The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO—Washington manager Matt Williams figures his team needs a break. He’s giving them one. The Nationals dropped their sixth-straight—losing to World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants 5-0 yesterday to complete a four-game sweep and matching Washington’s longest skid of the season. A […]
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Lindsay Campbell Vance Hemphill of Hemphill Heating led his family members through the Emo Fair’s annual parade on Saturday. The parade, which started at the hospital and finished at the fairgrounds, was one of the many weekend events held in conjunction with the always-popular fair.
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Critics say the Ontario government should pay the bill when patients are forced to take air or ground ambulances because their local hospital doesn’t offer the service or treatment they need. The Liberals made a deliberate decision to allow only certain hospitals to offer services such as […]
The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.—Matt Kenseth had little to say about how NASCAR’s rules package affected his race at Michigan International Speedway yesterday. “I didn’t see much of the race, which was totally fine with me,” he remarked. “We were up front the whole time.” Kenseth started in the lead, […]
Joey Payeur In one of the more touching scenes of the evening, celebrated local hockey player Frank “Ike” Eisenzoph was inducted posthumously into the athletes’ category during the inaugural Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Accepting the honour on Eisenzoph’s behalf were his […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA—The federal government is delaying implementation of regulations intended to help police trace crime guns—the seventh time it has put off the measures. Just days before the federal election call, the government quietly published a notice deferring the firearm-marking regulations until June 1, 2017. The measures […]
The Canadian PressIan Bickis CALGARY—Western Canada is being hit with the twin pains of the lowest prices for heavy crude in years alongside a significant spike in gasoline prices following a shutdown at a major U.S. refinery. Much of Canada west of Ontario saw gasoline prices jump 15 cents a […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #17 already has been declared “out” at 0.1 hectares. But Thunder Bay Fire #45 was listed as “not under control” at 0.3 ha in size. The lightning-caused blaze is located near Whitefin […]
Staff Fort Frances has representatives among the more than 1,600 delegates from hundreds of municipalities and other organizations across Ontario attending the Association of Municipalities of Ontario’s annual conference in Niagara Falls. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Ken Perry and Paul Ryan, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig are at the […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sometimes we think too hard about the food we toss on the grill. Brine this, rub that, marinate for 12 days. Enough! For those days when you just want something simple and delicious to pop onto the grill and get to the table in […]
By Alfian Kartono THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JAYAPURA, Indonesia — An airplane with 54 people on board that crashed in the mountains of eastern Indonesia was carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash for poor families to help offset a spike in fuel prices, an official said Monday. Smouldering […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Worry over tuition and living expenses is dogging almost half of post-secondary students as they head back to school. They’re also afraid they won’t be able to pay back debt once they graduate because they’re concerned about finding a well-paying job, a poll issued by […]
