Author Archives: Randy Thoms
New Senators named
There will be three more independent members coming to the Senate in Ottawa. The Prime Minister's office says Marnie McBean, Toni Varone and Paulette Senior will fill vacancies for Ontario. McBean is ...
Dec 20, 2023
Nestle recalls Hallowe'en candy treat
Nestle Canada says one of its bars produced for Halloween may have contained plastic. The food and beverage company is recalling six batches of KitKat Halloween Scary Friends. They were sold in indivi...
Dec 19, 2023
FAO finds spending increases in health and education
The provincial government is spending more money than it did last year, but it is still less than planned. That is according to the Financial Accountability Office in a review of the first half expend...
Dec 19, 2023
COVID on the rise
The World Health Organization encourages people to keep up with their COVID-19 vaccines. It says they are seeing an increase in COVID and other respiratory infections such as influenza, RSV and childh...
Dec 19, 2023
Violent crime up in Fort Frances
Fort Frances continues to see an increase in violent crime. Statistics to the end of November show a nearly 15 per cent increase over 2023. Staff Sergeant Matt Leblanc says it is in part driven by an ...
Dec 18, 2023
Olivia and Noah still most popular
There is very little change to the top choices for baby names in Ontario. The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery says Olivia remains the most popular name for a girl for the 14th straigh...
Dec 18, 2023
McTaggart returns as final PSB chair
A town councillor has been returned as chair of the Fort Frances Police Services Board. John McTaggart was reappointed at the board's meeting on Friday. He will likely be the last to head the Fort Fra...
Dec 18, 2023
5 charges laid in sexual assault investigation
An investigation into historic sexual assaults has resulted in five charges being brought upon a Fort Frances man. OPP launched an investigation in August after receiving information about incidents t...
Dec 15, 2023
Arrest made in early morning break-in
A man from Whitedog First Nation is facing a charge of break and enter. An alarm from a Fort Frances business on Scott Street led OPP to respond at around 1:30 a.m. today. A 24-year-old was found insi...
Dec 15, 2023
RIDE stop leads to weapons charges
A 21-year-old man from Devlin is facing weapons charges. The man was a passenger of a vehicle that was stopped during a RIDE check in Alberton township just before midnight Thursday. OPP officers foun...
Dec 15, 2023
