With bow hunting season underway and rifle hunting season coming up, the OPP is reminding hunters that safety needs to be a first priority. There are a number of ways hunters can keep themselves, and those around them, safe. These include: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, in partnership […]
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Ontario is providing more comprehensive services for people who are seeking to quit smoking by transitioning telephone-based smoking cessation services in Ontario from Smokers’ Helpline to the Telehealth Ontario platform. “There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for Ontarians looking to quit smoking,” said Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “That’s […]
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This Saturday (Sept. 21) is “World Alzheimer Day.” Alzheimer Society client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor will be at Safeway this from 10 a.m.-noon distributing blue ribbons for “World Alzheimer Day.” She then will be in the Shaw room at the Fort Frances Public Library at 1 p.m. to talk about […]
Jamie Mountain Head coach Chris Sinclair had all of the Muskie boys’ hockey team hopefuls gathered around for some final thoughts and instruction near the end of the third tryout session last Wednesday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. The tryouts ran Monday through Thursday last week and all […]
Submitted Late September is prime time to catch lake trout in Sunset Country.
Jamie Mountain Paiten Kinnear (25) looked to strip Ellayna Kabel of the puck behind the net during a scrimmage at the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s third tryout session last Wednesday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena. All the Muskie hopefuls were trying to impress head coach Nicole Clarke and […]
Jamie Mountain Ashton Cousineau, left, Declan Webb, Mike Vanderaa, and Peyton Avis all listened intently as Muskie coach John Gibson, centre, gave out some instruction for a drill during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s first practice of the season last Monday afternoon (Sept. 9) at Fort High. All four […]
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Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services (FFTAHS) recently held a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls awareness walk that was also aimed at raising awareness for trafficked individuals and violence against women. Jessica Wilson of FFTAHS said the Fort Frances community and First Nations came together, lit candles for […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A major union representing education workers in Ontario says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a potential strike that could take effect by the end of the month. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says 93 percent of its 55,000 members voted in favour […]
The Associated Press Berlin police say in the three months since popular electric scooters have been allowed in the German capital, they’ve seen 74 accidents, 65 cases of drunken driving and 233 traffic violations. Police said today spot checks of scooter drivers in the evening hours show they are “frequently […]
The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif.–California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway. The Fresno Bee reported Friday that the bird was apprehended following a brief pursuit by California Highway Patrol officers. Authorities say officers responded to a report that an ostrich was wandering […]
The Associated Press GREENWOOD, Miss.–You stink, stay out! That’s the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighbouring soybean oil mill. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the convenience store has a sign on its door stating “Notice: Bad Smelling Oil Mill People Please Do Not Enter.” Anurag […]
