By Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com

Kids and Company has one final performance left for the season, and to celebrate, everyone is invited to enjoy the show at no cost. On Saturday, May 13 at 6:30 pm at the Townshend Theatre, all are invited to enjoy The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito, a production based […]

Press release

(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation. On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at approximately 2:00 a.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on Third Street East at Armit Avenue in Fort Frances after observing a traffic […]

Staff

The OPP encourages the public to know the signs of a drug overdose, and know how to react. The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) provides some legal protection against simple drug possession charges for individuals who seek emergency help during an overdose, including the individual experiencing the overdose. The […]

By James McCarten
THE CANADIAN PRESS

WASHINGTON – U.S. government officials spent the weekend briefing impacted allies and partners, including Canada, following reports detailing a leak of sensitive U.S. intelligence about Russia’s war with Ukraine and its potential ramifications. The trove of documents reportedly included an assessment of claims that Russian-backed hackers managed back in February […]

By Simon Sherry
Clinical Psychologist and Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. We are facing a mental health crisis. Teenagers and young adults are more depressed, suicidal, anxious and lonely than ever before.  Depression rates among teens have been increasing since […]

By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thunder Bay, Ont. — A partnership between Supercom Industries LP and TBT Engineering is augmenting rail safety in Northwestern Ontario with a device called a Spring Drain or S-Drain. In 2020, inventor Gord Maki, a geotechnical engineer with TBT Engineering, designed and patented the S-Drain that can stabilize railbeds in […]

By David Fraser
THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it […]

By Mickey Djuric
THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – One of the longest House of Commons committee filibusters in the last 10 years was the recent marathon attempt by the Liberals to prevent the prime minister’s chief of staff from testifying about foreign interference. Throughout February and March, government members of the procedure and House affairs committee […]