The Associated PressDoug Ferguson The British Open will not be played this year for the first time since 1945, with the R&A choosing to play golf’s oldest championship next year at Royal St. George’s and move the 150th Open at St. Andrews to 2022. It was a major piece of […]
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The Canadian Press OSHAWA, Ont. — Public health officials say six COVID-19 patients at a long-term care home in Oshawa, Ont., have died. Glendene Collins of the Durham Region Health Department says 21 others at Hillsdale Terraces Long-Term Care home are confirmed to have the novel coronavirus. Durham Region has […]
Press Release TORONTO- on Friday, the Ontario government released extensive COVID-19 modelling, revealing several scenarios that project the potential number of cases and deaths. In doing so, the province is providing the public with full transparency about the consequences should everyone but non-essential workers fail to stay home and practise […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is acknowledging that Canada has been having problems with incomplete or non-existent deliveries of critical supplies for its fight against COVID-19 – and he’s singling out the United States in particular. Under persistent questioning Monday, Trudeau admitted that shipments coming into […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Police in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they have re-arrested an accused murderer who the province says was mistakenly released from a local jail. Investigators say they found and arrested 22-year-old Kareem Zedan in the city at about 2 p.m. on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner The NFL is gearing up for a normal season and playoffs–with two additional wild-card teams in the Super Bowl chase. NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the playoffs by one team in each conference for a total of 14 next season as they continue to […]
-John Cox photo The Cox kids have mastered social distancing. Arthur, Annabelle, Edward Cox enjoyed some ice fishing on Saturday. If you have pictures of your family self-isolating and socially distancing, send them in, to be featured in upcoming
United Church minister Schalk Naude made a phyical distance-safe pull of the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club “Trip of the Month” draw for April at International Travel yesterday morning. Shane and Debbie Svoboda were the winners of the April draw, a trip to Cayo Coco, Cuba, valued […]
On Thursday, April 2, the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced two new positive COVID-19 test results for the District. One new case is reported in Dryden, and another new case in Sioux Lookout. More information about these two new cases will be provided later today. The previous most recent case […]
The Associated PressStephen Hawkins Rangers veteran Shin-Soo Choo is helping out financially strapped minor league players with the season on hold, giving $1,000 each to 191 of them who are in the Texas organization. Choo said yesterday that he remembers the financial struggles when he was in the minors. The […]
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Open air burning is not permitted. Our current BYLAW 27/12 requires a fire permit for any open-air burning associated with burning wood, brush, leaves and grass. The Fire Code, Ontario Regulation 213/07, as amended, and BYLAW 27/12 gives the Chief Fire Official the authority to NOT APPROVE any OPEN-AIR BURNING, […]
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The Fort Frances Times is looking for help from the community to celebrate and recognize International Day of Pink taking place on April 8. We want to make our paper as pink as possible to support Day of Pink and fight back against bullying towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Send us […]
