From the OPP On Saturday around 2:15 a.m., a member of the Fort Frances OPP was advised of a traffic complaint while on patrol. The motor vehicle was located and through conversation with the driver, the officer determined he had consumed alcohol. After failing the roadside screening device, the driver […]
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Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-11 C (12 F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be cloudy, with a high of minus-five (23) and low around minus-eight (17). Expect southeast winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Partly sunny skies are forecast […]
The Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico — A steady trickle of Central American migrants have been finding ways to climb over, tunnel under or slip through the U.S. border wall to plant their feet on U.S. soil and ask for asylum. In recent weeks, Honduran migrant Joel Mendez fed his 8-month-old […]
By Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press BEIJING — China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia. A headline in a Communist Party newspaper called Canada’s treatment of Meng Wanzhou, […]
By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — New guidelines for breast-cancer screening are intended to give women more of a voice in their health-care decisions, taking into account their personal values and preferences rather than age and risk factor alone. The guidelines, released Monday by the Canadian Task Force […]
The Associated Press POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby elephant. The zoo says the Asian elephant, born Thursday, appears strong. Its sex has not yet been determined because the zoo is giving it time to bond with its mother, Phoebe. It […]
By Ivana Bzganovic The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades, although it is unlikely the disease could be eradicated. James Allison of the United States and Tasuku Honjo of Japan […]
Sam Odrowski Raymond Roy, one of two trustees representing Fort Frances, recited his oath of office during the inaugural meeting of the new Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday night at the Education Centre here. Fellow trustees David Kircher, David Loewen, John Fuhrer, Jeff Lehman, and Kathryn Pierroz also […]
Duane Hicks “Christmas Kindness Pledge” tags have started to appear on the Christmas tree in the Rainy Lake Square. The public can find the tags at participating “Go Local” businesses and fill them out–pledging to do a good deed for someone else this holiday season. “Go Local” staff then will […]
Submitted Nancy Lockman, left, Mary O’Conner, client services co-ordinator for the local Alzheimer Society, Joyce LaFreniere, and Noreen Melville, along with several other volunteers, were busy selling the group’s cash calendars at Canadian Tire on Saturday. Anyone who missed out still can buy a calendar at the Fort Frances Times’ […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to limit access to handguns and assault weapons to confront gun violence in the country. Speaking to Montreal radio station 98.5 FM today on the anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre, Trudeau did not rule out a full […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba’s cannabis regulator says stores in the province are following the rules of legalized recreational marijuana. The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba said no retailers have been fined and only two cautions have been issued since sales were legalized in October. One caution was […]
