Nicholas Donaldson The Métis Nation of Ontario’s 2017 canoe expedition made its arrival in Fort Frances yesterday as a part of the journey along historic fur trade routes by nine Métis youth. During yesterday’s welcoming event, which was moved inside La Place Rendez-Vous due to weather, the voyageurs presented a […]
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Joey Payeur Reo Walton of the Couchiching Raiders put some muscle behind this hit as he clubbed a pitch against the Northwest Bay Chieftains in a 13-4 win for the Raiders at home on Tuesday.
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A first-of-its-kind study in Canada has painted a national picture of homeless youth and drawn a link to the foster care system that researchers say could be playing a more active role in keeping young people off the streets. The study found nearly three out of […]
Staff It could be double title night at the Struchan Gilson Memorial Soccer Pitch this evening. The Borderland Soccer League men’s division champion will be crowned when Centra Pipelines takes on CJ Contracting at 6:30 p.m. Top-seeded Centra advanced to the title match after a 1-0 victory over fourth-ranked Pharmasave […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s energy minister says the province is still negotiating a possible electricity agreement with Quebec, disputing a published report that it is preparing to sign a deal to buy enough electricity to power a city of about 800,000 people. La Presse reports that it obtained a copy […]
Staff Local delegates will bend ministry reps’ ears next week (Aug. 13-16) during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s 2017 conference in Ottawa. During the conference, Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. June Caul and Paul Ryan and town CAO Doug Brown will bring several briefs on locally-relevant issues–including roads funding, railway […]
Staff Four and looking for more. Team Ontario’s 19U women’s volleyball remained flawless yesterday, improving to 4-0 with a 3-0 victory (25-18, 25-20, 25-18) over Quebec at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. With Fort Frances resident Amy Wilson-Hands on board as an apprentice coach, Ontario has yet to drop […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–The beat goes on for Toronto’s beleaguered pitching staff. Yesterday, Blue Jays starter Nick Tepesch became the sixth pitcher in franchise history to allow three homers in his debut as the Yankees led early and then piled on in an 11-5 victory. Reliever Leonel Campos was […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Britain’s National Crime Agency said human trafficking and modern slavery are much more prevalent than previously thought, and there are 300 active police investigations across the U.K. Agency official Will Kerr said investigators have found widespread evidence of people as young as 12 being sold for sexual […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the International Falls Port of Entry (POE) recently targeted a rail container destined for the Ranier, Minnesota, POE. In early August, CBP officers inspected the container and discovered merchandise that violated multiple laws and regulations. […]
Nicholas Donaldson Joey Landreth captivated his audience Tuesday night with his bluesy, sentimental tunes during the last Cornell Farms Barn Concert of the season. Landreth was making his solo return to the barn in La Vallee after playing there in 2013 as one half of The Brothers Landreth. Also performing […]
The Canadian Press PRESCOTT, Ont.–An eastern Ontario man has been charged with animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act following an incident in which a horse fell out of a moving livestock trailer on Highway 401. The trailer was being towed on the highway just east of Prescott, Ont., on […]
