The Canadian Press Ontario school boards must now develop policies to accommodate students with service animals in classrooms. Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced yesterday that boards have until Jan. 1 to come up with their rules, saying only about half of school boards currently have policies on service animals. “Anything […]
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The Associated PressJosh Dubow OAKLAND, Calif.–Most of the focus on Denver heading into the season opener was on how coach Vic Fangio and quarterback Joe Flacco would fare in their Broncos debut. There seemed to be few questions surrounding the strength of the team in star pass rushers Von Miller […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Proposed changes to ambulance rules in Ontario could see paramedics take patients to facilities other than a hospital emergency department, or treat them and release them on scene. People calling 911 for medical assistance could also be directed to other facilities in the community. The proposals, […]
Staff It was a tough weekend to start the SIJHL pre-season schedule for the Fort Frances Lakers. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the Lakers by scores of 6-3 and 3-0 to sweep the weekend home-and-home series. Six different skaters tallied for the Ice Dogs to help them double the […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock icon Carl Dixon thrilled the crowd at the Townshend Theatre for the first show of the 2019-2020 Tour De Fort season on Thursday evening. Dixon spoke at length about his career and near-fatal car accident in 2008, all the while playing hits from his time in […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie football team were hard at work during one of their annual training camp practices on Friday afternoon here, running tackling drills and working on other areas of their game. The Muskies are slated to open the WHSFL season on the road this Friday (Sept. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Changes to post-secondary tuition fees in Ontario have sparked concern that school food banks could lose money, which could lead to some students going hungry. The so-called student choice initiative, announced by the provincial government in January, allows college and university students to opt out of fees […]
\THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA–A new University of Calgary study is predicting Russian interference in the federal election campaign to serve what it describes as the Kremlin’s long-term interest of competing against Canada in the Arctic. The study’s author, Sergey Sukhankin, said in an interview that Moscow’s ability to inflict serious […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario education workers will be in a legal strike position as of the week of Sept. 23, as their union took the first step Thursday toward job action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees is still in the midst of conducting a strike vote with its members, […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–After dropping back to pass a mere 11 times for Minnesota, Kirk Cousins joked that this defence-and-running-dominated performance felt like youth football. He was more than happy to hand the ball off and get out of the way. Anthony Harris had two interceptions and a fumble […]
It will rain and thunderstorm tonight with a low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will have a morning shower in spots with low clouds and a high of 16 (61) while the low will dip down to nine (48). Wednesday will have low clouds, with a high of 15 […]
Jamie Mountain Nick Hahkala jostled for position with his Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ opponent in an attempt to win the face-off to start the second period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 6-3 loss in the SIJHL pre-season opener on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Ice Dogs […]
