Duane Hicks Sarah Noonan of La Place Rendez-Vous asked town council yesterday evening to delay implementing the new four percent Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) until more questions and concerns can be addressed.
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The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford’s murderer, Michael Rafferty, from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility–a review that will take place just weeks after Rafferty’s accomplice, Terri-Lynne McClintic, went back to a prison from an indigenous healing […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Quebec’s finance minister yesterday brushed off complaints from Alberta about his province’s share of the federal equalization-funding pie, calling them pre-election posturing in the Prairie province. Canada’s often contentious equalization program has come under fire again after the public learned over the weekend that Alberta, despite […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s deficit will rise to $12.3 billion this fiscal year–half-a-billion more than he predicted before the spring election but less than the Progressive Conservative government’s own projections. Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said yesterday that policy decisions such as cancelling the […]
Staff The games were much higher-scoring in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action last Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game of the night saw the RBC Lions aiming to keep their perfect record intact against the BDO Ballerz. In the only close game of the night, RBC found […]
Duane Hicks Council’s hands are tied–a new municipal accommodation tax (MAT) still will come into effect on Jan. 1. Council heard a presentation regarding the new four percent tax from Sarah Noonan, general manger of La Place Rendez-Vous, during its regular meeting last night, with Noonan asking that the tax […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government says indigenous people no longer will have to swear allegiance to the Queen while being sworn into municipal office. An alternate oath is being offered after an indigenous councillor-elect in a Northern Ontario town was forced to vacate his recently-won seat because he wouldn’t […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-eight C (17 F) and south-southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and clouds, with a high of minus-three (26) and low around minus-nine (16). Look for south-southeast winds gusting up to […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–NASA’s first look at a tiny asteroid shows the space rock is more moist and studded with boulders than originally thought. Scientists yesterday released the first morsels of data collected since their spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, hooked up last week with the asteroid Bennu, which only is about three […]
The Associated PressKaren Matthews NEW YORK–The “Fearless Girl” is making her stand outside the very temple of American capitalism. The hands-on-her-hips statue that spent most of the past two years staring down Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” sculpture, becoming a spunky symbol of feminine empowerment, was unveiled yesterday at her new […]
The Associated PressTim Booth SEATTLE–Bobby Wagner leapt over the line of scrimmage, swatted Dan Bailey’s field-goal attempt, and sparked the Seattle Seahawks to two late touchdowns. Whether or not what Wagner did was entirely legal, he frankly didn’t care. “I’m not stressing about that. I made the play. They called […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–DeVone Claybrooks has been named the new head coach of the B.C. Lions. The Lions made the long-expected move official in a news release today. The former Calgary Stampeders’ defensive co-ordinator replaces Wally Buono, who retired at the end of the season following 46 years in […]
