TORONTO – More than 700 Ontario pharmacies are joining the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the province races to slow to spread of the virus. Government officials announced Sunday that the move will rapidly expand availability of the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 55 and over this week. With the new […]
Ken Kellar
Ken Kellar is a reporter who was born and raised in Fort Frances. After spending several years in various parts of the country for school and work, Ken returned home to join the Fort Frances Times in 2019. He has an Advanced Diploma in Print & Broadcast Journalism from Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, and has contributed to the Humber Etcetera, Humber Daily News and CityNews Toronto (formerly 680News).
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OTTAWA – A new report shows Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019, the same year Ottawa established a national price on carbon. The national inventory report filed each April to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change says in 2019, the country’s emissions were 730 million tonnes […]
By Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski And Tammy Webber
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MINNEAPOLIS – The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defence request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest in a suburb just outside Minneapolis. The request came from the attorney for former Minneapolis […]
By Dan Ralph
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season. A source confirmed talks are ongoing. The source was granted anonymity because the league and federal government have not divulged details of the talks. The two sides […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS Trade deadline day in the NHL has started with the Boston Bruins acquiring one of the top rentals on the market. The banged-up Bruins landed Taylor Hall in a trade with the last-place Buffalo Sabres reached early today. The Bruins also added checking line forward Curtis Lazar, […]
By Joe Reedy
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings traded forward Jeff Carter to the Pittsburgh Penguins late Sunday night for a pair of conditional draft picks. Kings Vice-President and General Manager Rob Blake said the franchise will have a conditional third-round selection in the 2022 NHL draft and a conditional fourth-round […]
By Giuseppe Valiante
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers before dozens of them started fires and damaged property in the city’s old quarter. Police responded with tear gas in a bid to control the crowd, […]
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Ontario is reporting 4,401 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 15 new deaths due to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 1,282 new cases in Toronto, 772 in Peel Region, 564 in York Region, 339 in Ottawa and 224 in Durham. The province says it has conducted […]
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OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says he will vote against a bill brought forward by a member of his caucus that aims to ban so-called “sex-selective abortions.” O’Toole says he support a woman’s right to choose and will personally vote against the private member’s bill from Saskatchewan MP Cathay […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
A new report is suggesting there’s a new way to organize and govern the larger unincorporated areas in the province’s northern regions. Released by the Northern Policy Institute (NPI) last month, the report, titled “Time to Reorganize: Why Northern Ontario Should Follow BC’s Lead in Local Governance” was written by […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s been a difficult year for musicians and performers across the globe. Doubly so for the younger ones among them, who have seen traditional outlets for their abilities like talent shows, Christmas concerts and high school musicals being postponed or outright cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 restrictions […]
By Ken Kellar
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
kkellar@fortfrances.com
It’s a win – if only a temporary one – for those who are fighting to keep northern Minnesota and the Rainy River Watershed Basin’s waters free from polluting mine by-products. In a release published on March 22, 2021, which is also recognized as World Water Day, the Save The […]
