It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Bruyere announces her passing on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Janet was born on June 12, 1942 in the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation to Mary and Stewart Jack. She worked as an […]
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Donalda (“Donni”) Ann Friesen, a resident of Grande Prairie, Alta., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 at the Prairie Lake Seniors’ Hospice at the age of 76. Donni was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Dec. 12, 1941. She was raised on a farm in Stratton, Ont. with five […]
Robert James (“Bob”) Tofte passed away on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, at the age of 86, at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Bob was born in Bergland, Ont. on March 10, 1932 to Judith (nee Westberg) and Harry Tofte. He resided in the family home his […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Chuck Armit announces his passing on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Charles William “Chuck” Armit was born on Nov. 1, 1958 to David and Bernice Armit. Chuck was raised in the north-end “Cabbage Town” with his parents and two sisters, Debbie and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gordie Shrumm announces his passing, at the age of 64, on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. Gordie was born in Emo, Ont. on Nov. 24, 1953 to Clarence and Anne Shrumm of Stratton, […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Boon Jr. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the Health Sciences Centre hospital in Winnipeg, Man. after battling prostate cancer. Pete passed away peacefully with his loving wife, Doreen, by his side. Pete leaves to mourn the love of his […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Dr. Angus Joseph MacKintosh announces his passing on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont.–with his loving wife of 54 years and members of his family by his side. He was born as the fifth of […]
Brainerd, Mn. is a small city, a little bit bigger than Fort Frances and Kenora, but it is one of the epicenters for the fishing community in North America. Back in the 1970s, Al and Ron Lindner, two brothers from Chicago, moved to Brainerd because of its proximity to countless […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–About 6,000 Canada Post employees in Montreal have walked off the job, along with postal workers in several other cities as ongoing rotating strikes continue across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the Montreal walkout began at 10:30 p.m. (local time) yesterday, joining several […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The family of an Ontario First Nation chief who was a vocal advocate for a community plagued by a mercury-contaminated river on Friday called for an inquest into his death, saying it was needed to shed light on the illness he grappled with for years. Those […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Booed out of their own building at the end of an embarrassing 9-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last week, the Calgary Flames had a decision to make–feel sorry for themselves or recommit to their defensive structure. Choosing the latter has paid immediate dividends. Sean Monahan […]
The Associated PressGenaro C. Armas MILWAUKEE–No Giannis Antetokounmpo, no problem for the Milwaukee Bucks. With the way they’re shooting from the three-point line, the Bucks look like they can beat just about anybody in the NBA. Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 19 points as the Bucks cruised without the injured […]
