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This old tree branch thought it had survived another winter, but Mother nature had other plans. The Wednesday night storm resulted in most area highways being closed, along with power outages and tree damage throughout the region. – Susan Taylor photo
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: In response to the discovery of zebra mussel veligers (larvae) in Black Bay of Rainy Lake in late 2021, Voyageurs staff is starting a containment and prevention program. This program involves educational activities as well as new management operations related to Kettle Falls and Gold Portage areas. […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – As Ontario hospitals grapple with staffing pressures from the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, the provincial Opposition voiced concerns Wednesday that surgeries could again be cancelled, though health-care officials stressed that the current situation is manageable. The New Democrats asked what further steps the province would take to […]
A Bake Sale and Cookie Walk will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 in Fort Frances. It will take place today, Thursday April 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proof of vaccination required. Avery Raquel will be entertaining crowds with her vocal talent, Friday April 15 […]
Betty Louise Cawston, 89, of Fort Frances, ON passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Rainycrest Long Term Care. Betty was born on December 7, 1932 to Phillip and Gladys Tivy in Emo, Ontario. She was united in marriage to the love her life Mihlan “Bung” Cawston on June […]
TORONTO – Canada’s largest school board is asking staff and students to wear masks amid a resurgence of COVID-19 in Ontario, while another board in the province looks to reinstate a mask mandate. The Toronto District School Board says that although it takes its direction from the provincial government, which […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis traveled to a prison near Rome to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, a Holy Thursday ritual that symbolizes humility and highlights his papacy’s attention to those on society’s margins. He arrived Thursday afternoon in a motorcade that included Italian police cars, which […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Everyone knows that Charlie Brown’s nemesis is a kite-eating tree. But the “Peanuts” hero is hoping to cool that kind of rivalry as we head into Earth Day and Arbor Day. A new “Peanuts” special debuting on Apple TV+ on Friday celebrates the environment and highlights […]
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Thunder Bay could become the site for a lithium refinery as a result of a partnership with Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. and Essar Group Company, RenJoules International Ltd. A binding letter of intent was signed by the two firms this week that will pave the way […]
