TORONTO – Ontario is offering to double a federal sick-leave benefit if Ottawa can administer the topped-up payment to workers in the province. The provincial finance minister proposed the change in a letter to the federal government, saying the move would give $1,000 a week to eligible workers. Peter Bethlenfalvy […]
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OTTAWA – Conservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada’s assisted dying regime. The various parties in the House of Commons have chosen 10 MPs to sit on the committee, which is to examine whether medical assistance […]
By Christopher Reynolds
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OTTAWA – An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged “crimes against humanity” by the Israeli government. The demand from Human Rights Watch comes alongside a new report from the group that accuses Israeli authorities of methodically discriminating against Palestinians within both Israel […]
By Emma Tranter
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IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom, but the territory’s chief public health officer says following strict public-health measures will curb its spread. Twenty-one swabs came back from testing in southern Canada and all were positive for the […]
By Maan Alhmidi
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OTTAWA – A new survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians believe the verdict that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd was good news. A jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he knelt on […]
By Kim Chandler
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A judge is set to decide the punishment for an Alabama man, sentenced to life in prison for a murder he committed at age 14, and whose case later led to a ban on mandatory life sentences for juveniles. The judge will decide Tuesday if Evan Miller […]
By Mari Yamaguchi
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TOKYO – The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan’s LGBTQ pride week at a centre in the capital, as activists and dozens of lawmakers pushed for an equality law to be enacted before the games begin in less than three months. Seiko […]
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SYDNEY, Australia – Australian athletes and support staff preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will be given priority for vaccines. The Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than […]
By Natali Trivuncic
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Dr. Kit Young Hoon, medical officer of health at the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that those in the region with high-risk health conditions as defined by the ministry of health’s vaccine rollout plan are eligible to book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. Young Hoon said residents can book […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
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memara@fortfrances.com
The rezoning request submitted by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) to change St. Michael’s zoning from Institutional Type One (I) to Residential Type Two (R2) is making an appearance on tonight’s council agenda. This comes after a public meeting was held two weeks ago where some […]
Construction season got underway last week, as crews began the widening of King’s Highway, between Pitt Road 1 and Pitt Road 2. Traffic has been reduced to one lane, with traffic lights to manage traffic flow. Early public concern over the possibility of a timing issue in the lights has […]
By Lee Berthiaume
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & Johnson. Canada is set to receive about 300,000 doses of the J&J vaccine, which will come in addition to […]
