The Community Income Tax Program at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station) has concluded. Those who have not picked up their tax records can do so there Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. Records will be held until today (June 30), after which they will be destroyed for […]
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The Associated Press LONDON–The “Big 4” got a tough draw at Wimbledon. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, the only four men to win the Wimbledon title over the last 14 years and the top four seeded players this year, all could face difficult opponents in the […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Peter McAuslan was 21 in 1967 when he took three weeks to hitchhike from Vancouver to Montreal, stopping in local pubs to watch the Stanley Cup final along the way. The trip across the country tied together hockey, beer, and Canada’s centennial. Five decades later, McAuslan […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Pull out your best red-and-white gear! Canada Day activities will start bright and early tomorrow morning to celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary. Things will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at the Legion. The annual Canada Day parade will follow at 11 a.m., starting […]
Kiera Kowalski Charleen Mallory of Naturally Northern Soaps set up shop during “Mall Day” yesterday on Scott Street. The 100-300 blocks were closed to traffic so vendors and stores could set up booths and sale racks. There also were children’s games and even a dunk tank outside the Flint House.
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Some Manitobans jokingly refer to mosquitoes as their unofficial provincial bird, but Winnipeg has been unusually free of the pesky insects so far this year. Ken Nawolsky, the city’s superintendent of insect control, said the average daily mosquito count in the 28 monitoring traps scattered throughout the […]
The Canadian PressJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–A man who threw a beer can onto the field during a dramatic Blue Jays’ playoff game last fall was given a conditional discharge yesterday after his lawyer argued the public humiliation he suffered since being charged in the incident should be taken into account. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is spending an additional $85 million to clean up a mercury-contaminated river that has plagued two First Nation communities for half-a-century. Environment minister Glen Murray said the funds for the remediation of the English-Wabigoon River system in Northwestern Ontario will be used to design and implement […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario school boards will not be able to put any more schools up for closure as the government overhauls the process, though any schools currently on the chopping block will remain there. Education Minister Mitzie Hunter announced yesterday in Bridgenorth, near Peterborough, that Ontario will be […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA–Premier Christy Clark says she is ready to tell the lieutenant-governor that British Columbia’s legislature can’t work if her Liberal minority government is defeated in a confidence vote today. If Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon asks her opinion, Clark said yesterday she will reply she hasn’t seen any evidence […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The federal government has ordered the military to stay in Iraq for at least two more years as the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant prepares to enter a new phase. But despite a request from NATO for police trainers, Prime Minister […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–As Marcus Stroman strode across the third-base line and headed toward the Blue Jays’ dugout, he looked up at the fans giving him a standing ovation and pounded his chest. He then clapped into his glove and shouted to the Toronto fans, egging them on. Stroman […]
