Local News from Across the Rainy River District
OTTAWA – Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes there’s a connection between anti-mask and anti-lockdown protests and far-right extremism. Singh’s comments come as rallies against COVID-19 health orders are being staged across the country while many provincial doctors battle a deadly third wave of the pandemic. […]
For more than a year now, the state of America’s live music industry has been a grim one. The COVID-19 pandemic threw hundreds of thousands of musicians, roadies and other touring industry professionals out of work, according to the Country Music Association. In Tennessee alone, the industry’s unemployed number around […]
Play in the Calgary bubble wrapped up Sunday with another world women’s title for Switzerland. The event also brought a fresh wave of questions about the strength of the Canadian program. Silvana Tirinzoni successfully defended her crown with a 4-2 victory over Russia’s Alina Kovaleva at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre. […]
ROME – Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori has doubts about whether the IOC and local organizers are doing enough to plan for a worst-case scenario of “hundreds” or “thousands” of coronavirus cases at the Tokyo Olympics. Or whether it’s even still feasible to hold the games when a state of […]
Businesses and organizations across Canada, including some in Fort Frances, put up signs, stickers, decorations and articles of clothing in red in observance of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) yesterday, May 5. Out at Seven Generations Education Institute’s (SGEI) Fort Frances […]
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 3,424 new cases of COVID-19 today and 26 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 958 new cases in Toronto, 900 in Peel and 291 in York Region She also says there are 175 new cases in Durham Region […]
Painted rocks will be free and there will be some homemade gift paper bags. It will be outside at 1030 Scott Street, watch for the wrapped box with a fake yellow flowers. The service is provided free of charge to local kids, in need of a gift for Mother’s Day, […]
In last week’s edition of the Times, in “Local organizations band together for MMIWG Awareness month” it was incorrectly stated that Jessica Wilson worked for Fort Frances Tribal Area Health. Wilson is actually an employee of Binesiwag Centre for Wellness. The Times apologizes for any confusion this has caused.
On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Frances residents will have the opportunity to use the garbage dump for a free tipping day. Residents will have the chance to dispose of their spring cleanup waste such as leaves, tree branches, grass clippings and garden waste at the landfill […]
With schools closed for large chunks of the past year and specific exposure to COVID-19 sending children home intermittently even when they are open, it has fallen largely to their mothers to pick up the additional child-care duties. That strain is weighing on their mental health, contributing to well over […]
It’s been a rough 14 months for everyone. Perhaps a little more for our region, as we watch our mill come down during a pandemic. There’s a lot of negativity and unrest out there. But this post, from one of our rant and Rave Facebook sites helps put it all […]
There’s spring cleaning, and then there’s this. Crews were hard at work this morning replacing some of the docks at the Sorting Gap Marina. According to the tender awarded by the Town of Fort Frances, the new docks are made from molded polyethylene and can be reconfigured and added on […]
