Duane Hicks Julie Lowry, left, and Priscilla Wright were among the few hundred people who came out to the annual Remembrance Day tea, hosted by the local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary, yesterday afternoon at the Legion here. The always-popular event featured baking and candy tables, meat pies, cabbage rolls, and perogies, […]
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The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The newly-struck North American trade agreement will let more American dairy products into Canada and, while it has yet to be ratified, it’s already putting at least one MP from the governing Liberals in an awkward spot. A couple of weeks ago, Quebec Liberal MP Pierre […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Paramedics say one person is dead after two small planes crashed mid-air in Ottawa yesterday morning. Ottawa police said the collision occurred over the west end of the city just after 10 a.m. Staff Sgt. Jamie Harper said one plane then crashed into a field while the […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shuffling his cabinet just months after taking the reins of the province–a move that follows the abrupt resignation of one of his ministers last week. In a release issued this morning, Ford said House leader Todd Smith will take on the […]
From the OPP On Nov. 1 around 11:30 a.m., Dryden OPP officers were executing a warrant at a residence on Henderson Road, north of Dryden. A male barricaded himself inside the home with a weapon. The OPP began an integrated police response, including the Tactical and Rescue Unit, Northwest Emergency […]
By Bill Barrow And Frank Bajak The Associated Press ATLANTA — Georgia’s online voter database morphed into a last-minute curveball in one of the nation’s hottest governor’s races, with Republican nominee Brian Kemp making a hacking allegation against Democrats just as reports emerged of a gaping vulnerability in a system […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — A paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests life expectancy in Canada could be threatened by the same factors that are causing it to fall in the United States. “There are some signs which are pointing in the same direction,” said Juergen Rehm […]
By Jeff Baenen The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota regulators on Thursday granted key permits to the long-planned PolyMet copper-mining project that’s opposed by environmentalists who fear it could someday foul waters, including Lake Superior. The state Department of Natural Resources issued permits to PolyMet Mining Inc. for the company’s […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and light east winds. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold, with a high of two (35) and low around minus-two (28). Look for east winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Cloudy skies also are forecast […]
The Associated PressJosh Dubow SANTA CLARA, Calif.–When Kyle Shanahan was looking to get into the NFL as an assistant coach more than a decade ago, his father, Mike, called Jon Gruden and asked him to hire his son for an entry-level job in Tampa. Shanahan joined the Buccaneers as a […]
From the OPP On Tuesday, members of the Rainy River District OPP were called to investigate a mischief to property in Fort Frances. Around 10:35 p.m., officers were called to a report of a dumpster fire behind Robert Moore School near Armit Avenue. Fortunately, the fire did not cause further […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students will be bringing some rays of sunshine into the Townshend Theatre on Nov. 8-10 for their “Shades of Yellow and Sunshine”-themed fall musical revue. Starting at 7 p.m. each night, the students will be singing and dancing to a variety of music that […]
