The Fort Frances Public Library’s Sam Manty, front right, led a group of moms and babies through fun songs and actions during the Library’s weekly “Baby Time” this morning. Baby Time runs each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and features a number of stories, rhymes and songs to […]
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Kenora-Rainy River MPP, Greg Rickford issued a statement yesterday regarding the teachers strike.“While parents in Kenora-Rainy River are frustrated by teacher union escalation every few years, it is unacceptable that union leaders would ramp up strike action and make families across the province scramble for childcare,” Rickford said. “We recognize […]
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The proportion of Indigenous people behind bars has hit a record high, according to new figures from Dr. Ivan Zinger, the Correctional Investigator of Canada. Indigenous people are five percent of Canada’s population, but they make up a shocking 30 per cent of inmates in federal custody, an increase from […]
The Associated Press KABUL–The Taliban ambushed and killed an Afghan intelligence official in southern Helmand province as he was walking home from work while a roadside bombing in the country’s north killed a military commander and his bodyguard, officials said today. The attacks were the latest violence in Afghanistan even […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will see a chance of flurries during the day with cloudy periods overnight and a high of minus-four (25) with a low of -11 (12). Saturday will have a mix of sun and cloud with cloudy […]
The Canadian Press WINDSOR, Ont.–A concrete manufacturer in Windsor, Ont., has been fined $175,000 for a workplace incident that killed one employee and injured another. The Ministry of Labour says the fine was imposed Monday under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after Prestressed Systems Inc. pleaded guilty to failing […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A national health advocacy group says higher taxes on vaping products in Ontario would combat rising use among teenagers and create a revenue stream to tackle the costs of addiction. The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has asked Premier Doug Ford’s government to include a […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Canada’s prison service is working to better understand the needs of black offenders, a community whose overrepresentation in federal custody is second only to Indigenous people’s. The Correctional Service of Canada has begun to study the black inmate population more closely and track the associated data, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling his caucus to play nice as Liberal MPs meet today before the House of Commons resumes sitting again next week. Trudeau says Canadians sent their elected officials a clear message to do better and they have to take that seriously. He […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s public elementary teachers will hold another one-day strike today to ramp up pressure on the government during tense contract talks. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario says the latest job action will happen today at the Avon Maitland, Halton, Niagara, and Lakehead school […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says several people in Canada are being monitored for signs they may have contracted a coronavirus from China. Hajdu says five or six people, including at least one in Quebec and another in Vancouver, are under observation but stresses the risk to […]
Mitch StacyThe Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio–The Columbus Blue Jackets roll into their long winter break after six weeks of solid play and a season-high six-game win streak. Columbus went back and forth with the Winnipeg Jets last night before Oliver Bjorkstrand’s second goal of the game with 5:38 left gave […]
