The Canadian Press A government advisory group is calling for significant investment in northern infrastructure that would include tax breaks to companies setting up shop in the territories. The National Aboriginal Economic Development Board says a lack of adequate ports, airport runways, roads, bridges, and reliable access to the Internet […]
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The Associated PressJohn Pye MELBOURNE, Australia—Roger Federer already was a long way clear at the top of the list of men with the most wins in Grand Slam singles matches, so becoming the first to 300 wasn’t a major distraction. He reached the milestone at Rod Laver Arena earlier today […]
Press Release For a second-straight year, Ontario is increasing wages for early childhood educators and other child-care professionals in licensed settings. Ontario is providing a $1 per hour wage increase for eligible child-care workers who qualify in the licensed child-care sector, bringing the total wage increase up to $2 per […]
The Canadian PressTamsyn Burgmann VANCOUVER—The federal government wants to join the provinces and territories to cut the cost of prescription drugs but stopped short yesterday of announcing a concrete plan. Health minister Jane Philpott said addressing the cost of pharmaceuticals and other health-care services is one of the federal Liberal […]
The Canadian Press Calgary doctors say a rare parasite could become more common as uncooked culinary trends such as sushi, sashimi, and ceviche grow in popularity. A new report in the Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology examines the case of a Calgary man stricken by tiny parasitic […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Premier Kathleen Wynne says it is unacceptable to her that two Ontario colleges are operating campuses in Saudi Arabia that don’t admit women students. Niagara College and Ottawa-based Algonquin College have been operating men-only campuses for a couple of years in two cities in Saudi Arabia, where […]
Staff Raymond Roy will hope to become more masterful by later today. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Don DeBenedet, second Brent Taylor (Atikokan), and lead Ian McLennan fell 5-4 to Gord Williams (Thunder Bay) in their first game of the 2016 Masters men’s provincial curling championship […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—The husband of one of the Quebecers killed in the Burkina Faso terrorist attack says hanging up on Justin Trudeau “felt good” after the prime minister called him earlier this week. Yves Richard told Montreal radio station 98.5 FM yesterday he was frustrated in the hours after […]
Staff A male and female fox recently were spotted one sunny afternoon in the backyard of a Colonization Road West home.
Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, left, client services co-ordinator of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, spoke with seniors at the Sister Kennedy Centre here yesterday about dementia as they hosted their first Alzheimer “Coffee Break.” Businesses, organizations, and individuals are invited to host their own “Coffee Break,” with coffee […]
Staff Scared Hitless is getting serious. They were the only team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Scared Hitless is tied with league-leading How I Set Your Mother for the most points in the season’s second half with 17—and have 62 […]
Press Release The local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary held its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 13. It was great to see 34 members come out on such a cold evening. The charter was draped in memory of Marie Bodnarchuk. This month, we lost another very active member when […]
