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55+ Movie Matinee at the Library – TOMORROW Apr. 21, 1-3:30 p.m “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom. Rated […]
Cady Heron (Alexis Latter, front right) is given a rundown of how high school cliques work in this early show number from Fort Frances High School’s production of Mean Girls, scheduled to open on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Townshend Theatre. The show is a musical version of the […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – As part of an on-going drug related investigation by members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Dryden Community Street Crime Unit, two individuals have been arrested and charged with numerous drug offences. On April 19, 2023, shortly after 6:30 p.m., members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario […]
Quetico Superior Wilderness News
The natural silence of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been recognized by a group that promotes such places around the world. Based on measurements of noise levels that were collected in the wilderness area over the past two years, the group Quiet Parks International confirmed what many visitors […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – More than 155,000 public servants are now on strike after the country’s biggest federal public-sector union and the government failed to reach a deal by a Tuesday evening deadline. Federal departments and agencies have released a list of services that may be disrupted during the strike. Here’s an […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMSTERDAM (AP) – Associated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka won the World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his harrowing image of emergency workers carrying a pregnant woman through the shattered grounds of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, in the chaotic aftermath of a […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption. And federal Health Minister Jean-Yves agrees Canadians should have access to that “important piece of advice.” The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
When Samantha Mackey was diagnosed with celiac disease a few years ago, she was relieved that there was something she could do to finally stop feeling sick. But the diagnosis also “turns your life upside down,” she said. “I can remember, you know, once standing in a supermarket and […]
OTTAWA – The president of the Canadian Medical Association says the new health funding deal struck between provinces and the federal government represents the biggest nominal injection of cash into Canada’s health system, but that won’t be enough to fix what’s broken. The association compared the deal with other health […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Warming centres for those who need shelter should open in Toronto when temperatures drop to -5 C, city staff recommend in a new report, a proposal that would lower a threshold advocates have long criticized as cruel and arbitrary. The city currently opens warming centres when temperatures dip […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in Taliban-held Afghanistan. Charities say Global Affairs Canada has warned them that purchasing goods or hiring locals in […]
