Born to Jillian Kellar and Josh Sigurdson of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Elliot Anthony, weighing 8 lbs 11 oz on Aug 22, 2022 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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A partnership between the Fort Frances Salvation army and the local museum made sure hundreds of kids had access to healthy snacks this summer. According to Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote, thanks to a grant made available through Food Banks Canada, the Salvation Army and Fort Frances […]
It was a strange and soggy summer, but life always finds a way back on track. To the horror of kids everywhere, normalcy came in the form of a fleet of school buses. Today is the first day of classes for all students in the Rainy River District School Board […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Students across much of Ontario are returning to the classroom today for the first start of the school year without COVID-19 restrictions since the pandemic began. Students in the province, who resume class Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the district, will be able to attend class without wearing a mask, […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium wants to remind drivers about the new amber-red warning system on all school buses. Dan Ridgway, the general manager for the consortium, said drivers should be aware of a minor change to lights on every school bus. “So the first set of alternating that […]
The deadline to nominate local businesses for the Chamber of Commerce Business Awards is fast approaching; residents have until this Friday, September 9, to submit their choices for businesses or entrepreneurs. Nominations can be made for any business in the District, whether they are Chamber members or not, and any […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
“Elated” is how Peter Lugli described the reaction by his family upon getting a reply from Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson who agreed to twin the stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway entering Ontario. “It’s frankly the single ray of light to come out the dark episode for us,” he said. Lugli […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A fugitive wanted in a deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has a nearly two-decade long criminal record and a propensity for violence when intoxicated, a parole board document says. The Parole Board of Canada document from February says Myles Sanderson told the board that regular use of drugs and hard […]
By Paul J. Weber
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new and worrisome school year began Tuesday in Uvalde. There is new high fencing around the Texas community’s public school campuses that still isn’t finished, a heavy police patrol that many families don’t trust and no classes ever again at Robb Elementary School, three months […]
By Samy Magdy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO (AP) – Suspected al-Qaida militants on Tuesday attacked a security post in southern Yemen, sparking clashes that killed at least 21 troops and six militants, military officials said. The early morning attack in Ahwar, in the province of Abyan, targeted a post manned by troops from the Security Belt, […]
By Huizhong Wu
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HENGCHUN, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting “cognitive warfare” by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. Experts have warned that China has made substantial inroads within Taiwanese mass media and […]
By Ronald Blum
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – The Major League Baseball Players Association asked management Tuesday to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director, sent a letter to MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem that claimed a majority of minor leaguers had signed […]
