By Gordon Cameron
Executive Director
Ontario Community Newspapers Association

Did you read the one about the German court reporter who was convicted of abusing children, conning widowers and escaping from a psychiatric hospital? Likely not, as no human editor would ever confuse the writer of an article with people he was writing about. However, Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence Copilot system […]

By Dr Marcus Powlowski
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River

The last week has been a tough one for residents of the Fort Frances-Rainy River area, particularly so for the elderly, and those with underlying health problems. First there was the news that, due to the paramedic shortage, the Emo ambulance station was being temporarily closed. Then came the news […]

Here’s what our write-in respondents said about our last poll topic: No. I published my Interpersonal Communication videos on TikTok and I flunked out but it had a positive impact on the community. No. What has harmed these kids is the political agenda pushed on them by teachers. It’s up […]

By Megan Walchuk

Mothers come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. Staff at the Fort Frances Times were lucky enough to have a mother right in the office every day. Del Cumming was a warm and nurturing mother figure for generations of staff […]

Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

Yesterday was my last official day of work as a reporter for the Fort Frances Times, so I wanted to take this opportunity to try and capture how much my time here has meant to me. For the longest time, writing has been a form of self exploration and a […]