Fort Frances Time Online Edition - July 5, 2016

For a fastball rookie, Kamryn Sandelovich had a pretty polished swing as she took her cuts in the sixth inning last night for the Couchiching Lady Raiders in their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League game against the host Fort Frances Her-icanes at VanJura Park. The teenager grounded out to first on the play as part of the ’Canes 18-2 win over the Lady Raiders in East Division action.

Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that this year’s Canada Day Cash Lottery was able to raise a net profit of over $16,000.

These profits will be used to purchase five high-low beds for Rainycrest Long Term Care Home.

The big draw took place July 1 at the Sorting Gap Marina amongst a small gathering of spectators.

Quinn Miller was busy focusing on driving her “Dash and Dot robot” around the ’52 Canadians Arena during a Rec ‘N Crew activity yesterday afternoon. The robots were supplied by Seven Generations and can be used to teach youngsters about problem solving and how to code.

OTTAWA—The federal Liberals could easily drop any mention of sex or gender from identity documents like passports immediately, notwithstanding concerns civil servants have expressed about the idea privately for more than a year, a senior official with the Canadian Human Rights Commission says.

SARASOTA, Fla.—A Florida man who authorities say accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old son at a shooting range is blaming himself—not the gun—for the death.

VANCOUVER—A man accused of making false teeth from modelling clay said a petition filed against him by three dental regulatory organizations in British Columbia is cruel and unnecessary.

Matthew Block said in a B.C. Supreme Court document filed by his girlfriend that he has already informed the petitioners he will never again offer any dental-related services.

DELTA, B.C.—About 90 percent of a peat bog south of Vancouver is expected to regenerate in the coming years, but it could take a century before the entire area recovers from a fire that tore through it yesterday, says the head of a conservation society.

OTTAWA—Canada Post said it has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), raising the spectre of a work stoppage by Friday.

The announcement came hours after Canada Post said its latest offer presented on June 25 was fair and reasonable and that it still hoped to negotiate a deal with the union.

TORONTO—Aaron Sanchez is pitching like he wants to stay in the Blue Jays rotation. Even if that decision isn’t up to him.

The 24-year-old right-hander threw eight sparkling innings of one-run ball as Toronto topped the Royals 6-2 yesterday in the teams’ first meeting since Kansas City’s Game 6 win in last year’s American League Championship Series.

TORONTO—Researchers in Canada are looking forward to new information from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which began orbiting Jupiter last night.

Juno, launched in August 2011, will complete its journey to the solar system’s largest planet after travelling more than 2.8 billion kilometres over almost five years.