BRAMPTON, Ont. – A woman who was allegedly kidnapped over the weekend from a home west of Toronto has been located, police say. Peel Regional Police say in a tweet late Monday that Saline Ouk, 23, is safe, and that they’re still investigating. But the tweet also says that 21-year-old […]
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By Dirk Meissner
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VICTORIA – British Columbia has taken a step backwards in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the province to impose circuit breaker measures for the next three weeks to slow the rapid spread of the virus, says the provincial health officer. B.C. recorded 2,518 new COVID-19 cases over the […]
By Laura Dhillon Kane
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – American authorities are violating international law by bringing fraud charges against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that have no connection to the United States, a defence lawyer argues. Gib van Ert told a British Columbia Supreme Court judge on Monday that if Canada extradites Meng to face the charges, […]
By Joan Bryden
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per cent of respondents to the poll, conducted by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies, said they […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
COVID-19 has hit hard many sectors in northern Ontario and manufacturing is no exception. As an important sector to Canada’s economy, the government of Canada announced that is helping northern Ontario companies to modernize their processes with involves adopting new technologies, improving productivity and maintaining a highly skilled workforce. On […]
By Natali Trivuncic
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com
As of Friday morning, from the vaccine allotment the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received, 7,570 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been given. While the number of vaccinations given are continuing to rise, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the NWHU said there is still some […]
It’s that time of year again, when tree cutting services like Daryl’s Custom Landscaping are busy clearing out dead and unruly trees, to make way for spring renewal. This monster was taken down on Victoria Avenue. – Submitted photo
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A suspect being held in connection to a serious assault in downtown Fort Frances has had his charges upgraded to Attempt murder. A 30-year-old Big Grassy First Nation man has now been charged with Attempt murder. The OPP had previously charged the man with Aggravated assault […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Sales have already begun for three columbaria that were recently placed at the Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances. Prior to this purchase, Fort Frances already had three columbaria, two at the Riverview Cemetery, which have been fully sold, and one at the Fort Frances cemetery. With the installation of the […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prince Edward Island has suspended use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for those aged 18 to 29 who had appointments for shots in pharmacies. Health officials said in a brief statement the appointments are on hold pending further information expected today from Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
OTTAWA – A final report on last year’s deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot’s actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigators say Capt. Richard MacDougall tried to turn his Tutor jet and return to the Kamloops Airport where […]
By Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic’s effect on the lives of community members. “It’s almost like somebody just erased a year,” says Jim Willett, the mayor of Coutts. The world’s longest undefended border was […]
