Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the first 50/50 jackpot of 2023 is Wendy Wreggitt of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number Z-4169412. Wendy is the lucky recipient of $11,692 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was […]

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Congratulations to the Fort Frances Canadians U11 AA who captured the 2023 Canadians Cup with a 8-2 victory over the Norwest Stars. The team went 3-1 in round robin play with their only loss coming against Norwest.

By Mark Kennedy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) – Bryan Adams may have nabbed his first Grammy nomination in over two decades, but he won’t be at the ceremony. He’s got a gig that night. The Canadian rock star had committed to a concert in Las Vegas on Sunday and he didn’t want to disappoint […]

By Graham Dunbar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GENEVA (AP) – Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia where “rights of women remain severely restricted.” Leaders of the two national soccer federations warned in a letter to FIFA, including president […]

By Wanjohi Kabukuru
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) – Indian Ocean countries wanting better safeguards for local marine life by updating fishing quotas and restricting harmful catch methods are facing resistance from the European Union, conservation groups say. Officials are gathering in Mombasa, Kenya on Friday for a meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission […]

By Amanda Stephenson
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Fletcher Gailey-Snell likes to draw t-rexes and triceratops, hammerhead sharks and belugas. He doesn’t particularly enjoy thinking about taxes. It’s why the Ottawa man and his wife Ashley Faragher hired a professional to help them understand the tax implications of their small business, Fletch Robbins, which sells Gailey-Snell’s illustrations of […]

By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

First Nations youth were twice as likely to be hospitalized for mental health issues in 2011 as they were in 2006, according to a report published by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. The study is the first to investigate changes in patterns of hospitalization among Indigenous children and youth over time […]

Scams targeting the elderly are on the rise across Canada, and police forces are raising the alarm, to help seniors be aware. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are launching a fraud prevention campaign, February 6 to 10, 2023, to raise […]

By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Cine 5 movie theatre in International Falls, Minn., the only theatre close to Fort Frances, is staying open for now. The theatre was forced to close earlier this month due to repairs needed to the waterline feeding the building’s sprinkler system.  At the time, theatre owner Mason Hanover said […]