It’s clear the Liberals’ surprise surge from third-party status to majority government in Monday’s federal election wasn’t so much a case of “Trudeaumania II” but an overwhelming desire to vote out Stephen Harper’s Conservatives after almost a decade in power. Still, one cannot discount the effect that Mr. Trudeau’s personality […]
Editorials
Twin suicide bombings at a “peace” rally in Turkey over the weekend killed dozens and injured scores more. In countless other countries, people have to brave death threats in order to cast a ballot—if they even are allowed to vote at all. Here in Canada, election campaigns are not marred […]
Many community events that have been around for 17 years often exhibit signs of getting tired or simply being the same-old, same-old. Not so with the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual fundraising dinner—and all because of the amazing efforts of its Special Events committee. Always working tirelessly year in […]
Town council’s annual call for public input into its budget process typically is greeted by the proverbial sound of crickets chirping. That wasn’t the case this year, however, as about a half-dozen groups either wrote letters or stepped to the podium to make requests for council to mull in 2016. […]
The local “Terry Fox Run” has seen its ups and downs over the years, but the fact it has continued for 35 years is an amazing testament to not only the generosity of district residents but also the efforts of those who have taken on the task to organize it. […]
Granted, the sampling size is small but of the 284 respondents to the Times’ weekly web poll as of late this morning, one-quarter said they are “totally” paying attention to the federal election so far. Almost half (46 percent) said they were “somewhat” paying attention while less than one-third of […]
Canada was in a technical recession for the first six months of this year. However, in the month of June, the economy grew, beginning to pull the Canadian economy out of recession. It was the government, under the Conservatives, which passed legislation that said two consecutive quarters of negative growth […]
No doubt there will be plenty of local viewers, particularly those who are personal friends with the Shotgun Exploration crew, when Season 2 of “Fool’s Gold” debuts Tuesday, Sept. 8 on Discovery. And if the popularity of Season 1 is any indication, which included being picked up in several countries […]
The focus certainly has been on the athletic achievements of local and former residents of late—highlighted by Saturday night’s inaugural induction banquet for the new Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame and, of course, “Duncan Keith Day” back on Aug. 1. But the recent efforts of local young people—far from […]
Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) yesterday. The plan will be phased in over time. It will not be fully implemented until 2020. Benefits will begin being paid out in 2022. This was Wynne’s election issue and comes with opposition from the governing federal Conservatives. Polls […]
An 11-week election campaign? A bad dream, right? Alas, no. Sure, by making the campaign official, rules (enforceable ones) are now in place that govern everything from party spending to third-party advertising. But just what has Prime Minister Stephen Harper really set in motion by unleashing the longest election campaign […]
Fort Frances is set to roll out the red carpet on Saturday to welcome back Duncan Keith—along with his travelling companions known as the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy. As everyone here well knows, Duncan got his hockey start with the Times’ Tigers back in the 1990-91 season and […]
