The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The Governor General says he’s become convinced more than ever of the importance of the monarchy in Canadian democracy, but regrets too few in the country understand the unique role of the Crown. The monarchy is a source of stability in Canada’s 150-year history, and one […]
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Staff A resilient keeper and another positive cameo appearance by a female sharpshooter led to a big turnaround for Pharmasave. Steve Hands went from shell-shocked to superb as he stopped everything fired his way as last-place Pharmasave (4-10) upset second-place Manitou Forest Products (5-4-2) by a 1-0 score in Borderland […]
Joey Payeur It was full speed ahead for Team #25 as Norm Wood and Hunter Koles of Fort Frances headed out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this morning. Some 95 boats launched from the Sorting Gap Marina, where the weigh-in gets […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Employees at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have ratified a new four-year contract but just barely. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said LCBO workers voted 56 percent in favour of a tentative agreement in voting held Tuesday and Wednesday. The agreement, which was signed in […]
The Associated Press SALEM, Mass.–The Massachusetts community where 20 people suspected of witchcraft were put to death in 1692 yesterday unveiled a memorial to 19 of those victims, promising never to forget the tragedy. The ceremony came 325 years to the day when Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca […]
The Canadian Press ORLEANS, Ont.–Olympic medallists John Morris and Shannon Kleibrink are two of the headliners in the 28-team field for the Home Hardware Road to the Roar pre-trials curling competition. The Nov. 6-12 event at Summerside’s Credit Union Place will determine the final entries for the Canadian curling trials […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg woman who escaped the horrors of captivity at the hands of Iraqi militants was overjoyed to recently discover her 12-year-old son has been rescued and is recovering from gunshot wounds at a refugee camp. Now, the mission for Nofa Mihlo Zaghla has become getting Canadian […]
By now I doubt I have to write how I feel about this weather: rain nearly every day. And truthfully, when people say to me, “Oh, we need a good rain” or “Farmers should be happy with this,” I want to lose it! Making dry hay seems to be becoming […]
The 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to kick off tomorrow morning (July 20) on Rainy Lake and almost 100 boats are expected to blast off from the Sorting Gap Marina. This is always a special week for me and one that I look forward to every year. […]
Have you ever been asked the question: “Do you have a hobby?” It is an easy question as most of us probably do have such a hobby. I know that I do. So do my wife, my brother and my sister, and many of the employees here at the Times. […]
The lakes of Northwestern Ontario have the power to restore a soul. And if scientists should test that hypothesis, they would concur–and it would be documented and written up in medical journals and the like, and everyone would know what Fort Frances residents (and those in surrounding communities) have known […]
St. George’s congregation members Ann Wood, Marcia Zeleny, Fr. Bohdan Statkevych, Jackie Dobransky, and Mike Hughes received awards from the Metropolitan Yurji as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the church over the years.
