As part of the Beyak Automotive Group, Dryden GM is proud to announce the funding of a 2800 square foot Community Splash Park located at Rotary Park in Dryden, ON. Site prep and construction are set to begin mid-July 2022, with the park open to the public mid-August 2022. Beyak […]
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By Allison Jones and Paola Loriggio
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario won’t be reinstating its mask mandate despite a sixth wave that won’t peak for several more weeks, the province’s top doctor said Monday as he announced expanded eligibility for COVID-19 PCR testing and antiviral treatments. Public health indicators have been worsening recently, including the percentage of tests […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – European health officials investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to chocolate Easter eggs that has sickened at least 150 children across the continent said Tuesday they suspect it is due to bad buttermilk in a Belgian factory. In an assessment of the continuing outbreak, experts at the […]
By Jacob Serebrin
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, retired teacher Lois Armstrong said local health officials where she lives in Kings- ton, Ont., provided daily up- dates about outbreaks, cases and deaths in the community. Now, Armstrong, 68, said the public is being asked to take a bigger role […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says this has been an unprecedented year globally for […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia RCMP say one man who was pulled from the waters around Peggy’s Cove has died and another taken out of the ocean has suffered life-threatening injuries. RCMP say the two men slipped off the rocks in the area southwest of Halifax at about 8:30 p.m. Monday. […]
By Melissa Lambarena Of Nerdwallet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Upon paying off between $12,000 and $15,000 in credit card debt in 2019, Yamiesha Bell, a special education teacher in New York, didn’t break up with her credit cards. With goals to buy a car and a house, Bell hoped to preserve her credit history by keeping her cards open […]
By Eric Tucker in Washington
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Western law enforcement agencies have dismantled an online marketplace used to buy and sell hacked and stolen personal data belonging to millions of people, and have charged the platform’s founder and chief administrator, officials announced Tuesday. Authorities say the RaidForums website trafficked in hundreds of databases of […]
By Mario Annicchiarico
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
LANGFORD, B.C. – Shelina Zadorsky scored a late tying goal as the Canadian women’s soccer team settled for a 2-2 draw against Nigeria on Monday. Zadorsky headed home a cross from Janine Beckie in the 88th minute, much to the delight of a boisterous sold-out crowd of 5,434 at Starlight […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – The Australian state of Victoria has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. It will be the first-ever predominantly regional Commonwealth Games with events in several cities and regional hubs including Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland. Australia has hosted five other times. In […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Tonight’s Fort Frances Town Council meeting will kick off with a public meeting regarding the future of the lagoon property in the north end of town. According to the agenda for tonight’s meeting, one of the first items on the docket is a public meeting relating to Zoning By-Law Amendment […]
The Fort Frances High Muskie Boys won the NorWOSSA hockey Championship Friday night. The boys took the game 6-2 with an empty-net goal and another late one. The game was a physical affair that saw 15 penalties called. Senior Nolan Mann led the Muskie Boys in scoring with two goals. […]
