It may have been a smaller crowd than normal, but for the modest gathering at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29, the annual Super Bowl Party was a success. Old friends broke out the cards, and cribbage boards, or gathered around the dartboard, while they waited for the big game […]
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It has been a season of ups and downs for the hometown Fort Frances Lakers hockey team, but they were able to rally for a win, ending the Friday night home game against the Red Lake Miners on a high note. The teams played a double header at the Duke […]
Culturama is coming back! The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre is organizing a revival of Culturama – a community multicultural festival. Organizers are seeking committee members and volunteers, or even just feedback on what you’d like to see! To be part of the Culturama team, reach out to Kayleigh […]
By Morgan Sharp
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Ontario’s students, who have dealt with some of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions and longest classroom closures in the country, got some good news on Friday with word that all sport and musical extracurricular activities are back. The move to allow high-contact sports such as basketball and hockey, as well as […]
The greenhouse at Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Garden was transformed into a Valentine’s Day Pop-Up event, with crafters and bakers coming together to offer some sweet deals for Valentine’s gift giving. The event featured local favourites, such as Hen and Chick Baking, Spry Farm honey, Cabin Road, Eat Best Charcuterie […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 1,550 people in hospital with COVID-19 and 384 people in ICU. That’s down from 2,254 hospitalizations and 446 intensive care patients one week ago. There are 19 more COVID-19 deaths being reported today. Ontario is reporting 1,593 new COVID-19 cases, though limits on access to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – A Toronto school board has launched its own investigation into a school shooting that left an 18-year-old student dead. A Grade 12 male student was shot and killed inside David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute in eastern Toronto around 3 p.m. Monday, shortly after school ended for the […]
With restrictions lifting, many used Super Bowl Sunday as a great excuse to get together to get together. A good sized crowd gathered at the Royal Canadian Legion for the time-honoured Super Bowl Sunday Party, with darts, cribbage, cards and time spent together watching the game. – Allan Bradbury photo
By Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal move to invoke the Emergencies Act could allow authorities to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. The Liberal government’s decision Monday to use the law for the first time also gives officials more muscle to shut down gatherings likely […]
By Michael MacDonald
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – The public inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives is facing intense criticism from victims’ relatives one week before the proceedings are to begin. The law firm that represents most of the family members issued a statement late Monday saying its clients […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Tim Hortons parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. expects to raise prices this year as it faces rising input and staffing costs. Jose Cil, CEO of the company that also includes Burger King, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, said RBI has “not been immune” to the worker […]
By Jim Bronskill
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The committee of MPs and senators which oversees federal security policy has uncovered gaps in Canada’s cyberdefences that could leave many agencies vulnerable to state-sponsored hackers from countries like China and Russia. In a new report, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians says cyberthreats to government […]
