The donor wall at all Riverside facilities has completed a digital overhaul, thanks to Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The Foundation upgraded to scrolling digital boards, to allow all donors to be displayed, allow for easy updates, and to save the cost of making donor plates. If you would like […]
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By Rocco Frangione
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
SUNDRIDGE – A Sundridge councillor agrees an announcement last month increasing enrolment at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is good news, but “it’s not enough.” “It’s a good start,” Coun. Steve Hicks says. “There are people who are happy about this but is shows they still don’t understand […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAIRO (AP) – The European Union said Thursday that an EU human rights official visited Egypt this week amid an outcry over the mysterious death of an economic researcher who had been detained two months ago. Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known Egyptian economic commentator, had disappeared two months. Earlier this week, […]
By Paul Wiseman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation “a clear and present danger” to the global economy. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the consequences of […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart from an Ontario military base in the coming days to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Defence Minister Anita Anand says up to 150 troops will soon deploy from Canadian Forces Base Trenton after […]
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VANCOUVER – Canada’s finance minister says it’s not the federal government’s job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help boost housing construction announced in the budget. Chrystia Freeland told the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on […]
By Jake Seiner
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shook off a bloody gash on his right ring finger to hit three home runs against the rival Yankees, including two off ace Gerrit Cole, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 6-4 Wednesday night. George Springer hit a tiebreaking single in […]
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ZURICH (AP) – Ukraine’s bid to qualify for the Word Cup will resume on June 1 against Scotland after its playoff semifinal in Glasgow was postponed in March due to the country being invaded by Russia. FIFA on Thursday also said the delayed playoff final in that bracket against Wales […]
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division, through winter weather monitoring activities, is following a system that could bring a winter weather storm to the Town of Fort Frances that could pose a risk to the users of the roadways and sidewalks within the Town of Fort Frances. […]
Students at the Fort Frances Nursery School had a special visitor earlier this week. The Easter Bunny took some time out of his busy schedule to stop by and say hello. Mr. Bunny will be making several appearances across the District this weekend. He will be at the Kiwanis Easter […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Kathy Hager of Kenora with the winning ticket number P-2948749. Hager takes home $13,560, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Wednesday, March 31 at […]
