Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Darren Craig Turcotte, 57, of Fort Frances, Ontario. He passed away at his residence on Monday, December 19, 2022. Darren was born on February 16, 1965, in Kenora to parents Sylivo and Hazel Turcotte. Darren loved the outdoors, fishing and snowmobiling. He […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A traffic stop in the downtown core, ended with an arrest and a suspended driver being charged with an impaired driving offence. On December 17, 2022 just before midnight a member of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 216 occurrences between Monday, December 12, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022, including: Over the past week, Rainy River District OPP laid 19 charges under the Criminal Code and 13 under the Highway […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is launching a grant program for child-care operators to create new spaces, as part of the province’s commitment to add tens of thousands of new spots — a target advocates say will fall well short of demand spurred by $10-a-day care. The province agreed in its $10-a-day deal with […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect. As of today, companies can no longer produce or bring into Canada plastic checkout bags, cutlery, stir sticks, straws and takeout containers — and in a year, it will […]
By Daniel Politi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in […]
By Angela Amato
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Onion Lake Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Alberta government saying its sovereignty act is an infringement on treaty rights. The nation is seeking a declaration from the Court of King’s Bench that the act unjustifiably infringes on treaty rights and is of no force and effect. Onion […]
By Morgan Lee, Giovanna Dell'orto And Rebecca Santana in El Paso
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Conservative-leaning states won a reprieve — though it could be brief — […]
Beyak Automotive Group marketing and PR manager Holly Kaemingh, left, Sunset Country Ford general manager John Sivonen, Fort Frances GM general manager Dani Burk, Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote and Beyak Automotive Group director of Fort Frances operations Chris Hayes posed with a handful of the 80 […]
By Dylan Robertson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday that Ottawa has not been clear with the Canadian business community about the risks they face operating in China. In a discussion with the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations, Joly said it’s still up to industry to choose how much they invest in […]
By Stephen Wade
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TOKYO (AP) — Sapporo officials and the Japanese Olympic Committee are “reviewing” the promotion of their bid to land the 2030 Winter Games, news agency Kyodo reported Tuesday. Kyodo gave few details and neither Sapporo officials nor the Japanese Olympic Committee could be immediately reached for comment. Kyodo did not […]
