It is with deep sorrow and much love, that we mourn the sudden passing of Michael James Logan, January 30, 2023 at the age of 42 years, in Katy, Texas. Michael was born in Chatham, New Brunswick on April 30, 1980. Michael moved with his family to Fort Frances in […]
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By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario Nurses’ Association started negotiating a new contract Monday for hospital nurses and the union is planning to take its push for higher wages beyond the bargaining table. The nurses, and other broader public sector workers, have been subject for three years to a wage restraint law known as […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is talking to provinces and territories about new standards for the quality, design and operations of long-term care homes in Canada. The Health Standards Organization released updated standards Tuesday that say residents should get at least for hours of direct care every […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 168 occurrences between Monday January 23, 2023, and Sunday, January 29, 2023, including: Rainy River OPP laid 31 charges under the Criminal Code and 15 under the Highway Traffic Act.
By Arleigh Rodgers
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana’s high court said it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to an appeals court, at least for now. The state Supreme Court issued an […]
By Dave Skretta
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey – the one with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s front stitched to Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s back – one more time this season. At least this time, she’ll get […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner isn’t ruling out a bid for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals. The party has been without a permanent leader since Steven Del Duca stepped down last year following a devastating election loss — the party’s second such result in a row. Several Liberals […]
By Morgan Lowrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – More than a month after her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping. She says she struggles to understand how her brother Nicous D’Andre Spring — a quiet person who loved boxing, music and playing with her young children — died at […]
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The Fort Frances High School Boys Hockey team honoured its senior members last week, during a game against Red Lake. In their final year are Tayler Chown, Noah McPherson, Grayson Burnell and Trent Wilson.
By Becky Bohrer and Patrick Whittle
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that is coveted by mining interests but that also supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. The move by the agency, heralded by Alaska […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – German tennis player Alexander Zverev will not face disciplinary action after an investigation into domestic abuse allegations against him found “insufficient evidence” to substantiate the claims, the men’s professional tour said Tuesday. The ATP had commissioned the investigation in October 2021 after Zverev’s former girlfriend, Olya Sharypova, […]
