The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The United Nations is urging Canada to help ease Mexico’s refugee burden by helping resettle some of the most vulnerable of its new arrivals, including women, children and LGBTQ people. Mexico is feeling the squeeze from an unprecedented exodus of people fleeing Central American countries and […]
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Jamie Mountain Rustin Chartier, left, was all smiles as he proudly showed off the walleye that he caught with his uncle, Riley Caul, during the “Kids Gone Fishing” event Thursday afternoon that kicked off the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic.
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government is now reviewing recommendations from its special adviser on alcohol as it looks at making changes to the system. Ken Hughes, a former MP and Alberta cabinet minister, delivered his report Friday to Finance Minister Vic Fedeli on ways to improve consumer choice […]
Ken Kellar Diana McGhee, left, partnership specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), speaks with Lane Sargeant about the Stewardship Youth Ranger–Ogimaa Binesiiyog Program at the career symposium held at Fort Frances High School on Thursday as part of Indigenous Education week. The program is a collaboration […]
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A larger financial burden is going to be shifted from the province onto municipalities as the Ontario government moves forward with its restructuring of health care services. The local impact of going from 35 local public health units to 10 regional ones will be outlined by staff from Northwestern Health […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has backed down on retroactive funding cuts to municipalities after sustained pressure from local leaders, who warned of devastating impacts to public health, child care and ambulance services. Municipalities had been pushing back hard against the funding cuts, which were announced after […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Officials say a four-year-old boy who was hospitalized after a hit-and-run is in life-threatening condition, following incorrect reports from Toronto police that the boy had died. Police have said that the boy was struck by a motorcycle that fled the scene yesterday afternoon in the city’s east […]
From the MNRF
There were no new fires over the weekend, and no active fires in the region at present. Widespread precipitation and cool temperatures have resulted in a low fire hazard across the Northwest Region with the exception of the far north portions of the Red Lake sector where hazard conditions are […]
Ken Kellar Grade 11 student Samantha Stone posed with her co-op display “Between the Lines” at Fort Frances High School’s Co-op Display Day. Stone did her co-op with Mrs. Daley’s Grade 9 English class, and centered her display around poetry. Visitors to her booth learned about different forms of poetry […]
Patti McTavish looked through some of the 3,000 plants that were on display at the seventh and final “Marzie Days” fundraiser in Burris on Saturday. The plant sale each year has raised money for the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in Winnipeg where event organizer Barb Redford’s granddaughter, who is special needs, […]
Jamie Mountain Dan Pollard hoisted up a walleye that was part of he and his son Josh’s 8.91-pound Day 2 haul that made them the champs of the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic over the weekend. After back-to-back years of finishing as the runners-up to Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbins, the […]
Ken Kellar Michel Bénac of “Le Groupe Swing” played to a jam-packed house at the Townshend Theatre on Friday afternoon. The Juno nominated and Trille Or award-winning francophone trio was at the high school to play their energetic music, a blend of French-Canadian folk and American pop, for students from […]
