The Associated PressStephen Whyno The NHL could be on the way to its version of “Are You Ready For Some Football?” The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports’ “Wednesday Night Hockey.” The song, “Ready, Fire, Aim” isn’t custom-made for […]
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Tonight will see low clouds and a low of three C (27 F). Anticipate low clouds through the day tomorrow, with brief showers in the evening followed by a late rain. Expect a high of eight (46) and low of two (28). Thursday will see a morning shower, otherwise remaining […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A McGill University professor says tea lovers may be swallowing billions of tiny plastic particles along with their favourite brew. Nathalie Tufenkji published a study last week in the U.S. journal Environmental Science & Technology that examined the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics released when four unnamed […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Tens of thousands of education workers across the province began a work-to-rule campaign yesterday as confusion mounted about when their union and the government would return to the bargaining table. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said CUPE, which represents 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators, […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A $200-million Danish-Canadian solar power project in Alberta is headed for construction following signing of a contract with TC Energy Corp. to buy just over half of its electricity output. Calgary-based Perimeter Solar Inc. says TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corp.) has agreed to purchase 74.25 megawatts of […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom of information requests, indicates the bulk of the citations are in and around […]
The Canadian Press An online training program is aiming to educate health-care professionals about biases Indigenous women may experience as highlighted by allegations of recent coerced sterilizations. Dr. Naana Jumah, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and assistant professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking area residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area and to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting bears into local neighbourhoods. In the past few weeks, people in the Idylwild Drive, Reef Point Road and Rocky Inlet […]
Ken Kellar Billie Dittaro of Tagg’s Source for Sports and Kiwanian Robin Wright displayed the winning ticket this morning for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for October at International Travel Services. This month’s winner was Alan Johnstone who won a New England cruise valued at […]
Ken Kellar Marcy Loveday, left, and D.J. McKay worked together on a pair of paintings during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open air art studio held in the Shaw room at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. This week’s project was wrapped yarn resist birch tree painting, where the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO–Canada’s largest university has installed temporary safety barriers at the computer science building on its downtown Toronto campus, where a student was found dead by suicide on Friday. The University of Toronto said little about the circumstances surrounding the student’s death, but the union representing education workers […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jean Legarie announces her passing on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care. A visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 from 7-8 p.m. at Green Funeral Home. Parish prayers will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Funeral […]
