During the open water season the most prominent date for most anglers every year is the third Saturday of May, marking the opening of a new walleye season. During the ice season, the January 1 Lake Trout opener is certainly the date that most anglers look forward to. Active under […]
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The Canadian Press
Ontarians with 13 common ailments can skip the doctor’s office and head straight to the pharmacist to get a prescription. The provincial government says as of January 1, 2023, pharmacists have the power to prescribe treatments for conditions that include pink eye, hemorrhoids and urinary tract infections. The province says […]
By Hina Alam
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus, say experts. Kerry Bowman, assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine, called the requirement “absolutely a political move, and not based on […]
By Camille Bains
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside roam around on a chilly afternoon as some in the throes of addiction are hunched over on the sidewalk near storefronts. A woman wearing black and white striped pants strides along East Hastings Street yelling, apparently at no […]
By Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government is “looking at a variety of options” to carry out a planned buyback of banned firearms – including enlisting outside help, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says. The Liberal government banned some 1,500 models and variants of firearms, including the AR-15 and Ruger Mini-14, through […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – Premiers across the country used their New Year’s messages to emphasize everything from housing and affordability to healthy lifestyles. In his first New Year’s message as premier of British Columbia, David Eby says he’s honoured to celebrate the successes of 2022 “including the remarkable economic recovery in our […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Flood warnings and watches were in effect Monday in parts of Northern California in the aftermath of a powerful “atmospheric river” storm that drenched the state over New Year’s weekend. A new weather system was predicted by afternoon or evening, but the National Weather Service said […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SRINAGAR, India (AP) – Two children were killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, a day after assailants sprayed bullets toward a row of homes, leaving at least four dead, police said. The blast occurred near one of the houses […]
By Joshua Clipperton
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And […]
By Mauricio Savarese
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) – Mourners began paying their respects to Pele in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pele’s coffin was placed on the […]
Food For Fines– Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre – December 5th to 31st Make a non-perishable food donation in support of local food banks and your late fines will be forgiven! Free Community Christmas Dinner– A traditional holiday available to anyone and everyone. Sit-down meal at Knox United Church […]
