an alleged bus attack against a daycare north of Montreal that killed two children and sent six to hospital. André Beaudoin, a father of a two-year-old boy who attends the Laval, Que., daycare, returned to […]
By Camille Bains
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A new study finds promise in a drug associated with significantly reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients who received an injection in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Edward Mills, one of the authors, said peginterferon lambda stands out as a potential “one-and-done” treatment for older patients, noting current options include […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Arts and crafts and a fire teaching were just two activities at the PA Day Winter Carnival last Friday at Manitou Mounds. Other activities included a Lynx dressing, tug of war, and more. Kids who completed four stations had their names entered into a draw for a Nintendo Switch Lite […]
Tonight will see some clouds before becoming clear with a low of -19 C (-2 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and clear with a high of -4 (25) and a low of -8 (18). Saturday will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day before becoming cloudy overnight […]
2023 trappers workshop– Feb. 11, (this Saturday) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Métis Hall in Fort Frances (714 Armit Ave). This years topic is: Cat and Canine best practices and Value Added Trapping. workshops, and displays. Lunch available by donation. Free admission – all welcome! Valentine’s Luncheon–St. John the Baptist Anglican Church. […]
By Nicole Ireland
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy passes along protection against infection and hospitalization to newborns, a Canadian study says. The research, published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) on Wednesday evening, found that protection against COVID-19 for infants was most effective when mothers got their second or third dose of […]
