Staff The Fort Frances Age Friendly Committee is hoping to create drop-off areas in downtown Fort Frances where older adults can be dropped off and picked up safely. Following up on its 2017-2020 action plan, the committee has reviewed the issue and is recommending to town council that two drop-off […]
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The Associated Press LONDON–The remains of a noted Royal Navy explorer who led the first known circumnavigation of Australia have been found by archeologists excavating a burial ground where a railway station is planned. The archeologists identified the remains of Capt. Matthew Flinders by the lead plate placed on top […]
The Associated PressJosh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif.–Sidney Crosby now has one more reason to have good memories of the “Shark Tank.” Crosby had two goals and three assists to win the all-star MVP while Henrik Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division to a 10-5 victory over […]
Staff The town once again will get funds to help run its handi-van and “Dial-A-Ride” programs. In a written report from Community Services manager Jason Kabel, he indicated Fort Frances has benefitted from the Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) Dedicated Gas Tax Funds Program by receiving annual funding to subsidize public […]
Jamie Mountain Tarran Enge turned on the jets as he skated the puck across the Dryden Paper Kings’ blueline during the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ 11-5 win in the final of their annual home tournament yesterday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Canadians compiled a perfect 5-0 record […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane BURNABY, B.C.–Jagmeet Singh often starts conversations with Burnaby South residents by asking a question: “I want to take on the government in Ottawa. What do you need me to do?” Singh has lacked a voice in Parliament since he became NDP leader in the fall of […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SAN DIEGO–Justin Rose missed a short birdie putt that felt like another bogey. His three-shot lead was down to one through six holes of the Farmers Insurance Open–and the biggest battle was trying not to panic. That’s when he scratched a line on his scorecard after […]
Staff Bus issues for both teams forced the postponement of the Lakers’ home-and-home series against the Dryden GM Ice Dogs that had been scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights. Make-up dates for each will be announced by the SIJHL once they are finalized. The fifth-place Lakers (12-21-1-1) resume action tomorrow […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich MELBOURNE, Australia–Novak Djokovic was so good, so relentless, so flawless, that Rafael Nadal never stood a chance. Djokovic reduced one of the greats of the game to merely another out-classed opponent–just a guy, really–and one so out of sorts that Nadal even whiffed on one of […]
Duane Hicks Members of 116th Independent Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery, led by battery commander Maj. Jon Baker, trekked across the field north of the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday afternoon. Reservists were put to the test in the extreme cold, practising use of the Arctic tent, […]
Jamie Mountain It may have been cold outside but the competition inside the Ice For Kids Arena was heating up Saturday afternoon. Here, Montana Plasky gracefully performed her routine during the women’s Gold Interpretive event at the Fort Frances FREEZE Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club.
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A youth facing terrorism charges was scheduled to make a brief appearance in a Kingston, Ont. court via video link this afternoon. The RCMP charged the youth last week, saying the person–who cannot be identified–tried to persuade someone to plant a bomb. A second individual, who came […]
