-Photo submitted by MaryAnn Laevens Daniel Jr. Laevens holds up one of many fish caught on a weekend catch and release fishing trip with his dad, Daniel Laevens. How have you and your family been spending your time this summer? Take a picture and send it to us, so we […]
News
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 114 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus. There were also 73 cases newly marked as resolved in today’s report. The total number of cases now stands at 42,309, which includes 2,811 deaths and 38,277 cases marked […]
By Osobe Waberi The Canadian Press TORONTO – Back in early March, as Ontario’s colleges and universities scrambled to prepare for government shut-down orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ilene Sova packed up as many art supplies as she could in anticipation of the months of isolation that would follow. Sova, […]
By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – School boards need to pick up the pace of air quality improvements as schools reopen this fall, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday, urging them not to move “on government time” as they rush to spend millions in funding allocated earlier this […]
The replacement of a fire hydrant on Williams Ave. prompted a precautionary water advisory for area residents. The water isn’t unsafe, but its status is unknown.
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The fire hydrant at 1024 Williams Ave is being replaced. Residents living in affected areas were issued a drinking water advisory as a precautionary measure due to the work on the water distribution system. Craig Miller, the environmental superintendent for the Town of Fort Frances, said an advisory does not […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a low of 13 C (55 F). Tomorrow will be mainly sunny with a chance of showers overnight and a high of 23 (73) with a low of 15 (59). Friday will be cloudy with a chance of showers […]
By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario has released new guidance to parents and educators to help prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, including provisions that will not require ill students to take a test for the virus before returning to class. Premier Doug Ford announced the […]
-Ken Kellar photo Myron Medicine, left, received a backpack for his kids from Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote this morning as part of the organization’s efforts to help those in need. The Salvation Army prepared 50 backpacks full of school supplies for families who might be in […]
By James McCarten The Canadian Press WASHINGTON – Canadians believe the COVID-19 crisis has brought their country together, while Americans blame the pandemic for worsening their cultural and political divide, a new international public opinion survey suggests. Fully two-thirds of Canadian respondents to the Pew Research Center study released Thursday […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 118 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death related to the coronavirus. The total number of cases now stands at 41,813, which includes 2,803 deaths and 37,940 cases marked as resolved. There were 77 cases newly marked as resolved in today’s […]
Merna Emara
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Residents in northwestern Ontario are observing the indoor mandatory mask-wearing policy, according to Dr. Kit Young-Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit.Young-Hoon said the health unit is not aware of anything confrontational that has happened, and that they are happy to report that most businesses have no […]
