Duane Hicks Gio Campagna worked as a team with his mom, Christina, and brother, Rino, to make art yesterday afternoon at Lowey’s Greenhouse during the weekly “Open Air Art Studio” organized by Community Living Fort Frances and District. This week’s activity saw participants use watercolour paint, paper cut-outs, and natural […]
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“Harlequin” will perform in concert Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena), with local band “Kings of None” as the opening act. Tickets cost $35 in advance (available at Sight & Sound, the CC Complex, and the Couchiching band office) and $40 at the door. “A […]
It was a busy weekend for bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship going on at Rainy Lake and the Bronzeback Classic taking place on Lake of the Woods in Kenora. I fished the Fort Frances event for the 18th time this year and we […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–If last night’s start was Marco Estrada’s last in a Blue Jays’ uniform, he wasn’t happy with the way he performed. The pending free agent, who could be moved before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline, pitched five full innings for the first time since June 24, and […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre wants to know what the community thinks about it. As such, a survey is being distributed asking for feedback on the library’s services and the community’s needs. The library is committed to meeting the changing needs of the community. “The survey […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–British Columbia’s information and privacy commissioner has ordered a Surrey-based vigilante group to stop posting personal information about two men the group alleges are linked to child luring. Acting information and privacy commissioner Drew McArthur said in his ruling that Surrey Creep Catcher violated B.C.’s Personal Information […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill OAKVILLE, Ont.–When Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor begin the opening round of the RBC Canadian Open this afternoon, it’s going to feel more like a trip down memory lane than a national championship on the PGA Tour. They’re paired up in the first round of a […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–International Monetary Fund researchers say the federal government can afford to spend $8 billion annually to reduce the cost of child-care spaces nationwide because the program would pay for itself. The proposal is more than 10 times what the Liberals have promised to spend annually over […]
From the MNRF Five new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening in the districts of Nipigon, Red Lake, and Sioux Lookout. The forest fire hazard is forecast to be “moderate” to “high” in most parts of the region–and rising in the coming days. In related news, […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump said yesterday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.” Trump’s announcement on Twitter would reverse the effort under former President Barack Obama to open the armed services to transgender people. He […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Marin MONTREAL–It has been a decade since his granddaughter’s disappearance and eventual slaying, but the wounds are still fresh for Henri Provencher. Cedrika Provencher, a nine-year-old freckle-faced redhead from Trois-Rivieres, Que., vanished from near her home on July 31, 2007. For more than eight years, the young […]
The Canadian PressRoss Marowits MONTREAL–Concluding a Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement in the coming weeks remains uncertain but there is headway on the thorny trade dispute, the head of lumber producer Tembec suggested yesterday. “We understand that some progress is being made and that the differences of the gap between the […]
