TURIN, Italy (AP) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to six matches with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Casper Ruud on Monday to open his campaign at the ATP Finals. Following a two-month break after his loss to Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final – which […]
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By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Town of Frances voted to enter into a transfer payment agreement with the province of Ontario, for the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Grant program, designed to support the police by installing surveillance technology in order to deter criminal activity related to gun and gang violence and improve public safety. […]
Annual Remembrance Day ceremonies took place across the district this morning to re- member the service and sacrifice of Canada’s veterans, including in Couchiching First Nation and Fort Frances. The ceremony in Fort Frances was not officially open to the public, and so was livestreamed online for viewing. –Allan Bradbury […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Town of Fort Frances council voted to accept telephone and internet voting methods for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections. The same voting method was in place for the 2018 elections. Although it may seem that constituents are a few months away from making a decision on the […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
The Civic Centre in Fort Frances received zero eligible nominations for the Citizen of the Year Award, something Coun. Mike Behan called disappointing. “I was very saddened to learn earlier today that the town received no eligible nominations for the 34th annual Citizen of the Year award,” Behan said. “This […]
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities Division, through winter weather monitoring activities, is following a system that could bring a winter weather storm to the Town of Fort Frances that could pose a risk to the users of the roadways and sidewalks within the Town of Fort Frances. […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will aid talks between the federal government and child-welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement to compensate First Nations children. The Liberal government says Murray Sinclair will chair discussions between the sidesincluding lawyers representing plaintiffs in […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal Liberal government will hire more staff to deal with backlogs and overwhelming caseloads at his department. MacAulay made the comments in an interview after The Canadian Press published a series of articles identifying some of the most pressing challenges facing […]
By Nicole Thompson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario will keep capacity limits in place for at least a month longer than planned in some settings where proof of vaccination is required, following a rise in COVID-19 cases. Night clubs, strip clubs, sex clubs and bathhouses were expected to remove caps on the number of patrons […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford is highlighting the contribution of Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan in a Remembrance Day ceremony this morning. Speaking outside the Ontario legislature, Ford noted this year marks 20 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center and the start […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS More than 213,000 Ontarians have received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far as the province takes a phased approach to boosters, making them available first to people who are at higher risk of contracting the virus. Eligibility expanded to several new groups – about […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CALEDON, Ont. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford wants municipalities to wait for his government to strike a deal with Ottawa on child care instead of trying to start their own negotiations, saying they might undermine provincial efforts. “I’m pleading with the municipalities: don’t divide and try to conquer. It just […]
