As the concluding act in the ‘22-’23 Tour De Fort season, Bywater Call filled the Townshend Theatre with the sounds of soulful southern rock. The show featured amazing vocals from singer Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes’ guitar solos were big highlight.
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OPP Release
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A two vehicle collision resulted in impaired driving charges for a Fort Frances resident. On May 12, 2023 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle head-on collision on Agamiing Drive in Fort Frances. Investigation […]
Press Release
The Fort Frances Lakers’ coaching staff spent the past weekend in Vancouver, at the 2023 Global Vancouver Hockey Camp. The two-day event is part of a series that includes camps in Chicago and Las Vegas. The event allows “guest coaches” that include NCAA and Junior coaches from across Canada and […]
Press release
Riverside Health Care has declared a COVID-19 Outbreak in the Special Care Unit (SCU) at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home. The West Wing of the Home has been in COVID-19 outbreak since April 27, 2023.Enhanced visitor restrictions are in place that permit two (2) visitors or caregivers at a time […]
By Nojoud Al Mallees and Dylan Robertson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave Monday for a weeklong trip to Asia, where he will make his first official visit to South Korea and attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Japan. The trip comes at a time when the world is collectively facing security threats and economic […]
By Steven Sandor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A lone Vegas Golden Knights fan could be heard as Edmonton’s Rogers Place descended into silence Sunday. “Skinn-errrr, Skinn-errrr,” was the one-man chant. Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was the target from somewhere in the upper bowl. Perhaps it was a disgruntled Oilers fan. Skinner was replaced by Jack Campbell […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Councillors in Toronto have voted to declare homelessness an emergency in the city and are urging higher levels of government to help them respond to the situation. The city notes that the declaration – which is similar to ones made by Hamilton and Fort Erie – does not trigger any […]
By Mark Sherman
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a Biden administration appeal to limit lawsuits filed by members of Congress against the federal government, in a case that stems from disputes over what was the Trump International Hotel in Washington. The justices said they will review a federal appeals court […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Investigators combed through a property in a small village east of Ottawa on Friday as police looked to gather more information on a shooting that left one officer dead and two others injured a day earlier. Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Eric Mueller died in hospital following the early Thursday shooting […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Toronto police say detectives found no evidence to support criminal charges after it was alleged a six-year-old Black student was forcibly locked in a room at a local elementary school. Police say it was alleged a child at John Fisher Junior Public School was confined to a closet-sized administrator’s office […]
By Pierre Saint-Arnaud
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – A study of former National Hockey League players shows that enforcers who spent a lot of time dropping their gloves or in the penalty box lived significantly shorter lives than their peers. Researchers at Columbia University in New York reached the conclusion after analyzing data from 6,039 NHL […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Pizza Pizza is the newest restaurant in Fort Frances, located in the heart of the downtown core, and the staff at the restaurant were all smiles during their opening day on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Pizza Pizza also sells by the slice in order to accommodate those downtown workers who […]
