Here we are–the last week of August! Wishing Lisa Teeple a very happy 60th birthday. On this dreary morning, listening to the weather forecast with the potential of receiving way too much rain, I am questioning whether I should have packed up cows and girls and headed to the Dryden […]
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The forest fire hazard is predominantly low to moderate with an area of high hazard in the eastern portion of the region. Rain is in the forecast for the next few days. There were no new forest fires confirmed by yesterday afternoon. There are currently 25 active fires in the […]
Mudmee Murrell used her potato stamp to put the rind on a watermelon at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday as part of Community Living’s open air art studio. The usually outdoors activity was moved into the Shaw room at the library on account of yesterday’s downpour, where visitors where […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Isaac Kohtakangas realized something was wrong as he was playing a round of golf in 2011. The business intelligence analyst from Calgary had been having some difficulty with his balance, but it was a sudden loss of vision that gave him cause for alarm. “I just […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey New research suggests ground-nesting bees may be exposed to lethal levels of pervasive insecticides found in soil on farms across southern Ontario. University of Guelph environmental sciences professor Nigel Raine and PhD student Susan Chan examined the hoary squash bee that feeds on the nectar and […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Serena Williams was not about to let Maria Sharapova make a match of this. So facing a break point early in the second set, Williams conjured up a backhand passing shot so good, so powerful, so precise, that Sharapova had no chance to reach it. Williams […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A paralyzed Alberta man is back from Thailand after having a second experimental surgery that has given him some hope he’ll be able to move more of his body. Richi Gill of Calgary worked as a surgeon before he had a freak accident on a boogie board […]
The Associated PressTim Booth SEATTLE–Gleyber Torres is clearly the hottest Yankees hitter at the plate this month. Little-known Mike Ford isn’t far behind. Torres hit his 13th home run in August, Ford went deep twice and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 last night. The Yankees added to their […]
From the OPP
Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Northwest Unit Crime Unit, with the assistance of the Forensic Identification Unit are investigating the theft of three firearms. On Friday at approximately 12 a.m., police received a report that three firearms were taken from a pick-up truck situated […]
The Canadian Press MEDICINE HAT, Alta.–The lawyer for a former journalist convicted of robbing banks has told a sentencing in Alberta that his client was suffering from a deep depression at the time of the robberies and hadn’t been able to find work. Stephen Vogelsang appeared in Medicine Hat Provincial […]
“Crushed,” this very realistic painting by local artist Cher Pruys, recently was awarded an Honorable Mention in the Still Life Category of Artists Magazine’s annual art competition. It will appear in the January/February 2020 issue of Artists Magazine. –Image courtesy of Art by Cher
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The federal government is giving Ontario $54 million over the next three years to combat illegal gun and gang activity, with the funds earmarked for specialized prosecutors, policing projects and intelligence-gathering efforts in jails. Federal Crime Reduction Minister Bill Blair, who made the announcement yesterday, said […]
