Heather Latter Students at St. Michael’s School showed off their costumes to family and friends as they paraded across the stage there yesterday prior to heading back to their classrooms to participate in Hallowe’en activities.
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From the OPP A 24-year-old Kenora man is facing charges following an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking there. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, police tried to arrest a male in the downtown area of Kenora. A brief foot chase ensued before the male was arrested by police. A search […]
From the OPP Shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday, Sioux Lookout OPP officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train about four km west of there. Officers attended the scene and, along with the assistance of the Lac Seul Police Service and the Northwest Emergency Medical […]
Don Madill’s family sadly announces his passing on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. He was born on Nov. 8, 1936 in Fort Frances to Bill and Ann Madill. He attended Fort Frances High School, where he met his future wife, Roma Wardman. They married soon after graduation and would have celebrated […]
Heather Latter Jolene Richert, at her “Jamberry Trunk,” asked Jordynne Bruyere if she wanted a trick or treat during the third-annual “Trunk or Treat” event yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library. Despite the drizzly weather, organizers of the Hallowe’en event have deemed it a success, with an estimated 800 […]
Press Release As part of the ongoing Rainy-Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Review, the Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board will hold a public information meeting tomorrow (Nov. 2) from 7-9 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library. As well, a practice decision workshop will be held with the […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and the first lady were welcoming scores of superheroes and princesses, one child dressed as Prince and another as the president himself as part of Monday’s Halloween festivities. Some 4,000 people were expected to visit the White House for Halloween. Students from […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The latest clamour over Hillary Clinton’s emails has put Barack Obama in a spot where no president wants to be: caught between his attorney general, his FBI director and his preferred White House successor. With accusations of political interference flying, Obama is […]
By Nataliya Vasilyeva The Associated Press BALTIYSK, Russia — Russia held civil defence drills involving 40 million people this month, the largest since the collapse of the Soviet Union. State media broadcast instantly recognizable Soviet imagery, showing school children trying on gas masks, and urge viewers to find the nearest […]
By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court copyright dispute over cheerleading uniforms Monday brought out the fashion maven in Justice Stephen Breyer. “The clothes on the hanger do nothing. The clothes on the woman do everything,” Breyer said during an argument about whether the design of […]
By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The next U.S. president will have to act quickly to chart a course so the Colorado River can continue supplying water to millions of city-dwellers, farmers, Indian tribes and recreational users in the Southwest, according to a university research study made […]
By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The next president of the United States will start with a huge following on Twitter but a clean slate of tweets. It’s all part of the peaceful transition of power in the social media age. The White House said Monday that Obama’s […]
