Fort Frances council and administration was well rep- resented at the Northern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) annual conference, which ran in person in Fort Frances. Enjoying a break and a laugh were l-r, Councilor John McTaggart, CAO Faisal Anwar, Mayor June Caul, and Councilors Mike Behan and Rick Wiedenhoeft. The […]
fftimes
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. – Four people are dead after a plane crash in northwestern Ontario, officials said Sunday as the Transportation Safety Board of Canada opened an investigation into the incident. David Lavallee, a public affairs officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force, said the search for the Piper PA-28 […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is reporting no new deaths linked to COVID-19 today for the first time since April 4 after reporting 17 new deaths on Sunday. The province reports there are 1,423 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, up 13 from the previous day, but notes that more than 10 per cent of […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – A token bonjour here, an offhand bienvenue there – there may not be much more French than that spoken when Ontario’s party leaders soon hit the campaign trail, as for the first time in recent years, none is fluent in the language. The previous two Liberal premiers, Kathleen […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Friend remembers cadet who died in vehicle incident as ‘class clown’ Toronto One of four officer cadets who died when their vehicle plunged into water is being remembered as an outgoing athlete who was proud of the hard work he put in at Canada’s Royal Military College. Andrei Honciu had […]
By Bob Weber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON – Thousands of Alberta cottagers and homeowners are waiting anxiously to see if a provincial regulator will allow a large cattle feedlot to be developed near a popular and environmentally fragile recreational lake. Pigeon Lake, about 100 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, is home to about 5,800 seasonal and permanent […]
By Jacob Serebrin
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MADELEINE-CENTRE, Que. – Quebec’s wildlife protection agency says it doesn’t know how a polar bear arrived on the province’s Gaspe peninsula. Sylvain Marois, southeast district commander at the province’s wildlife protection agency, said the bear was in a wooded area near the town of Madeleine-Centre, Que. late Saturday afternoon. A […]
By Amy Smart
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – The new leader of the British Columbia Liberals has won a voice in the legislature after a landslide victory in a traditionally safe seat for his party. Kevin Falcon will represent Vancouver-Quilchena in Victoria after preliminary results show he has won 59 per cent of the vote in […]
By Kerstin Sopke And Frank Jordans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN (AP) — It’s a sunny May morning as the early crowd arrives for a dip at Berlin’s Prinzenbad outdoor pool, but the air is still crisp and the water isn’t much warmer — one of many small impacts that Germany is currently feeling from the war in Ukraine. “Berlin’s […]
By Susan Montoya Bryan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Wind-whipped flames raced Monday across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides, after forcing more residents to flee their homes while firefighting crews elsewhere in the drought-parched state tried to prevent new wildfires from growing. The blaze burning near the community of Las Vegas in northeastern New […]
By Tia Goldenberg
THE ASSOCIaTED PRESS
THE ASSOCIaTED PRESS
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Monday lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable” comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish. Israel, which summoned the Russian ambassador in response, said the remarks blamed Jews for their own murder in the […]
By Virginie Ann
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Emotions ran high in Montreal on Sunday as thousands of Guy Lafleur’s fans gathered to pay tribute to the Montreal Canadiens legend. The almost three-hour-long lineup to enter the Bell Centre, the team’s current home, created a sense of camaraderie among fans of all ages – most of […]
