Ontario’s chief forensic pathologist says the death of a 30-year-old man in the throes of crisis was caused by the actions of jail guards. Dr. Michael Pollanen says in a report that Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec. 15, 2016, after being beaten, pepper sprayed and restrained in a prone position […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 321 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths, as the government urges people to focus less on daily case counts and more on hospitalizations and ICU admissions. The Health Ministry has rearranged its daily reporting website and added new metrics, comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated cases […]
OTTAWA – U.S. drug maker Moderna will sign an agreement with the Canadian government today promising to build an mRNA production plant in Canada. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will sign the memorandum of understanding with federal Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne in Montreal this morning. It is the second major deal […]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Five years after North Carolina blocked an expansion of Charlotte’s nondiscrimination ordinance, prompting a backlash that cost the state billions of dollars, the city council unanimously approved expansive protections for LGBT people and vulnerable residents. The ordinance approved Monday includes sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, […]
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MIAMI (AP) – Residents of an eight-story condo building in Miami were ordered to evacuate after the building was deemed “unsafe” by city officials. On Monday night, some six weeks after 98 people died in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in nearby Surfside, residents of the 138-unit building […]
As software and other technologies get infused in more and more products, manufacturers are increasingly making those products difficult to repair, potentially costing business owners time and money. Makers of products ranging from smartphones to farm equipment can withhold repair tools and create software-based locks that prevent even simple updates, […]
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CALGARY – Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is making a new takeover offer for Kansas City Southern that values the U.S. railway at US$31 billion. The new bid comes ahead of a vote on Aug. 19 by Kansas City Southern shareholders on a rival offer by Canadian National Railway Co. valued […]
By Wayne Parry
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Gamblers anxious to hit the slot machines and table games in person after a year of coronavirus restrictions are lifting the U.S. casino industry to its best year ever. But the great unknown is whether a new, more contagious variant of COVID-19 will slow an […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – The United States will remain on the sidelines for now as Canada gamely welcomes back fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents. As of midnight Sunday night, non-essential U.S. travellers who have had a full course of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine will again be allowed on Canadian […]
After 17 months of closure, the Canadian border has re-opened to American leisure travel. The line-up for the 11:00 p.m. opening last night started in the afternoon on the International Falls side. This morning, the wait time to cross the bridge was estimated at 7 hours. Every traveller permitted entry […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Tonight will be the first meeting of the month for the Fort Frances council. The next meeting will take place on Sept.13. During the Committee of the Whole meeting, council will decide on whether to approve the recommendation of the Administration and Finance Executive Committee to pledge $60,000 to the […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – Canada’s border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehicles idling for hours at some of the country’s busiest international gateways. The deal, announced after more than 36 straight hours of […]
