The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–The president of the Métis National Council is urging the federal government to formally recognize the contribution of Métis veterans in the Second World War before it is too late for remaining survivors to find redress and get post-war benefits. The timing is important because the […]
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The Associated Press DETROIT–Nikita Kucherov is in the middle of one of those stretches when the puck seems to do whatever he wants. The dynamic forward scored twice last night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Kucherov barely touched the puck […]
The Canadian PressBill GravelandLauren Krugel Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi handily won a third term yesterday after a bitter and divisive campaign during which his at-times prickly personality was a focus. His main challenger, former Progressive Conservative party president Bill Smith, conceded around midnight. With most polls reporting, Nenshi had nearly […]
Duane Hicks Liam Coats, left, and his brother, Graeme, pulled out dried corn stalks yesterday evening during the season-end clean-up at the Fort Frances Community Garden. The garden, located at Lillie Avenue North, has “grown” to be very popular; not only were all of the plots adopted this year but […]
Duane Hicks The “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee is gearing up for its fourth-annual “Trunk or Treat,” which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library’s parking lot. But you can’t have the event with decorated “trunks” (vehicles) and with just two weeks to […]
From the OPP Last Thursday around 4 p.m., a Thunder Bay OPP officer was on patrol on Highway 11/17 in Shuniah. The officer conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act infraction. While speaking with the driver, the officer determined he had been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested […]
From the MNRF The Sakwite Lake prescribed burn in Fort Frances District is planned for ignition tomorrow. Taking place on the Korpi Road in the Sakwite Lake area, the burn will regenerate the forest by removing blowdown. For safety reasons, people are advised to stay away from this area ahead […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK–Back in the Bronx, the big guys delivered. Greeted by an array of “All Rise” signs in a ballpark that fits their style, Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and made a pair of sparkling catches, leading CC Sabathia and the N.Y. Yankees over the […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Family members of missing and murdered indigenous women sobbed, fought back tears, and expressed anger yesterday as they recounted what happened to their loved ones. They also recalled running up against what they said was indifference from police and people in general. “What was she to […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.–A British Columbia man who recently lost his mother is fighting for his own life after a bureaucratic mix-up declared him dead. Bryan Kupiak, who is 65 and from Kamloops, is healthy but says somehow his social insurance number was substituted for his mother’s after she […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Classes were cancelled for about half-a-million students in Ontario yesterday as faculty at the province’s colleges went on strike. The labour dispute involving more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians began late Sunday after the two sides couldn’t resolve their differences by a deadline of 12:01 […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–It was a faint signal but it told of one of the most violent acts in the universe. And it soon would reveal secrets of the cosmos, including how gold was created. Astronomers around the world reacted to the signal quickly, focusing telescopes located on every […]
