Stella Anderson, 3, was very excited that her Dad Kyle was fishing in the bass tournament on team 110. She created a float using her wagon. She worked hard, added jewels and stickers to each fish. – Brittany Bonner-vickers photo
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By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The number and size of wildfires in northern Ontario this year are substantially higher than average, and have forced thousands of people to flee First Nations communities, the government said Monday. This year there have been 902 wildfires so far, nearly double the 10-year average of 520. There are currently […]
TORONTO – Canada’s largest airport is no longer splitting arriving international passengers into different customs lines based on their vaccination status. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport announced last week it may be sorting travellers arriving from the U.S. or other international locations into vaccinated and partially or non-vaccinated queues. But a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant. It was the latest sign that the White House is having to recalibrate its […]
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MONCTON, N.B. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves, saying that the overwhelming majority of cases are in people who haven’t received their two shots. Trudeau says only half of one per cent of cases being […]
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Mounties say they have been conducting a large-scale, years-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at a residential school. RCMP say officers with the major crime unit began looking into the Fort Alexander Residential School, northeast of Winnipeg, in 2010 and a criminal investigation was launched the […]
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A voluntary recall has been issued for Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning over a possible Salmonella contamination. McCormick & Company, Inc. says the recall covers 153g bottles with a best before date of September 6, 2022. The bottles were shipped to British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. No […]
By Melissa Couto Zuber
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Pediatricians are warning of a potential resurgence of a certain respiratory virus in kids that could appear this summer following an abnormally quiet 2020 flu season. A letter written by medical experts at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says Canada […]
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WASHINGTON – A group of Capitol Hill and D.C. police officers are on the witness stand as the long-awaited hearings into the Jan. 6 riot get underway. The four were among those who endured the wrath of the crowd – supporters of Donald Trump aiming to prevent the certification of […]
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s capital, Tokyo, reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, days after the Olympics began. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged people to avoid non-essential outings, but said there was no need to consider a suspension of the Games. Tokyo reported 2,848 new COVID-19 cases, […]
CALGARY – Hockey Canada has released the schedule for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Women’s World Championship, featuring Canada versus Finland in the opening game. The 31-game tournament will be played at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alta., from August 20-31. This is the eighth […]
By Dariya Baiguzhiyeva
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TimminsToday
The first week of hosting forest fire evacuees from northwestern Ontario in Timmins has gone “very good” so far, says fire chief Tom Laughren. Timmins is temporarily housing about 150 people from Pikangikum First Nation who were forced to leave their community due to forest fires. A total of 865 […]
