Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) board member, Paul Ryan, left and CEO Marilyn Herbacz delivered a presentation on the transformation of public health in the midst of provincial changes during the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s (RRDMA) Annual General Meeting on Saturday at the Devlin Hall. Around 50 municipal leaders, councils […]
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The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK–Kobe Bryant authored some of his most memorable moments at Madison Square Garden and made himself a centerpiece of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry. Bryant was remembered for that and so much more Sunday after the five-time NBA champion, his teenage daughter and seven others were killed […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport’s Olympic debut this summer The panel convened by the International Canoe Federation made the decision after it accepted that the 11-time world champion did […]
The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Kobe Bryant was “an outstanding and true Olympic champion,” IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. The basketball great, who was killed in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles on Sunday, helped the United States win Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games and […]
A photo of a cheque donation to the Fort Frances Family Centre on A5 of last week’s Times incorrectly stated the donation was made on behalf of the Emo Food Bank. The funds were sourced from the Emo Thrift Shop, which generates its revenue through clothing sales. All money donated […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who has been living and working for about five […]
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Kenora-Rainy River MPP, Greg Rickford issued a statement yesterday regarding the teachers strike.“While parents in Kenora-Rainy River are frustrated by teacher union escalation every few years, it is unacceptable that union leaders would ramp up strike action and make families across the province scramble for childcare,” Rickford said. “We recognize […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will see a chance of flurries during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of minus-four (25) with a low of -11 (12). Saturday will have a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A national health advocacy group says higher taxes on vaping products in Ontario would combat rising use among teenagers and create a revenue stream to tackle the costs of addiction. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has asked Premier Doug Ford’s government to include a […]
The Fort Frances Public Library’s Sam Manty, front right, led a group of moms and babies through fun songs and actions during the Library’s weekly “Baby Time” this morning. Baby Time runs each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and features a number of stories, rhymes and songs to […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Canada’s prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community whose overrepresentation in federal custody is second only to Indigenous people’s. The Correctional Service of Canada has begun to study the black inmate population more closely and track the associated data, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent their elected officials a clear message to do better and they have to take that seriously. He […]
