OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Toronto this morning. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is expected to thank Canada for its support of his country, while also pressing for more help in the form of weapons and money. Canada has contributed billions […]
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By Dan Ralph
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Eugene Lewis welcomes being the face of the Edmonton Elks’ franchise. Edmonton made a huge splash when it landed the all-star American receiver Feb. 14, the first day of CFL free agency. Lewis signed a two-year deal reportedly worth $320,000 annually, which would make him the league’s highest-paid non-quarterback. And […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – U.S. government officials spent the weekend briefing impacted allies and partners, including Canada, following reports detailing a leak of sensitive U.S. intelligence about Russia’s war with Ukraine and its potential ramifications. The trove of documents reportedly included an assessment of claims that Russian-backed hackers managed back in February […]
By Simon Sherry
Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. We are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are more depressed, suicidal, anxious and lonely than ever before. Depression rates among teens have been increasing since […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay, Ont. — A partnership between Supercom Industries LP and TBT Engineering is augmenting rail safety in Northwestern Ontario with a device called a Spring Drain or S-Drain. In 2020, inventor Gord Maki, a geotechnical engineer with TBT Engineering, designed and patented the S-Drain that can stabilize railbeds in […]
By Cindy Tran
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The morning Greg Ritchie died, he was on his way to the grocery store to purchase cake mix in an effort to cheer up his brother and sister-in-law. Chantel Ritchie, his sister-in-law, said it was a tradition of theirs to bake together. The three, who lived together, had been having […]
By David Fraser
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it […]
By Mickey Djuric
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff from testifying about foreign interference. Throughout February and March, government members of the procedure and House affairs committee […]
By Richard Lachman, Director, Zone Learning & Associate Professor, Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
In American writer Mark Twain’s autobiography, he quotes — or perhaps misquotes — former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli as saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” In a marvellous leap forward, artificial intelligence combines all three in a tidy little package. ChatGPT, and other […]
By Dan Ralph
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is petitioning for Simon Fraser University’s football program to be allowed to continue in Canada. On Thursday, Simon Fraser president Joy Johnston announced the school was discontinuing its football program effective immediately because it had nowhere to play following this year. Simon Fraser was slated to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
New Zealand defeated Argentina 19-17 Sunday to win the HSBC Singapore Sevens and become the first men’s team to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The news was not so good for the Canadian men, who finished 14th and face relegation with two events remaining in Toulouse, France, and London. […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The application process is well underway for the next batch of Moffat Family Fund hopefuls, and the mayor of Fort Frances says he’s encouraged by the turnout. At the last full meeting of the Town of Fort Frances council on Monday, March 27, 2023, mayor Andrew Hallikas delivered a verbal […]
