The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government offered to pay up to $1 million for an outside contractor to help it cut costs in a sector supporting some of the province’s most vulnerable residents. A contract looking for bidders–issued in August and obtained by The Canadian Press–seeks a management […]
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The town is hoping to secure funds from the government to assist in capital upgrades at the Memorial Sports Centre. In August, the province announced a new funding program aimed at recreational and cultural facilities within municipalities. The total eligible costs within the grant application can be a maximum of […]
Ken Kellar Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 president Ann Watson, left, Helen Pohanka and Lindsay Haglund welcomed visitors to the Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary’s Remembrance Day tea here on Sunday. While a frigid wind whipped outside, the Legion building itself was full of friends, hot beverages and tasty baking […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A program aimed at measuring homelessness in Ontario has been put on hold by Premier Doug Ford’s government, raising concerns that lack of access to data could prevent some municipalities from addressing the problem. The enumeration was launched by the former Liberal government in 2018 as […]
The Associated PressThomas Adamson PARIS–French President Emmanuel Macron marked Armistice Day today by visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under Paris’ Arc de Triomphe, as a giant tricolour flag flew overhead. Greeted by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Macron laid a wreath and inspected troops during the ceremony celebrating 101 […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Eleven tolls from the Peace Tower filled the air around Parliament Hill this morning, marking the start of two minutes of silence as Canadians paused to remember and honour those who took up arms–and in some cases paid the ultimate price–to defend this country and its way […]
Staff It was a golden day for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team during the NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden on Friday. The top-ranked Muskies came away with a decisive 42-23 win over the second-place host Eagles in the championship game to hoist the trophy for the third straight year. Tatum […]
Staff Arctic Cat and the BDO Ballerz were both able to improve their records to 3-0 in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action on Thursday at Fort High. Week 3 action had Arctic Cat taking on the Muskies in the early game, which showed exactly how basketball has changed over […]
Ken Kellar It was standing room only at the Fort Frances Museum during the annual Friends of the Museum gala on Thursday night. This year’s gala, themed around prohibition, offered those in attendance the chance to enjoy music, drinks and appetizers, as well as to take part in a live […]
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It could be a championship Saturday this week for the Muskie football team. The third-ranked Muskies dumped the second-place Maples Marauders 28-22 in their semifinal showdown on Thursday at East Side Eagles Field to advance to the CanadaInns Bowl championship game, where the Currie Division title will be up for […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-24 C (11 below zero F). Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day with a chance of flurries overnight, bringing a high of minus-eight (18) and a low of minus-14 (seven). Wednesday continues the chances of […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is building a memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as a tribute to fallen soldiers. Premier Doug Ford unveiled the design of the monument Friday and said it will help […]
