It was a hard-fought, penalty-rich game, but the Fort Frances Lakers emerged with a 5-3 victory on home ice Sunday, over the visiting Red Lake Miners. The Lakers pulled out of the gate with an early lead, finishing the first period 1-0, and the second 2-0, forcing the Miners into […]
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The National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother is chosen annually by the Royal Canadian Legion. This has been happening since 1936. According to Veterans Affairs Canada, “The Memorial Cross (more often referred to as the Silver Cross) is awarded to mothers and widows (next of kin) of Canadian soldiers who died […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
On Wednesday, November 2, Darcy Oliver laid a wreath at the cenotaph in Fort Frances, in memory of his late father, Bert Oliver, who belonged to the 17th Field Regiment, 37th battery in the Second World War. Bert is a war veteran who belonged to the Legion for over 65 […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
When I was in elementary school, we learned about a bad man who wanted to make the world over in his image. That bad man amassed his forces and began expanding outwards, subjugating his neighbours and beyond to achieve his goals. The things he believed and fought for were things […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Ontario government is presenting an “improved” offer to the union representing 55,000 education workers, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as bargaining resumed and staff returned to their jobs following a walkout that shut schools. Doug Ford said he’s glad both sides are at negotiations again, a day after he […]
Canadian singer Skye Wallace and her band wowed the crowd at La Place Rendez-Vous last Tuesday night, in a much-anticipated Fort Frances tour stop. The performance was hosted by Tour De Fort, but offered outside of its annual passport line-up as a special performance. The next act to take the […]
By Stephanie Taylor and Kelly Geraldine Malone
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations a month before the Pope arrived also show […]
Greg Rickford, Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora – Rainy River, issued thefollowing statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, Ontarians come together to pay tribute to the tens of thousands of First Nation, Inuit and Métis people who served in the Canadian Armed Forces. We remember […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Last-minute voters are headed to the polls across the United States today — but the results of the 2022 midterm elections may not be clear for days. Campaign officials and political observers are warning Americans that they likely won’t know the final outcome before the end of the week. The […]
By Camille Bains
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER – Canada’s health ministers are hoping for “serious engagement” by the federal government after an announcement that it’s ready to increase funding for health care, British Columbia’s health minister says. Adrian Dix, who is hosting a two-day meeting of his counterparts, said positive comments by the prime minister and […]
By Andrew Meldrum And Yuras Karmanau
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power – while sticking to Kyiv’s demands. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the international community late Monday to “force Russia into real […]
By Steve Karnowski
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Democrat Tim Walz sought a second term as Minnesota’s governor Tuesday against Republican Scott Jensen, a family physician who first grabbed attention with his vaccine skepticism before hammering Walz on economic and crime issues during the fall campaign. Jensen was hoping to break the Democratic Party’s 12-year […]
