The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that […]
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The Canadian PressStephanie Marin LEVIS, Que. – Hours after an emotional funeral for two Quebec sisters found dead following an Amber Alert earlier this month, provincial police announced they believed they’d found the body of their missing father. Police said in a social media post late Monday that they found […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont. – A flight bound for Hamilton had to make an unexpected detour to Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sunday in order to deal with what police describe as an unruly passenger. Thunder Bay Police say the incident began as the Swoop Airlines flight was making […]
The Canadian Press VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an “enormous step” to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal use. In a letter sent Monday to the prime minister, John Horgan says people in B.C. are experiencing […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 203 new cases of COVID-19today, the highest number recorded for several weeks, as well as one new death related to the virus. The total number of cases now stands at 37,942, which includes 2,753 deaths and 33,605 resolved cases. There were 92 […]
The Canadian Press The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on July 21, 2020: There are 111,124 confirmed cases in Canada. – Quebec: 57,616 confirmed (including 5,657 deaths, 50,190 resolved) – Ontario: 37,739 confirmed (including 2,752 deaths, 33,513 resolved) – Alberta: 9,587 confirmed (including […]
Lauri Kangas Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) was discovered by the Neowise space telescope. It will be closest to our planet on the evening of July 22 (“perigee”), when it will be 103.5 million km away. Astronomers estimate the diameter of the comet nucleus at approximately 5 km. It won’t return for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO – Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the waitlist for child autism services in the province grew to 27,600 children last year. The Financial Accountability Officer says the increase came as the province shifted funding for behavioural therapy programs. The changes announced by Premier Doug Ford’s government in […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British researchers first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of […]
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At 9:22 a.m. on Sunday July 19, the OPP were dispatched to a report of a person not awake and not breathing by Kenora Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the 200 block of First Street South. Kenora OPP attended immediately and assisted EMS but the person was pronounced dead at […]
Press Release
The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to announce that effective July 17 we are in the process of a beginning a phased re-opening as a part of Stage 3. During this re-opening, the Town of Fort Frances will continue to focus on keeping our community and our staff safe. […]
The Associated Press LONDON – Russia’s ambassador to Britain has rejected allegations that his country’s intelligence services sought to steal information about a coronavirus vaccine. Andrei Kelin said in a BBC interview broadcast Sunday that there was “no sense” in the allegations made last week by the United States, Britain […]
