Staff A new year means a new calendar. The Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s Milk Calendar, which for years had been available to Ontario residents as an insert in the Fort Frances Times and other newspapers, will not be distributed that way this year. But there’s still a way for fans […]
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Duane Hicks Nick Beyak is settling in as the new owner of Fort Frances GM (formerly Jim MacDonald Motors). Beyak, who also owns Sunset Country Ford here and Dryden GM, officially assumed ownership as of yesterday. Beyak’s late father, Tony, sold Causeway Pontiac GMC to Jim MacDonald in August, 2000 […]
Staff Jill Howarth, left, and Robin Wright read out the winning ticket in the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January yesterday morning at International Travel Services. Ed and Colleen Wiersema of here will be heading to France–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is […]
The Canadian Press FORT McMURRAY, Alta.–Syncrude has pleaded guilty and been fined more than $2.7 million in the deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oilsands mines north of Fort McMurray. An agreed statement of facts says Syncrude has admitted that an abandoned sump pond in which […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A panel of MPs wants the federal government to look at making criminal pardons automatic for some offenders who have served their sentences. The House of Commons public safety committee also suggests lowering the $631 fee for a pardon and simplifying the often-complex process for applicants. […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A new report on the country’s highest-paid CEOs is adding evidence to the argument that women face a “double-pane glass ceiling” at the top of Canada’s corporate ladder–first in getting to the executive suite and, once there, earning as much as their male counterparts. The Canadian […]
The Canadian Press An Ontario judge has found some of the enforcement powers held by the province’s animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional and says the government must re-write related laws to remedy the situation. Justice Timothy Minnema said the provincial government was wrong to grant police powers to the […]
The Canadian Press REGINA–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer welcomed 2019 with a warning that if Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau this year, the federal carbon tax that’s going to take effect only will climb. “Canadians know what Justin Trudeau is going to do,” Scheer said during a New Year’s Day news conference […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–Climate change is prompting glaciers in British Columbia, Yukon, and Alberta to retreat faster than at any time in history–threatening to raise water levels and create deserts, scientists say. David Hik, an ecology professor at Simon Fraser University, said the region is one of the hotspots […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberals want to widen the reach of the country’s job-training programs after senior officials heard warnings that Canada has been spending about half what comparable countries do on efforts to keep their workers employable. A presentation to the committee of deputy ministers, delivered in […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Canada’s infrastructure minister says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs. Internal documents show federal officials have been told the first chunk of the Liberals’ infrastructure program–$14.4 billion aimed at fixing roads, bridges, highways, […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn LAUREL, Md.–A NASA spacecraft four billion miles from Earth yielded its first close-up pictures yesterday of the most distant celestial object ever explored, depicting what looks like a reddish snowman. Ultima Thule, as the small, icy object has been dubbed, was found to consist of two […]
