The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s environmental commissioner issued dire warnings yesterday about the “frightening” state of climate policy in the province as she delivered her office’s last report. The Progressive Conservative government announced last fall that it was eliminating the office of the environmental commissioner and merging its functions with […]
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The Associated PressRachel D’Oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska–Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. died without anyone knowing that he and four other long-deceased Alaska Natives had used their Tlingit language to outsmart the Japanese during World War II. Now, they finally are being hailed in their home state for their life-saving efforts as […]
The Canadian Press A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said yesterday. York Regional Police said Wanzhen Lu spent only a brief […]
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A new report received by town council at its regular meeting Monday night shows how much the former mayor and councillors were paid in 2018, as well as their conference expenses. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sat on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local Police Services […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The CEO of Ontario Power Generation was the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province last year, topping a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more. The so-called “Sunshine List” released yesterday, which now includes more than 151,000 people, shows Jeff Lyash made more than $1.7 […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and west winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see a chance of afternoon showers, with a high of two (35) and low around minus-12 (10). Expect west-southwest winds gusting up to 28 km/h. Mostly […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–The owner of the transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash has admitted he did not follow provincial and federal safety rules in the months leading up to the collision. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking was not in court yesterday when his […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–Six years later, the Dell Technologies Match Play was all too familiar for Tiger Woods. He was on the cusp of losing his fourth-straight hole yesterday when Woods poured in a 10-foot par putt while Aaron Wise three-putted from 30 feet. Just like that, momentum […]
Duane Hicks
The town’s water treatment plant remained a top-notch operation for another year, scoring near perfect on its recent Ministry of Environment (MoE) inspection report. Every year by March 31, the town must submit to the MoE a drinking water systems annual report, also known as a Schedule 22, Coun. Rick […]
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With the 18th-annual “Relay for Life” in Fort Frances now less three months away, preparations are well underway. The event will take place on Saturday, June 22 from 2-11 p.m. at Point Park. Organizing committee chair Anneda Chabot noted “Relay” has evolved over the years, going from a 12-hour event […]
Sam Odrowski St. Francis students Samantha Halliday, left, and Marie-Mai Langevin taught staff and fellow students about their solar oven science project during the school’s science fair last Wednesday. The pair placed second overall in the intermediate division and now will have the opportunity to compete at the regional science […]
Sam Odrowski
After a 10-year hiatus, a science fair has returned to St. Francis School. About 20 students participated last Wednesday, with projects covering all of the sciences from chemistry to biology to physics. “I hope that the students kind of learn from each other about the variety that’s available in science […]
