The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–People are more likely to return a lost wallet if it contains money–and the more cash, the better. That’s the surprising conclusion from researchers who planted more than 17,000 “lost wallets” across 355 cities in 40 countries, and kept track of how often somebody contacted […]
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Jamie Mountain Dana Ward of the Fort Frances Her-icanes got ready to snag a pop fly near third base during her squad’s 10-8 loss to the Couchiching Raiders in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action on Monday night at VanJura. The Raiders improved to 11-1 with the win while […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–Mets rookie Pete Alonso has a million-dollar swing. New York’s newest slugger outlasted a worn-down Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby last night to win $1 million–nearly double his 2019 salary. Alonso somehow had enough to edge Guerrero, who […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Myles WIMBLEDON, England–Three years ago in the fourth round at Wimbledon, Canadian Milos Raonic came back from a two-sets-to-none deficit for the first time in his career to beat Belgium’s David Goffin in five sets. Yesterday, Raonic found himself on the losing side of a strikingly similar […]
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a strong thunderstorm and a low of 16 C (61 F). Tomorrow will see a shower and thunderstorms during the day. Expect a high of 21 (70) and a low of 10 (50). Thursday will be pleasant and warmer, with a high of 26 […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio An Ontario man who sexually abused his young daughter and a teenage family friend has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after a judge found he showed a lack of insight into his actions. The man, identified only as J.S., pleaded guilty […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–A city in central Ontario is calling for the return of an iconic monument to explorer Samuel de Champlain that has been a centrepiece in the city’s laid-back waterfront landscape for nearly a century. Parks Canada, which owns the structure and the land it once sat […]
The Canadian Press YELLOWKNIFE–Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou. The issue arose during public consultations on new wildlife regulations in the Northwest Territories, where First Nations and Metis depend on caribou for food. Drones are not […]
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There were four new forest fires confirmed yesterday in the region. Fort Frances fire #11 was located near Calm Lake, but has been declared out at 0.1 hectares in size. Sioux Lookout fire #29 is being observed at 0.7 ha. and is located near Petownikip Lake, approximately 57 kilometres west […]
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Asset management will be a topic of focus for town council at tonight’s meeting. Public Sector Digest (PSD) will be delivering a presentation on the 2018 Town of Fort Frances asset management plan and council has a recommendation to adopt it. During the presentation, PSD will give an overview of […]
The Canadian Press PIKANGIKUM, Ont.–For the second time in just over a month, residents of Pikangikum First Nation in northwestern Ontario are being asked to evacuate due to smoke from nearby wildfires. Officials in the remote community say vulnerable residents, including the elderly, pregnant women and those with respiratory problems […]
Jamie Mountain Klyde Laplante and Gord Watson held up their 13.47-pound Day 2 catch on Saturday afternoon at the 19th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge. The duo finished third at this year’s tourney with a two-day total of 28.55 pounds. Larry Foss and Joel Pagnac […]
