Although there were no Muskies on the podium at the 2022 OFSAA Cross Country final, coach John Dutton is celebrating his team. “It was a great event for our runners! While not everyone was happy with their results, their coach couldn’t be prouder of what they have accomplished this year,” […]
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It was a hard-fought, penalty-rich game, but the Fort Frances Lakers emerged with a 5-3 victory on home ice Sunday, over the visiting Red Lake Miners. The Lakers pulled out of the gate with an early lead, finishing the first period 1-0, and the second 2-0, forcing the Miners into […]
For hunters across Northwest Ontario, last year’s brutal winter is still leaving its mark. Our whitetail deer population is in tough shape. It has been for a while but the deep snow and long, cold winter that we experienced last year was another big hit to our deer herd. The […]
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The National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother is chosen annually by the Royal Canadian Legion. This has been happening since 1936. According to Veterans Affairs Canada, “The Memorial Cross (more often referred to as the Silver Cross) is awarded to mothers and widows (next of kin) of Canadian soldiers who died […]
On Sunday, Mike O’Shea will coach his 151st Canadian Football League game, all with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. On the other bench, for B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell, it will be his 149th game. O’Shea is hoping to be like Campbell. That Campbell is Rick’s father, Hugh, the only […]
By the end of October, most leaves have fallen. The red, orange yellow and emerald have disappeared, leaving a dull landscape. But wait! What is that golden yellow display which has appeared among the spruce trees just north of town? It’s the tamarack (or larch) trees, whose needles have changed […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family announces the passing of Elizabeth Jean (Betty)Robinson age 83, who passed away at La Verendrye Hospital on November, 3, 2022. She was born April, 2, 1939 in Roddick, ON to Cleve and Julia Wilson. Betty lived in Thunder Bay where she attended […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario government is presenting an “improved” offer to the union representing 55,000 education workers, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as bargaining resumed and staff returned to their jobs following a walkout that shut schools. Doug Ford said he’s glad both sides are at negotiations again, a day after he […]
Canadian singer Skye Wallace and her band wowed the crowd at La Place Rendez-Vous last Tuesday night, in a much-anticipated Fort Frances tour stop. The performance was hosted by Tour De Fort, but offered outside of its annual passport line-up as a special performance. The next act to take the […]
By Stephanie Taylor and Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations a month before the Pope arrived also show […]
