Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a low of seven C (45 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and warm. Expect a high of 24 (75) and a low of eight (46). Thursday will be sunny and pleasant with a high of 22 (72) and a low of 10 […]
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The Canadian Press CALGARY–This year’s midway menu at the Calgary Stampede includes ice pops made from pickle juice, deep-fried chicken skin and octopus deep-fried or in a lollipop. The 10-day festival celebrating the cowboy life tries to outdo itself each year in its culinary offerings. “I keep pushing people’s tastebuds […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is establishing an agency to oversee mental health and addictions care across the province in a bid to improve access to treatment. The government said yesterday that the new agency–dubbed the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence–would act as a “central engine” for care oversight, […]
The Canadian Press NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.–An Ontario man who tried to smuggle a bag full of medicinal leeches into Canada has been fined $15,000. The federal government says Ippolit Bodounov, of Niagara Falls, Ont., pleaded guilty last week to violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International […]
Sam Odrowski The Grade 11 and 12s from Lee Anne Hines music class at Fort High performed for St. Francis School students at the Townshend Theatre yesterday afternoon. The band played classic numbers from blockbuster films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, and Lion King.
The Associated Press NAMCHE, Nepal–Nepal’s reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said. During the short period this season when the weather was clear enough to attempt the […]
The Associated PressLindsey Tanner Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a decade, average daily sitting time increased by roughly an hour, to about eight hours for U.S. teens […]
From the MNRF
There was one new forest fire confirmed in the region by yesterday afternoon. Red Lake fire #8 is being held at 0.5 hectares and is located in Pikangikum First Nation. The forest fire hazard is moderate to high in the far north of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Nipigon districts. […]
Marc Stuempfle Four-year-old Alex Matichuk enjoyed a stretcher ride during a barbecue for the public at the ambulance base in Atikokan on Saturday–an event to kick off “Paramedic Services Week.” This year’s theme is “Celebrating Successes” wth the aim being to promote careers in paramedicine and educate the public on […]
Ken Kellar Eliza Kawulia, left, Ashlee Homer and Whitney Williamson ran the Robert Moore School Animal Club booth outside the Fort Frances Curling Club as part of the third-annual Spring Market on Saturday. The club was selling cat toys, dog treats and iced tea to raise money to support ringed […]
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Mayor June Caul voiced her concerns around residents, business owners, and visitors not feeling comfortable or safe in Fort Frances during yesterday evening’s council meeting. Over the last year she said the town has been plagued with a higher volume of transients and people suffering addictions which has greatly impacted […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower BOSTON–The Blues spent most of the past week saying how they couldn’t afford to allow the Bruins to pile up power-play opportunities in the Stanley Cup Final. That plan–and St. Louis’ defensive discipline–slowly fell apart in their 4-2 loss in Game 1 last night. With the […]
