June Patricia Keddie, age 93, of Fort Frances, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2022 in Laverendre Hospital. June was born in England to Ernie and Irene Bartram on February 18, 1929. She married James Robert Keddie in September of 1949. She was involved in many charity organizations. Having survived […]
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Rainy Lake is expected to surpass 1950 flood levels this week, according to the latest release from the National Weather Service, out of Duluth, MN. Last night’s rain has yet to be fully integrated into the forecast – a new prediction is due tomorrow. According to the NWS, a rise […]
The 82-year old tug boat, a feature at the Sorting Gap Marina since 2009, has been taken out of the water to keep it from drifting away. According to Fort Frances Museum curator Kayleigh Speirs, “Attempts had been made to weigh the Hallett down using concrete blocks, however, due to […]
The Town of Fort Frances Municipal Emergency Control Group is continuing to monitor and take the necessary actions to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure, assets and properties directly affected by the high waters. As a result, the following closures (pedestrian and vehicular) have been implemented: Front Street between Minnie […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Public Health Agency of Canada says COVID-19 restrictions at the border will remain in place for at least another month. The agency made the announcement on Twitter, the day after Parliament voted down a Conservative opposition motion to revert to pre-pandemic rules for travel. Several pandemic restrictions are in […]
By Mia Rabson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The mayor of Ottawa and the president of the region’s utility company are promising to launch a review into the local response to the May 21 storm as thousands of residents remain without power nine days later. As of Monday afternoon, nearly 8,000 hydro customers in more than a dozen […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Elections Ontario says it has sent significantly more mail-in ballots to voters this time around. Voting kits have been mailed out to 126,135 eligible residents who sent in requests be- fore last week’s deadline. That’s a sharp increase from 2018, when only 15,202 ballots were doled out that way. Voting […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are fanning out across the province today as they enter the final stretch of the election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has only one event scheduled — an unspecified morning announcement in Ottawa. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath plans to end her day […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The government is still struggling to get key supports like the Canada Child Benefit into the hands of hard-to-reach groups like those living on First Nations, and isn’t doing enough to make sure the money goes where it’s needed, the auditor general reported Tuesday. The auditor looked at […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a prayer of peace and spoke of moving together on the difficult path of reconciliation at Tuesday’s National Prayer Breakfast. Trudeau delivered remarks to MPs and guests gathered together in downtown Ottawa for the annual event. It was the first time it has […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MADRID (AP) – Tired of speaking to a machine when you call the bank or power company? Spain’s government wants to end those nerve-shattering, one-sided conversations with a computerized answering service by making it obligatory for companies to offer a real, flesh-and-blood customer service worker when so re- quested by […]
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BOSTON (AP) – A suspect in the 1984 killing of a South Boston man that authorities say was linked to mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s control of the drug trade in the neighborhood is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday. Michael Lewis, 61, faces a first-degree murder charge in Suffolk Superior Court […]
