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Nick Gray of Sunset Protection Systems in west end Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for April this morning. Shannon Bird is the winner of a Mediterranean cruise valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for a Hawaiian […]

By Christopher Kimball
THE CANADIAN PRESS

One beloved French cake is so easy that it is often the first recipe children are taught. And the main ingredient’s container is as crucial as the ingredient itself. Gâteau au yaourt, or yogurt cake, took hold when yogurt began to be sold in tiny jars in the early 20th […]

By Gregory Strong
THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – An opening weekend round-robin game was part of the usual buildup to the playoffs for a perennial curling contender like Canada’s Brad Gushue. It was quite the opposite for New Zealand’s Anton Hood. The 23-year-old Auckland skip was in new territory Sunday at his first world men’s championship, playing a curling power […]

By Michelle Chapman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WWE and the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship will combine to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. A new publicly traded company will house UFC and World Wrestling Entertainment brands, with Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. taking a 51% controlling interest in the new company. Existing WWE shareholders will […]

By Tyler Moffitt
Fire Chief/CEMC
Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service

On March 27, 2023, at approximately 9:02 p.m. the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a structure fire (house fire) in the 200 hundred block of Third Street West. Five full-time firefighters, nine part-time firefighters, and the fire chief responded with two pumper trucks, and a rescue pickup truck […]

By Nicole Winfield
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property law today. A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal […]

Press release

Dr. Trottier assumes role from Dr. Moorhouse Riverside is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Carolyn Trottier to the role of Medical Director at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. Originally from Thunder Bay, Dr. Trottier is a graduate of The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM ‘2017). Dr. Trottier […]

By Liam Casey and Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – Two First Nation leaders were removed from Ontario’s legislative chamber Wednesday after shouting at Premier Doug Ford over concerns about plans to expand mining operations on and around their lands in the so-called Ring of Fire region. Those plans include the province’s intention to build a road to […]

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 has named Qianna Bell the winner of the 2023 Literary and Poster Contest, in the Intermediate Class. The contest is an annual event, open to all youth in the district. On hand to present the award were Service Officer Kerry Harper and Legion President […]

Press release

(Fort Frances, ON) – On March 26, 2023, shortly before 11:00 a.m. members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on the One Hundred Block of Third Street West in the Town of Fort Frances. The driver was […]