The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reconsidering Jody Wilson-Raybould’s future in the Liberal party after his former attorney general accused him, his senior staff, and the country’s top civil servant of putting her under relentless pressure to interfere in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin and refused to say […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–An incident in which a well-known comic actor nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting from a meeting of comedians sparked widespread public condemnation and prompted the reporter to take the matter to police yesterday. In a widely-seen clip, CBC’s Chris Glover is […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–An ad campaign from a group of open vaccine skeptics that briefly dotted some streets in the Toronto area represents a “very concerning” development in the ongoing fight against misinformation, Ontario’s health minister said yesterday. Christine Elliott expressed fundamental disagreement with the billboard ads paid for […]
Staff The Dryden Eagles used a three-goal outburst in the third period to pull out a 3-1 win over the visiting Muskie girls’ hockey team in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final Tuesday night. After both Muskie goalie Jersey Masson and Eagles’ netminder Hannah Zilkalns formed their versions of […]
Look for patchy clouds tonight, with an overnight low of minus-17 C (one F) and west-southwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will see a chance of light afternoon snow, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-20 (four below zero). Expect light north-northeast winds. Partly sunny […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–An Ontario court has dismissed a legal challenge from elementary teachers and a civil liberties group over the province’s sex-ed curriculum. The challenge from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association argued that changes made by the Progressive Conservative government infringed teachers’ […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer returned to Capitol Hill today for hours of closed-door questioning after publicly branding his former boss a racist and a con man who lied about business dealings in Russia and directed him to conceal extramarital relationships. Cohen was speaking privately today […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-16 C (three F) and southwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be cloudy but milder, with a high of minus-six (21) and low around minus-18 (zero). Expect west-southwest winds again gusting up to 17 km/h. Cloudy skies […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances now has a policy to address pregnancy leave or parental leave for a member of council. The policy allows mayor and councillors to take pregnancy or parental leave of their municipal duties for 20 consecutive weeks or less, making the prospect of younger […]
Dear editor, It seems inconceivable that the Ontario government would allow Resolute Forest Products to sell its Fort Frances mill for scrap rather than support a company that is willing to invest in the mill and the town of Fort Frances–and possibly provide hundreds of living wage jobs. Of course, […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service is reminding the public that working smoke alarms truly do save lives. Firefighters responded to a house fire on the 900 block of Smith Avenue here shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday. The home sustained heavy damage to the living room […]
“All of us together is wondrous” (Len-People “Come Together” lyrics) A community grows when it comes together. We’ve watched as the community of Rainy River District grew together behind the council of Fort Frances in working to have the fibre from the Crossroute Forest clearly designated for the mill at […]
