Looking for something to do during lock-down? The students and staff at Robert Moore School have created a Winter Art Walk, by amassing student artwork in the school’s windows. Spectators can walk past and see a wide display of creative handiwork from young artists. -Megan Walchuk photo
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Looking for something to do during lock-down? The students and staff at Robert Moore School have created a Winter Art Walk, by amassing student artwork in the school’s windows. Spectators can walk past and see a wide display of creative handiwork from young artists. -Megan Walchuk photo
Dear editor, If there ever was a time in this world when we needed something to cling to, it is now. With the corona pandemic raging around this world, we need a firm strong anchor to hold us steady. Society over the last several decades has deconstructed many beliefs we […]
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The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has launched a New year’s challenge to the community – 49 kms on the 49th Parallel. For January 2021, challenge yourself, friends and family to complete 49 kms on the ski and snowshoe trails. Registration forms are available at the chalet in the sign […]
Farai Mutsaka The Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe–In Zimbabwe, where girls as young as 10 are forced to marry due to poverty or traditional and religious practices, a teenage taekwondo enthusiast is using the sport to give girls in an impoverished community a fighting chance at life. “Not many people do […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a low of -9 C (16 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a high of minus-two (28) and a low of minus-seven (19). Thursday will be cloudy with a high of minus-three (27) and a low of minus-seven (19). In the extended forecast Friday […]
Staff at the Fort Frances Salvation Army hold up just a few of the gifts donated to local families in the annual Adopt-A-Family program. The organization saw a surge in generosity this year, nearly doubling the number of groups adopting a family over previous years. Each hamper contained a full […]
Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin The Associated Press WASHINGTON–He has been President Donald Trump’s most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another. Now Vice-President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday’s congressional […]
Paola Loriggio The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario defended its COVID-19 vaccination efforts Monday as the province confirmed three more cases of a contagious new strain of the virus. The provincial government has faced criticism for its vaccine rollout in recent weeks, with observers noting the province has so far administered roughly […]
Paola Loriggio The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario students began their winter term by logging on to online classes Monday as COVID-19 case counts remained high during the second week of a province-wide lockdown. As the province recorded another day with more than 3,000 new cases, one parents’ group questioned the government’s […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Nunavut’s sole MP says she is back on the job after several months away from work due to what she described as “extreme burnout, depression and anxiety.” Mumilaaq Qaqqaq announced in late October that she would be taking eight weeks off on advice from her doctor following […]
