Staff The public can keep an eye out for these “Owandem” collection boxes in local businesses and give a donation to help refurbish the small tugboat (or “bug”) which one day will join the “Hallett” on the riverfront. The boxes, handmade by Friend of the Museum Eric Fagerdahl, currently are […]
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Nicholas Donaldson The Métis Nation of Ontario’s 2017 canoe expedition made its arrival in Fort Frances yesterday as a part of the journey along historic fur trade routes by nine Métis youth. During yesterday’s welcoming event, which was moved inside La Place Rendez-Vous due to weather, the voyageurs presented a […]
Joey Payeur Reo Walton of the Couchiching Raiders put some muscle behind this hit as he clubbed a pitch against the Northwest Bay Chieftains in a 13-4 win for the Raiders at home on Tuesday.
Nicholas Donaldson Joey Landreth captivated his audience Tuesday night with his bluesy, sentimental tunes during the last Cornell Farms Barn Concert of the season. Landreth was making his solo return to the barn in La Vallee after playing there in 2013 as one half of The Brothers Landreth. Also performing […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Officials in Thunder Bay, Ont., say a local resident lit his house on fire in an ill-advised effort to get rid of a wasp’s nest. Fire chief John Hay says the resident opted to tackle the nest, which was on the ground near their home, […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A new Canadian survey on the LGBT community suggests while a majority believe society has shown a willingness to integrate people, a similar number believe there’s still much to be done to combat homophobic behaviour. The findings are part of a wide-ranging survey that was commissioned […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A first-of-its-kind study in Canada has painted a national picture of homeless youth and drawn a link to the foster care system that researchers say could be playing a more active role in keeping young people off the streets. The study found nearly three out of […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s energy minister says the province is still negotiating a possible electricity agreement with Quebec, disputing a published report that it is preparing to sign a deal to buy enough electricity to power a city of about 800,000 people. La Presse reports that it obtained a copy […]
The Canadian Press PRESCOTT, Ont.–An eastern Ontario man has been charged with animal cruelty under the Ontario SPCA Act following an incident in which a horse fell out of a moving livestock trailer on Highway 401. The trailer was being towed on the highway just east of Prescott, Ont., on […]
By Grace Garces Bordallo And Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam — The tiny U.S. territory of Guam feels a strong sense of patriotism and confidence in the American military, which has an enormous presence on the Pacific island. But residents are increasingly worried over Washington’s escalating war of […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s National Crime Agency says human trafficking and modern slavery are much more prevalent than previously thought, and there are 300 active police investigations across the U.K. Agency official Will Kerr says investigators have found widespread evidence of people as young as 12 being sold […]
The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza. An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its trailer Wednesday, spilling the pies across Interstate […]
