WAWA, Ont. – The wreckage of a small plane that disappeared last month in northern Ontario with two men aboard has been located in Lake Superior Provincial Park. Ontario Provincial Police say in a news release that one of their helicopters, along with a civilian helicopter, were conducting follow-up searches […]
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By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear Ontario’s appeal to block the release of mandate letters sent from Premier Doug Ford to his cabinet ministers nearly four years ago. The CBC sought the 23 letters Ford wrote to his cabinet ministers shortly after his Progressive Conservatives won the 2018 election. […]
Sandbagging efforts continue across the region as high water levels continue to threaten infrastructure and homes. Namakan Lake has now exceeded water levels recorded in 2014, and Rainy Lake is quickly approaching its high water mark from that year as well. Volunteers for sandbagging are still being sought by area […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Two of the leaders of Ontario’s four major political parties have been sidelined with COVID-19 with two weeks left to election day. Both NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner have tested positive, with Horwath’s result coming Thursday morning and Schreiner’s coming the previous evening. […]
By Maan Alhmidi
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
KINGSTON, Ont. – Ontario’s New Democrats and Liberals committed Wednesday to bringing in a law to fight Islamophobia and other forms of hate if elected to form government next month. Speaking to reporters in Kingston, Ont., NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said addressing racism and hate is a priority for people […]
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A forest fire has forced the evacuation of residents in a community north of Sudbury, Ont. Conservation officers and Ontario Provincial Police assisted with the precautionary evacuation of Shining Tree, Ont., residents Saturday afternoon after a forest fire broke out in the area on May 10. The fire is still […]
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GENEVA (AP) – The World Health Organization said Thursday that it has granted an emergency use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by China’s CanSino Biologics, the 11th such shot to receive the green light. The U.N. health agency said the single-dose CanSino vaccine was found to be about 92% […]
By Jon Gambrell And Isabel Debre
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Hong Kong-flagged racing sailboat that led its skippers to win multiple contests around the world came under attack Thursday off the coast of war-torn Yemen, with its crew reportedly targeted by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades. The Lakota, a 62-foot (19-meter) trimaran recently purchased by famed French yachtsman Philippe […]
By Dee-ann Durbin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
McDonald’s has begun the process of selling its restaurants in Russia after more than 30 years in the country. The Chicago burger giant said Alexander Govor, who operates 25 restaurants in Siberia, has agreed to buy McDonald’s 850 Russian restaurants and operate them under a new name. McDonald’s didn’t disclose […]
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The Fort Frances Muskies opened their soccer season Wednesday. Defenders Katherine Fisher (above) and Izzy Meeks (left) were on hand for the girls’ 5-0 victory over Rainy River. The boys also defeated Rainy River 5-0. Callum McCormick (top left) takes a header. Garrett Paull (bottom left) directs traffic. Both Muskie […]
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday he was ”confident that we will come to a quick decision to welcome both Sweden and Finland to join the NATO family” despite Turkey’s opposition to the two Nordic countries joining the 30-member military alliance. Stoltenberg would not be drawn […]
By Carolyn Thompson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – The white man charged with murdering 10 Black people at a super- market in Buffalo appeared briefly in court Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge. Assistant district attorney Gary Hackbush said the indictment of Payton Gendron, 18, was handed up […]
