It’s been a bumpy ride for merchants at the Rainy Lake Square, but the rest of the summer should be smooth sailing. The Fort Frances Business Improvement Area (BIA) is footing the $1200 insurance bill, which will allow merchants to sell their wares free of charge at the Rainy Lake […]
Daily Headlines
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
The Lake of the Woods District Hospital is using a new system of having nurse practitioners help relieve pressure in the emergency department. The Fast Track Clinic had a soft launch in May, with an official opening earlier this month. According to the hospital, the new system works by assessing […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Is it shaping up to be another bad summer for blue-green algae blooms on popular lakes in northern Ontario? Blue-green algae, which can be toxic for humans, animals and fish, used to be mainly the bane of southern Ontario waterways. But one could be forgiven for thinking the poisonous scourge […]
By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Cody Genaille is taking another step up the hockey coaching ladder. In accepting a Junior A head coaching position, Genaille, a member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba, will move about nine hours away from his current home, and will leave the majority of his family members behind. Genaille, who […]
Staff
The City of Kenora is taking on community wellness full force, by hiring a designated Community Safety and Well-Being Coordinator. Kenora’s administration has announced the role will be filled by Eric Shih, effective July 17. That’s a name that may be familiar to Times readers; Shih has spent the last […]
By Tyler Moffitt
Town of Fort Frances Chief Fire Official
Town of Fort Frances Chief Fire Official
I would like to thank all residents and visitors to the Town of Fort Frances for adhering to the Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ), which took effect on June 1, 2023. Well done! The RESTRICTED FIRE ZONE (FIRE BAN) is still in effect in the Town of Fort Frances and applies […]
Dungeons and Dragons – Join the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre today- Thursday, June 22 – at 5 pm for D&D: Onslaught! Players choose a faction and skirmish with their friends in this combat miniatures game! Rules, maps, and miniatures provided. Absolutely no Dungeons and Dragons experience is required! […]
By Judy Owen
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Veteran receiver Drew Wolitarsky is confident his Winnipeg Blue Bombers won’t be shut out by the visiting B.C. Lions on Thursday. The Lions blanked the Edmonton Elks 22-0 last week en route to a 2-0 season start, but Winnipeg is also 2-0 scoring a combined 87 points in those two […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The search intensified Thursday for a small submersible lost in the depths of the North Atlantic Ocean as the oxygen supply for the five people trapped inside the vessel was believed to be in its final hours. Two more remotely operated vehicles dived into the water Thursday morning to join […]
By Will Weissert
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he’s running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican front-runner. Hurd, 45, served three terms in the House through January 2021, becoming the chamber’s only […]
By Jonel Aleccia
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells, their first comment was “Eww.” Their second comment was: “How does it taste?” The short answer (you’ve probably heard this sentence before in other contexts): Tastes like chicken. The longer answer, which […]
By Marlon Gonzalez
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Authorities in Honduras began to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women’s prison in recent memory. Some of the bodies were so badly burned they need genetic testing or dental studies to identify, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman […]
