Staff There were 13 new fires in the Northwest Region yesterday, with another new blaze reported this morning. That brings the total number of active fires in the region to 50. These 14 fires include four in Sioux Lookout District, five in Nipigon District, four in Thunder Bay District, and […]
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It will be mainly clear tonight, with an overnight low of 10 C (50 F) and west winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will see a 60 percent chance of a scattered showers throughout the day and evening, with a high of 22 (72) and low around 10 (50). Increasing cloudiness […]
Staff A special visitor will be on hand when a group of canoeists arrive here next week. Premier Kathleen Wynne has scheduled some vacation time in the Fort Frances area, her press secretary said in an e-mail late this morning. She and her partner, Jane, plan to participate in the […]
Press Release The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to schedule a September strike vote for faculty at Ontario public colleges. The chair of the union bargaining team, JP Hornick, said the vote should come as no surprise to college management, given their refusal […]
Duane Hicks Work is progressing on the future Rainy Lake Square, where the placement of concrete is ongoing, with completed areas being backfilled and planting beds prepared. More concrete retaining walls are being poured this week while excavations for the stage foundation also are getting started. As well, some large […]
Joey Payeur Declan Webb, left, and Pharmasave were under pressure all night from Jesse Fuhrer as favoured Centra Pipelines overcame a slow start to earn to a 4-0 victory in the first leg of the men’s division semi-finals in the Borderland Soccer League last night. The other game saw CJ […]
Duane Hicks Maverick Dal admired the sun catcher he made with odds and ends yesterday afternoon at the Legion Park during the weekly “Open Air Art Studio” organized by Community Living Fort Frances and District. Next Thursday’s free activity is Japanese Shibori dyeing from 3-7 p.m. at the Point Park.
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL–Michael Rice said growing up as a Mohawk child, he was told to be prepared to come across portrayals of indigenous people as the “bad guys.” “We are used to being bashed as Iroquois,” the high school history teacher said in an interview. “We are like […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–The merger of Alberta’s two conservative parties is prompting some disaffected members to form splinter parties of their own despite warnings from experts that the move is unlikely to affect the next provincial election. Members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta and the Wildrose Party […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Women in Ontario will be able to get an abortion pill for free with a prescription as of Aug. 10. Mifegymiso, billed as an alternative to surgical abortion, is a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. It can be used to terminate pregnancies at an early […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Donald Trump’s ambassador is heading to Canada. The U.S. Senate swiftly confirmed Kelly Knight Craft, endorsing her nomination in time for her to begin work as major trade negotiations start. The confirmation was announced yesterday by the Republican leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell. That swift two-week […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey A federally-funded study has found that 20 percent of sausages sampled from grocery stores across Canada contained meats that weren’t on the label. The study, published this week in the journal “Food Control,” was conducted by researchers at the University of Guelph and commissioned by the […]
