The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A new report says federal spending on child care has eased costs in a handful of cities countrywide when the cash was used to reduce fees. The annual report on child-care fees from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives noted steeper-than-expected declines in a few cities […]
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Tuesday was a great night for Fort Frances hockey. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was busy trying to secure their trip to the all-Ontarios on the other side of the Memorial Sports Centre against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the third-and-deciding game of the NorWOSSA final, the […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA–The Trudeau government, provincial premiers and Canadian business leaders awoke this morning to address the fallout for Canada of President Donald Trump’s decision to slam America’s door shut to most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe. Trump’s drastic step came in response to an accelerating […]
Jamie Mountain Mathieu Harrold of the Fort Frances Lakers and Jacob Brown of the Thunder Bay North Stars tried to get the better of one another during a first-period faceoff in the Lakers’ 6-5 overtime win on Tuesday night in SIJHL action at the Ice For Kids Arena. The win […]
Tonight will be cloudy with flurries and a low of -10 C (14 F). Tomorrow will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries during the day before clearing overnight with a high of minus-six (21) and a low of -21 (six below). Saturday will bring a mix of sun […]
Submitted The Muskie girls’ curling team compiled a 4-1 record through round robin play before pulling out a dramatic 4-3 win in a tiebreaker, to claim the gold medal at the NWOSSAA championships in Longlac. Pictured here with their medals, from left to right, are Ashley Payne, Jillian Cousineau, Anna […]
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It was a long road trip that was worth its weight in gold. NWOSSAA gold, that is. The Fort Frances-based rink of skip Ashley Payne, third Jillian Cousineau, second Daffni Chabot, lead Lauren Penney and fifth Anna Peters had their nearly week-long journey finally end on Tuesday afternoon with them […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–While much of the sports world was going into lockdown due to COVID-19, FIFA was in Toronto on Thursday planning for the future. A FIFA delegation met with Canada Soccer and representatives from Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto -the three Canadian candidate host cities for the 2026 […]
Registration for the 2020 Youth Soccer season will begin with the first round of registrations on March 10, 11 and 12 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. The second round of registrations will take place March 24, 25 and 26. Coaches, assistant coaches, and youth officials […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit has declared a Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care. All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities are cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to immediate family members and caregivers only. Riverside is once again urging people to […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones The first case of COVID-19 has appeared in northern Ontario, in a Sudbury man. He had attended the Prospector’s and Developers Convention before falling ill. The Northwestern Health Unit is asking anyone who was at that conference, who develops symptoms, to self-isolate and contact the NWHU. […]
Riverside Health Care in conjunction with the Northwestern Public Health Unit have identified Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as the main viral organism of the current Respiratory Outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care declared on March 4, 2020. Riverside warns the public that RSV is the most common cause of viral […]
