The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Mounties in northern Manitoba have opened an investigation into the case of a dog badly burned after being thrown into a firepit. Katie Powell, president and founder of Save a Dog Network Canada, said two kids aged 10-12 years old took a family’s dog off a porch […]
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The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–First baseman Justin Smoak is getting a chance to be an everyday player with the Toronto Blue Jays this season. He’s starting to show the team may have made a wise decision to give him more playing time. Smoak homered and drove in four runs to […]
The annual Shrine Circus will stage two shows today (May 12) at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. Tickets, available at the door only, costs $20 for adults, which includes one child under age 12 free (additional children cost $8 each). A coupon for $1 off a […]
Duane Hicks Special “Canada 150” tulips planted by the local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary have fully bloomed in front of the Legion here. Tulips also are sprouting from the flower beds outside the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, although they haven’t yet bloomed into red-and-white beauties like these ones.
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Canada’s largest zoo was closed to the public, and its animals were being cared for by management, after more than 400 employees walked off the job yesterday in a contract dispute. The Toronto Zoo said it had “a robust contingency plan” for the job action, noting the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–David Vigneault, a senior government official with experience at several federal security agencies, will be the next head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Vigneault will assume the post June 19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday. Currently assistant secretary to the cabinet for security and intelligence, […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former Conservative party leader and prime minister Stephen Harper is not expected at this month’s leadership convention, party officials said yesterday. Party members will converge in Toronto on May 27 to choose his official replacement. But while interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is scheduled to speak, the […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontarians will see lowered hydro bills for the next 10 years, but then will pay higher costs for the following 20 years, under new legislation tabled yesterday. Ten weeks after announcing its plan to lower hydro bills, the Liberal government introduced legislation to lower time-of-use rates, […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–Demanding a breath sample from a motorist is no different than asking for their licence and registration, Canada’s justice minister argued yesterday as the federal Liberal government defended its proposed new crackdown on impaired driving. Jody Wilson-Raybould tabled a so-called “charter statement” in the House of […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A flag honouring an anti-abortion movement caused a stir in the country’s capital after it was raised at Ottawa City Hall. The city proclaimed yesterday “March for Life Day,” a declaration that has been made in past years, but city councillors said the anti-abortion movement’s flag was […]
From the OPP Just after 4 a.m. today, the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint about a motor vehicle in Fort Frances. Officers located the vehicle on the 900 block of King’s Highway. The driver, a 25-year-old Fort Frances male, was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment for […]
From the OPP The OPP and the Ministry of Transportation are reminding motorists that construction season is here–and that drivers need to be extra cautious. The MTO is reporting in excess of 200 construction projects underway around the province. These projects consist of highway expansions, bridge replacements, and road maintenance, […]
