Fort Frances Time Online Edition - June 14, 2016

Syncor Contracting is poised to start work on its new townhome development on Front Street this summer. A construction trailer, fencing, an excavator, and, most recently, piles of dirt have appeared on-site. The contractor is hopeful to begin sewer and water work next week.

ORLANDO, Fla.—The FBI is investigating reports that Orlando gunman Omar Mateen had been a regular at the gay nightclub he attacked and had used gay dating apps, a U.S. official briefed on the case said today.

FORT McMURRAY, Alta.—The huge wildfire known as “The Beast,” which tore through parts of Fort McMurray and northeastern Alberta, is classified as “being held” for the first time since it became out of control in early May.

Wildfire information officer Lynn Daina said the designation means the fire no longer is growing but is not yet under control.

TORONTO—Ontarians drank billions of dollars of booze last year, with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario reporting record sales of $5.57 billion.

The LCBO said it marks the 21st-straight year of record sales, and that a $1.9-billion dividend was transferred to the Ontario government.

OTTAWA—Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith had a constituent come to his office last week seeking help for a problem he believes no longer should exist.

Erskine-Smith, who represents the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York, said the man had been charged with simple possession of seven grams of pot—something the Liberals have promised to legalize within the next couple of years.

LAS VEGAS — The Riviera Hotel and Casino ‚Äî the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past officially exited the scene early Tuesday with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks.

OTTAWA—The Senate has rejected a proposal to allow individuals who are diagnosed with competence-eroding conditions like dementia to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives.

OTTAWA—Attawapiskat Chief Bruce Shisheesh met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa yesterday—weeks after the Northern Ontario reserve’s youth suicide crisis garnered global attention.

OAKLAND, Calif.—Like everyone else, Draymond Green only could watch as LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sent the NBA Finals back to Cleveland.

And it became abundantly clear just how much the Golden State Warriors need their fiery forward after they were buried by Cleveland’s dynamic duo.

WASHINGTON — A controversial documentary that claims that a Russian whistleblower whose death in prison had inspired a major U.S. human rights law was responsible for the very fraud he had accused Russian officials of perpetrating was shown in Washington on Monday, drawing harsh criticism from his supporters.

OSLO — The war on extremism is a global one, and finding solutions requires “a lot of soul-searching here in Europe,” Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday.

Mohammad Javad Zarif said the most important first step is to figure out why some are attracted to “perverted ideologies of demigods who are financed by people looking for short-term gain at the expense of others.”

WASHINGTON — Democrats will try forcing a Senate vote on a proposal making it harder for suspected terrorists and people on government terror watch lists to buy guns and explosives, they said Monday as Congress moved toward a possible partisan fight following the weekend’s mass shooting in Orlando.

MIAMI — Eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks will be retired from the National Aquarium in Baltimore into a seaside sanctuary.