Volunteers with the Fort Frances Senior Centre fired up the grill for a drive up/eat in barbecue for seniors at the Centre. The Senior Centre is a social gathering place for anyone aged 55+. Volunteers and staff run a variety of programs, including games, dinners, BINGO and crafts. A full […]
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By Jordan Omstead
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The recent temporary closures of two Ontario emergency rooms and consolidation of staff at another have renewed concerns over the province’s health-care worker shortage, with doctors and nurses calling on the government to tackle the problem. A hospital in Clinton, Ont., temporarily closed its emergency department Saturday through Monday and […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s opposition parties are calling on the provincial government to share its plan for expanded fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses. Interim New Democrat Leader Peter Tabuns said Monday that details on the plan are needed now that a federal immunization panel is recommending the shots and Quebec has moved ahead with […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A humanitarian flight carrying 230 Ukrainian citizens arrived in Regina on Monday evening, accompanied by a woman whose photo 50 years ago came to symbolize the horrors of another war. A Saskatchewan government spokesman confirmed Phan Thi Kim Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, was […]
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Tamara Lich, an organizer of the “Freedom Convoy,” is set to appear in an Ottawa court today for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditions. She was arrested in Medicine Hat, Alta., where she lives, on a Canada-wide arrest warrant sought […]
By Sarah Ritchie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The federal government has signed a $20-billion final settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare on reserve, which Indigenous Services Canada said Monday was the largest such deal in Canadian history. “First Nations children deserve to be surrounded by love and […]
By Sarah Ritchie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and speculation about the end of Erin O’Toole’s leadership. Audited financial statements filed with Elections Canada show that’s just […]
By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody And Roger Schneider
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revelers of all ages fled in terror. At least six people were killed and at least 30 wounded. An […]
By Joseph Wilson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Spain is increasing military spending as it works toward meeting a NATO commitment by dedicating 2% of gross domestic product to defense, the Spanish government said Tuesday. Cabinet members approved a one-off expenditure of almost 1 billion euros ($1 billion) for Spain’s Defense Ministry that the […]
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A missed convert by Boris Bede with 25 seconds left in regulation time after the Toronto Argonauts rallied to within a point was the difference Monday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers escaped BMO Field with a 23-22 victory and their unbeaten streak intact. The defending Grey Cup champion Blue Bombers, […]
By Lori Ewing
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A month before the world track and field championships, Canada’s fastest man was winded just walking up the stairs in his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Andre De Grasse recently returned to full practices after his second bout of COVID-19 interrupted a season that was finally looking up. He said he […]
