Ontario is reporting 1,091 people in hospital with COVID-19 today, nearly 40 per cent higher than a week ago. There were 790 people in hospital with COVID-19 last Tuesday. The province is also reporting 173 COVID-19 patients in intensive care today, compared with 165 a week ago. There are six […]
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By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario plans to temporarily reduce taxes on gas and diesel, but it will only take effect after the June provincial election. The Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation on Monday- that, if passed, would lower the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax – which […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government will consider whether to include booster shots in the next version of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its workers, the Treasury Board said as it reviews the rules. The government must review the need for the policy, which currently requires federal public servants to get […]
By Zeke Miller and Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) – The last time President Barack Obama was in the White House was on Jan. 20, 2017, when he left to escort his successor – bent on overturning “Obamacare” – to the Capitol to be inaugurated. Obama returns to the White House on Tuesday for a moment he […]
By Samuel Petrequin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union’s executive branch proposed Tuesday a ban on coal imports from Russia in what would be the first EU sanctions targeting the country’s lucrative energy industry over its war in Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU needed to increase the […]
By Joe Reedy
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames extended their lead in the Pacific Division with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. The win gives the Flames a five-point advantage over the Kings atop the division and […]
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday night. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games, had his seventh career hat […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is promising universal mental health coverage if her party wins the June election, with an annual price tag of $1.15 billion. In a campaign event Sunday, Horwath said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed how broken Ontario’s mental health system is, and people who need […]
A reader submitted this birds eye view of the mill demo underway. As the rubble and snow disappear, new views, vistas and possibilities are emerging. -Submitted photo
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances hockey teams experienced highs and lows against Dryden teams this weekend. The Fort Frances High Muskies teams are both still in the fight after wins against the Dryden High Eagles. While the Fort Frances Lakers’ season has come to an end. The Muskie girls bested the Eagles in […]
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario have gone up roughly 30 per cent compared to a week ago. The province is reporting 857 people in hospital with the virus today, compared with 655 last Monday. There is also a small increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care – to […]
Ontario is entering a sixth wave of COVID-19 with few remaining public health measures and experts say now is the time for a renewed vaccination strategy aimed at boosting third-dose uptake, shots for kids and preparing for wider fourth doses. When first and second doses became available, Ontario – and […]
