The holiday season is a time for joy, giving, and wrapping yourself in the warmth of family. This holiday season, the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club has spread that warmth to hundreds of families in the Rainy River district with a lead gift of $10,000 towards the Riverside Foundation for Health […]
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On Nov 6 at their Remembrance Day Tea, the Legion Ladies Auxiliary celebrated 95 Years of Service with a cake cutting ceremony. The Auxiliary received its Charter dated May 2, 1927, as the Ladies Auxiliary to the British Empire Service League. There were 16 members and Janet Hamilton was the […]
By Ken Kellar
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kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
The Salvation Army has once more kicked off their annual Kettle Campaign fundraiser in the Rainy River District, and this year their efforts are more important than ever. Salvation Army Fort Frances corps officer Arthur Heathcote and outgoing mayor June Caul launched the campaign with the first donation at Walmart […]
Hundreds braved the brisk winds and snowy weather to take part in Remembrance Day ceremonies throughout the region. Several school groups also took part, in the first fully public service since Covid. Left, members of the Royal Canadian Air Force Cadets stand vigil at the Fort Frances Cenotaph throughout the […]
By Nojoud Al Mallees
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Auditor general Karen Hogan says the federal government doesn’t know if its initiatives aimed at reducing chronic homelessness are actually working. In a new report, Hogan says no organization has taken the lead on the federal government’s goal of reducing chronic homelessness by 50 per cent by 2028. […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hourly wages needed to live in Ontario have increased amid decades-high inflation and remain well above the province’s minimum wage, according to a new report. In the report released Monday, the Ontario Living Wage Network said the living wage in Toronto is now $23.15 an hour, up almost five per […]
Ontario is projecting improving deficits over the next couple of years despite an expected economic slowdown, but opposition critics say Monday’s fall economic statement fails to “meet the moment” as it lacks new injections of health spending. The province’s fall economic outlook forecasts a deficit of $12.9 billion in this […]
By Dan Ikpoyi And Chinedu Asadu
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – The world’s population will likely hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa. Among them is Nigeria, where resources are already stretched to the limit. More than 15 million […]
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health strongly recommended Monday that residents wear masks in indoor public settings to protect children from a “triple threat” of respiratory viruses, while Alberta’s premier said she will not impose a mask mandate and urged people not to panic. Dr. Kieran Moore said a mask […]
By Mari Yamaguchi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO (AP) – Japan will lift a more than 2 1/2-year ban on international cruise ships that was imposed following a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess at the beginning of the pandemic, transport officials said Tuesday. The Transport Ministry said cruise ship operators and port authorities’ […]
By Dylan Robertson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
BADUNG, Indonesia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing funding for developing countries to improve their infrastructure and make COVID-19 vaccines, at a G20 summit where geopolitics looms over work to shore up global economic systems. At the G20 summit in Indonesia, Trudeau pledged Monday $750 million for a Crown […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskie Girls hockey team poses in a truck at Fort Frances GM last Thursday for its test drive event. Fort Frances GM raised over $1,200 for the team with 30 test drives. The Muskie girls start regular season play tonight against St. Thomas Aquinas at […]
