TORONTO – Ontario companies can now purchase “credits” to indicate their commitment to green electricity, and the province says proceeds will go into a fund to support the development of new clean energy projects. The government announced last year that it was creating a Clean Energy Credit Registry – it […]
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Legion Ladies Auxiliary– Chicken cordon Bleu dinner Friday, March 31. $25, delivery available within Fort Frances. Doors 4:30, dinner 5:30 50/50 draw. Call Vicki 271-3514 for more info or to pre-order. Northern Lights School of Skating presents ‘Circus on Ice’– At the Duke arena April 1st at 1 p.m. and […]
By Gregory Strong
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Sin City wasn’t kind to Canadian skip Brad Gushue. He’s hoping a return to the nation’s capital will work more in his favour. After settling for silver in his last two trips to the world men’s curling championship in Las Vegas, Gushue will try to get back to […]
By Ronald Blum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Deal is a historic initial collective bargaining agreement NEW YORK (AP) – Minor league players reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball on Wednesday that will more than double player salaries, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition […]
By Sarah Smellie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The man accused in the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old at a Toronto subway station was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Newfoundland and had several criminal convictions in that province as well as Ontario, court documents indicate. Toronto police have said they arrested Jordan O’Brien-Tobin, 22, on Saturday and […]
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The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario has granted a three-month funding extension for doctors to provide care through virtual emergency departments. Several hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs because the provincial funding was set to run out after Friday. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says […]
By Kirsten Grieshaber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN (AP) – After schmoozing with Berlin’s political elite in the morning, King Charles III plans to head to the German countryside for a down-to-earth afternoon visit at an organic farm, where Britain’s monarch will help make an orange-colored cheese with a crown imprint. “We heard that the king is […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says advancing “economic reconciliation” must go hand in hand with helping communities heal from intergenerational trauma. She says the federal government needs to strike a balance between the two issues – and sees both the governing Liberals and Opposition Conservatives […]
Suspects make off with thousands in copper wire (THUNDER BAY, ON) – On March 21, 2023, members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft that had taken place at the new MTO inspection scales construction site on Hwy 11-17 in […]
By Josh Funk And Trisha Ahmed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRINSBURG, Minn. (AP) – A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and hundreds of nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said. The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Minneapolis, around […]
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Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has targeted a tiny, public liberal arts college on the shores of Sarasota Bay, as a staging ground for his war on “woke.” The governor and his allies say the New College of Florida, known as a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mike Fleiss, the creator of “The Bachelor,” has exited the reality TV franchise more than two decades after the iconic dating show launched. His departure was confirmed Tuesday, a day after “The Bachelor” aired its season 27 finale. “I want to thank WBTV and ABC for […]
