Eleonor Mary Turewich passed away peacefully at her home, Rainycrest Long-Term Care, on July 21, 2019. Eleonor was born on April 22, 1939 to the late Anthony and Christina Magnan. She grew up in the east end of Fort Frances and received her elementary education at St. Mary’s School. From […]
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The Associated PressJesse J. Holland America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in medium-size places such as Annapolis, Maryland, and Syracuse, New York, […]
Marc Stuempfle Pobp Murrell, left, Mudmee Murrell, and Ethan Barker made sculptures out of clay during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open air art studio yesterday afternoon at Lions Park. The trio was creating an assortment of animals, including a caterpillar, snail, and dog. Open air art studio is […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A new NHL arena in Calgary is closer to becoming a reality. The city, the Calgary Flames and the Calgary Stampede have agreed on terms for an event centre that would become the new home for the Flames and replace the 36-year-old Saddledome. City council has yet […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A Toronto woman is calling on the Ontario government to levee fines against people who call emergency dispatchers to complain about broadcasts of Amber Alerts. Dalia Monacelli says she’s been appalled to read about repeated calls to 911 in the wake of the federally mandated emergency […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, according to Statistics Canada. The national statistics agency said yesterday the overall crime rate was up two percent over last year, with over two million incidents reported by police […]
Ken Kellar Members of the Florida-based “Dasi Group” performed a Bharatanatyam-style dance at the Festival of India held last night at the Rainy Lake Square. The event drew out a sizeable crowd to watch several performances of different dance and musical styles from across the various cultures of India, even […]
Ken Kellar Amara Cyr, left, Nevaya Kingbird, Samara Tucker, Kira Thomson and Shylow Kingbird of the UNFC’s Lil’ Eagles program, showed off the bags of garbage they collected during their mock community cleanup behind the Fort Frances Times’ office yesterday. The group of four- to six-year-olds is learning about the […]
The Canadian Press RICHMOND HILL, Ont.–A woman has been charged after police say she left her one-year-old child alone in a hot car at a Richmond Hill, Ont., parking lot. Police say they were called to a pharmacy parking lot Sunday evening and found the baby screaming and sweating in […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is asking school boards across the province to submit funding requests for their most pressing repair projects as it restarts a key school infrastructure program that has been frozen for more than a year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said yesterday the province will begin accepting […]
The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported yesterday. A daily low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack or stroke and for those diagnosed with heart disease. But […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Ryan Borucki isn’t in mid-season form just yet. Unfortunately for him, the Cleveland Indians are. The left-hander made his season debut last night after missing the first four months of the season with inflammation in his throwing elbow. He allowed four runs–two earned–over 4 2/3 innings […]
