TORONTO – Ontario’s hotly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine booking system launched Monday for those aged 80 and up, with thousands logging on within minutes. The online booking system went live at 8 a.m., and the site showed more than 8,000 people in the queue for an appointment a few minutes later, […]
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The Canadian Mental Health Association is urging Ontario to prioritize the sector in its upcoming budget as a new poll suggests the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded residents’ already fragile emotional well-being. The plea comes after the third round of polling from the association’s Ontario branch, which […]
Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts on Sunday, amid what Canada’s chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam said health officials are observing a rise in new infections after several weeks of levelling off. […]
VANCOUVER – The conduct of Canadian police and border officers is expected to face scrutiny in British Columbia Supreme Court this week as hearings resume in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Three weeks of arguments in Meng’s case are scheduled to begin today, including allegations that her […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL – The federal and Quebec governments are announcing $100 million for an electric vehicle battery plant for the Montreal-area company Lion Electric. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault made the announcement today at Montreal’s downtown convention centre. Trudeau says it’s a priority for […]
By Frank JordansTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN – Germany on Monday became the biggest country in Europe to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients, though the company and European regulators said there is no evidence the shot is to blame. The country’s […]
By Steve Karnowski And Amy ForlitiTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS – An attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death said Monday that he’s “gravely concerned” that the announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family makes it impossible for his client to get a fair […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY – Brendan Bottcher knew it would require a near-flawless performance to deny Kevin Koe a fifth career title at the Canadian men’s curling championship. He was just about perfect Sunday night to finally end a three-year silver streak at the Tim Hortons Brier. Bottcher shot 97 […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – The Senators were awaiting word Monday on the condition of injured goaltender Matt Murray. The 26-year-old Murray suffered an upper-body injury in the warmup prior to Sunday’s game against Toronto. “We’re waiting on the trainers to let me know at this point,” Ottawa coach D.J. […]
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The Government of Ontario announced that the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) area will be moving to the Red–Control level of the COVID-19 Response Framework as of March 15, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. There has been an increase in cases across the region and the health unit urges residents to take […]
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All COVID-19 tests that come back positive are screened for variants of concern. This morning, Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) was informed that two COVID-19 cases in our region have come back positive for the UK variant. The two cases are unrelated to one another. One case is in the Fort […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances council had their first biweekly meeting of March on Monday. During the meeting, three letters submitted concerning the renaming of Colonization Road were referred to the Planning & Development Executive Committee for inclusion in the collection of comments on renaming Colonization Road. Sorting Gap Marina Council approved […]
