TOWN OF FORT FRANCES ‐ Mayor and Council of the Town of Fort Frances are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Rob as Interim Chief Administrative Officer. Interim Chief Rob started his employment with the Town of Fort Frances in 2011 and became Manager of Operations in 2016. Rob […]
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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
The association representing all 36 stand-alone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa’s “deliberate” underfunding of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination. Jerel Swamp, who leads the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association, says after discussing the complaint launched by the Indigenous […]
By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A tribal council that represents five First Nations in northwestern Ontario says the first batch of local emergency medical responders from a new training program has graduated and will serve Pikangikum First Nation. The Independent First Nations Alliance says it created its own training program for emergency responders to help […]
By Emily Blake
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A man making a film based on his experiences living in Northern Canada in the early 1970s has found an unusual way to work on his project while travelling in the region. Johnathan Zoesman converted a Tesla into a travelling film studio and drove the electric vehicle from his home […]
By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz And Will Weissert
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – An extraordinary moment in U.S. history will unfold in a Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday: Former President Donald Trump, who faces multiple election-related investigations, will surrender and be arraigned on criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments. The booking and appearance before Judge Juan Merchan should […]
By Ritika Dubey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The birds we see today are the predecessor of a dinosaur that learned to fly and survived mass extinction 66 million years ago, but little is known about their transition. While they were the only species to survive the Cretaceous period, there also wasn’t much known about how similar the […]
Press release
Mayor and Council of the Town of Fort Frances announce the departure of Town Chief Administrative Officer, Faisal Anwar, effective March 30, 2023. Mr. Anwar has fulfilled the role of CAO since August 2021. We thank him for his service and for his dedication to the Community, and we wish […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Jeremy Hansen, a colonel and CF-18 pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, has been selected to become the first Canadian to venture further into space and orbit the moon. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency made the long-awaited announcement Monday, introducing the four astronauts who will steer the next […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – Akwesasne Mohawk Police say the search is still underway today for a local man whose boat was found where eight bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week. The force issued an afternoon statement saying a search will continue until sunset for 30-year-old Akwesasne resident Casey […]
By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
WASHINGTON – As the world struggles to find the right balance between a carbon-free future and a present that still runs on fossil fuels, Canada could be leveraging its natural-gas riches to help fuel both, a new report suggests. The report, to be released Monday by the Canadian Chamber of […]
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(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 602. On April 3, 2023, shortly after 5:30 a.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP […]
