BEIJING (AP) – Authorities in Shanghai have again tightened anti-virus restrictions, just as the city was emerging from a month of strict lockdown due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Notices issued in several districts said residents were ordered to stay home and are barred from receiving nonessential deliveries as part of […]
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By Chinedu Asadu
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigeria’s airlines say they are struggling to keep flying because the price of aviation fuel in the West African country has increased by 260%. The country’s six airlines said they will continue domestic and regional flights thanks to a pledge by federal government officials to engage […]
By Stephen Whyno
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The New York Islanders have fired coach Barry Trotz after missing the playoffs in his fourth season with the team. General manager Lou Lamoriello made the surprising announcement Monday, more than a week after the regular season ended. Trotz had one year left on his five-year contract. “It would be […]
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Natasha Cloud scored all 19 of her points in the first half, Shakira Austin had a double-double in her first career start and the Washington Mystics beat the Minnesota Lynx 78-66 on Sun- day night. Cloud added six rebounds and six assists. Austin, the No. 3 overall […]
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BOSTON (AP) – Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tie-breaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece. Boston was playing without its top two defenseman after Charlie […]
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A Ukrainian Refugee Relief Dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 25 at the Elks Lodge to raise money in the International Falls and Fort Frances area to give to the USA for United Nations HCR- The UN Refugee Agency for Ukrainian war refugees. Dinner will be an assortment of […]
About a dozen classes at the Fort Frances High and Intermediate Schools pitched in to help clean up a winter’s worth of debris around the school’s lawn yesterday. Their efforts were appreciated by many. Thank you from the community! – Daniel Adam photo
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(Orillia, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Indigenous Policing Bureau (IPB) will show their support for Red Dress Day on May 5, 2022, as well as their ongoing commitment to address the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Calls for Justice. The […]
Election day is June 2. The above are the candidates of record as of press deadline. More candidates are likely to join in the coming days. For details on how and where to vote, visit elections.on.ca.
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s New Democrats are promising free or low-cost dental care for all low- and middle-income families if elected next month. The party’s plan would speed up coverage promised under a developing federal program and expand it to include more people. It also earmarks money to set up low-barrier clinics and […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario Liberals would spend $1 billion to cap class sizes at 20 students for every grade across the province and hire 10,000 teachers if elected in June, party leader Steven Del Duca announced Thursday. Del Duca said it would ensure every student gets the focus and attention they deserve. […]
