Jamie Mountain Members of Muskie girls’ soccer team paused for a little breather during practice yesterday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold took full advantage of the sunshine and warmer temperature to work on various skills ahead of their season-opening exhibition tournament slated for May 4-5 in Winnipeg.
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Jamie Mountain The recent nice weather finally allowed members of the Muskie track-and-field team to practice outdoors yesterday afternoon at Fort High. Relay racing and long jump were among the events the athletes were working on ahead of their first meet of the season that ran today in International Falls.
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–A Liberal member of Parliament facing what he calls an allegation following an incident in Halifax on the weekend remains a member of the government caucus. But so far, no one is saying much about the matter. The chief of staff to government whip Pablo Rodriguez […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has filed a defamation lawsuit against CTV News over its reporting of what he alleges are false accusations of sexual misconduct. Brown, who stepped down in January hours after the CTV report, alleges the network and several journalists involved […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield TORONTO–Canada and its G7 partners are saying “enough is enough” to attacks by Russia and other authoritarian countries in their democratic institutions, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday. Freeland concluded talks with her G7 counterparts by affirming an organized effort to respond to foreign meddling […]
Staff Fort Frances is seeking approval from the Ontario Ministry of Finance to charge CN a high-tonnage rate for railway right-of-way property running through the town. Town council approved a resolution at its regular meeting last night to send a letter to Finance minister Charles Sousa stating they believe the […]
Sam Odrowski Canada is plentiful in the number of fresh water resources available to its citizens. With Canada having about 20 percent of the world’s fresh water, people sometimes can take clean drinking water for granted. This Thursday (April 26) from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Fort Frances High School students and staff […]
The Associated PressBarbara Ortutay NEW YORK–If you’ve ever wondered exactly what sorts of things Facebook would like you not to do on its service, you’re in luck. For the first time, the social network is publishing detailed guidelines to what does and doesn’t belong on its service–27 pages worth of […]
The Canadian PressRaisa Patel OTTAWA–First Nations’ leaders say they have not been properly consulted about the prospect of a nuclear waste disposal site being established northwest of Ottawa near a prominent nuclear research centre.Glen Hare, deputy grand chief of the Anishinabek Nation, says his people were not consulted about the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An Opposition motion being debated in the House of Commons today calls on the government to act to stop the influx of illegal border-crossers entering Canada from the U.S. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus say they believe the government simply is […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–There remains no information to warrant a change in Canada’s risk level, Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale reiterated yesterday following what he described as a “horrendous” midday van attack in Toronto that killed 10 pedestrians and injured 15 others. Goodale was on hand for a news […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 9:20 p.m., the Kenora OPP received word of a fire at a lodge on Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay. The Machin Fire Department attended prior to the OPP and was able to extinguish the fire with assistance from the Longbow Lake Fire Department. An […]
