Sam Odrowski Mayoral candidates June Caul and Ken Perry visited St. Francis School on Friday morning to participate in a forum where they answered questions posed by students. Some of the questions asked were on the topics of cannabis legalization, the local mill, bylaws, recycling, and recreational facilities. Watching the […]
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Sam Odrowski Grade 5 student Zander Johnson cast her ballot during Robert Moore’s mock municipal election that was held Thursday. Students had the chance to read the candidate profiles that appeared in the Fort Frances Times to learn a bit about who was running in order to make an informed […]
Duane Hicks Emo Coun. Lori Ann Shortreed toasted outgoing Emo Mayor Jack Siemens on Saturday evening during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Fiesta like there’s no manana” fundraiser at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. Riverside will be able to purchase a new fetal monitor and new operating room monitor […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The union representing 50,000 Canada Post employees has begun rotating strikes in four cities across the country. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said the 24-hour strikes began today at 12:01 a.m. (local time) in Victoria, Edmonton, and Windsor, Ont., and at 1:01 a.m. in Halifax. The […]
Staff Many town residents already have cast their ballot either online or over the phone for the local municipal and school board elections. As of 11 a.m. today (Oct. 19), some 1,581 people out of the 5,179 eligible voters had cast their ballots, which put the total voter turnout at […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — The former commander of American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan warned Friday that the United States’ military co-operation with the U.K. could be threatened by the growing use of human rights laws to target British soldiers. Writing in the Times of London, […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK — A Briton and Canadian face up to 10 years in prison on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall in northern Thailand, police said Friday. Security camera footage purportedly showed Furlong Lee and Canadian Brittney Lorretta Katherine Schneider, both 23, spraying a message on […]
By Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press A Louisiana university is giving the Smithsonian Institution a huge collection of crustaceans that has, among other things, been used to identify seafood mislabeled as coming from the Gulf of Mexico. “This is a very important collection because it’s going to rejuvenate our holdings” […]
By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — StarKist Co. agreed to plead guilty to a felony price fixing charge as part of a broad collusion investigation of the canned tuna industry, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The DOJ said StarKist faces up to a $100 million […]
The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–Claude Julien doesn’t want his team to get overconfident after a surprisingly strong start to the season. The Montreal Canadiens won their third game in a row, and improved to 4-1-1 overall, after edging the St. Louis Blues 3-2 last night. Julien’s squad is well ahead […]
The Associated PressKristie Rieken HOUSTON–Andrew Benintendi charged in hard and left his feet. Make the catch, Boston wins. If not . . . no telling. On this night, though, even a ball the Red Sox didn’t grab went their way. Benintendi made a diving play in left field with the […]
The Associated PressBeth Harris LOS ANGELES–Clayton Kershaw put his previous flop behind him and pushed the L.A. Dodgers forward–one victory from a return trip to the World Series. With so much at stake, the three-time Cy Young Award winner bounced back from one of his worst post-season starts with one […]
