Tom Bedard, Mar Fraczkiewicz and Jeff and Nicole Wall–all of Fort Frances–were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association for the week of May 5-11. Other winners included Tom Kehler, Karen Laffier, and Sandy and Tom Morden (Atikokan), and Dan Racicot (Timmins, Ont.). The two […]
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June is “Seniors’ Month” so the Fort Frances Senior Centre will be celebrating with a seniors’ fair to be held on Thursday, June 6 at the centre. An interesting day has been planned. The doors will open at 9 a.m. for check-in, coffee and socializing. The fair will officially start […]
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Town council is taking a stand for Northern libraries following the province’s 50 percent cut to Ontario Library Service North which resulted in the elimination of half of its unionized staff. Council voted Monday evening to support a resolution put forward by McKellar, Mulmur, and Essa townships that denounces the […]
Jamie Mountain Full bellies and lighter wallets, all in the name of conservation. The 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited (DU) banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club was an enjoyable endeavour for all once again. About 200 people packed the local rink to help raise roughly $32,000 […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Call them zombie cells they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are studying drugs that can kill zombie cells […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is planning to cut about $46 million this year from the provincial police budget, as the Progressive Conservative government tries to trim the province’s deficit. The government’s expenditure estimates for this year show the funding drop, as well as scores of other cuts, including to […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Canadian parliamentarians love to quote Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity. No one more so than Liberal Sean Casey, who’s cited the famous quotation purportedly from the acclaimed physicist at least five times in the House of Commons or in parliamentary committees since he was first elected […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–Two confirmed cases of measles in adults in Toronto are both travel related, the city’s public health unit said yesterday as it warned the public of possible places where they may have been exposed to the virus. The latest incidents bring the total measles cases in […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Canada’s largest school board says it may have to eliminate jobs, some programs and end some student busing to address a multimillion-dollar funding gap created by provincial cuts. The Toronto District School Board’s education director laid out the proposals which could help eliminate a $67-million budget […]
The Canadian Press KELLIHER, Sask.–RCMP in Saskatchewan are investigating a video on social media that they say shows someone burning a Nazi flag which a man claimed to have removed from a rural home. The video posted on Facebook on Saturday shows a man, his face covered by what appears […]
The Associated PressJosh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif.–After the San Jose Sharks relied on a usual suspect to tie the game, the St. Louis Blues took back momentum with a tiebreaking goal from a most unlikely source. Defenceman Robert Bortuzzo scored his first career post-season goal late in the second period […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–One week into Shohei Ohtani’s return to the Los Angeles Angels, the lineup is looking sharp. Minnesota ace Jose Berrios bore the brunt of their batting success last night. Ohtani hit his first home run of the season, a towering two-run shot in the third inning […]
