As this weekend’s time change approaches, the Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service reminds you to make another change that could save lives – “Change the Batteries in your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms.” Replacing smoke and CO (carbon monoxide) alarm batteries and testing alarms monthly are two of the […]
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From Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be participating in the March Break Distracted Driving Campaign. This campaign will be conducted by officers with the OPP throughout the entire province including officers within the Rainy River District. During this campaign officers […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s realtors and home builders say the province could address a housing supply crunch if it allowed a greater range of developments around 200 transit hubs. The associations which represent Ontario’s realtors and home builders are calling on the provincial government to change zoning rules around […]
Staff Stratton Pickett scored once and added two assists to help the Red Lake Miners hold off a late surge by the visiting Fort Frances Lakers in a narrow 6-5 win on Tuesday night. Brett Hahkala netted a hat trick for the fifth-place Lakers, but it wasn’t enough as they […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Hundreds of families and advocates of children with autism are protesting on the lawn of Ontario’s legislature today to urge the government to reverse changes to the autism program. Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod announced last month that in order to clear a waiting […]
The Canadian Press Search crews are looking for a couple who went missing earlier this week after heading to Kapuskasing, Ont., by helicopter. Provincial police said Nicole Blais and Jody Blais, 47 and 49, were last seen leaving Sudbury, Ont., around 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Police say the pair never […]
Press Release Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty 3, is concerned about Crossroute Forest license and possible Fort Frances mill transaction. He made the following statement yesterday: “Grand Council Treaty 3 leadership has been following the developments surrounding the potential sale and reopening of the Fort Frances paper mill […]
The Canadian Press Vancouver police say they’ve made an arrest in the theft of 150 expensive wigs, including at least 15 meant for young cancer patients. Police say 52-year-old Martin Weigelt has been charged after a break-in and theft from a specialty wig store on Vancouver’s west side late last […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–Police have charged a former prison guard at a federal penitentiary in Alberta with sexually assaulting a female co-worker. Graham Trevor Spilsbury also faces a charge of assault with a weapon against the woman. The 50-year-old has been released on a promise to appear in court at […]
The Canadian Press NOBLETON, Ont.–The Progressive Conservative government’s first budget will be presented April 11, the finance minister announced today, saying it would show a path to balance. Vic Fedeli did not say, however, if the $13.5 billion deficit will be eliminated within the government’s four-year mandate. When asked if […]
The Associated Press DETROIT–All too often this season, the Detroit Pistons’ offence has devolved into throwing Blake Griffin the ball and watching whatever happens. Griffin was happy to see his teammates doing the heavy lifting yesterday. On a night when the star forward scored nine points on 4-of-13 shooting, the […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Josh Leivo exacted some revenge against his former team last night. Leivo was instrumental in the Canucks’ rally as Vancouver earned a 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Vancouver was down 2-0 going into the third period but the 25-year-old left-winger put away a […]
