Joey Payeur Stratton Eagles’ shortstop Chris Bourgeois was ready to fire a throw over to Guy Arpin at first base during the second inning of last night’s Rainy River District Fastball League West Division semi-final there. The third-seeded Eagles gave up three runs in the first and never recoverd, losing […]
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Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak is inviting residents to participate in a town-hall discussion here Thursday (Sept. 1) as part of the national public consultation on federal electoral reform. The discussion will take place from 2-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Federal electoral reform is […]
Heather Latter Having recently moved here from Sioux Lookout, Terri Seguin gave a goodbye hug to her daughter, Addy, who started SK at St. Michael’s School here this morning. Elementary and high school students across the district headed back to class to kick off the 2016-17 school year.
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking assistance from the public. On Monday, Aug. 22 around 8:30 p.m., OPP officers were advised of an assault on the 600 block of Victoria Avenue in Fort Frances. Anyone with information on this incident, or who may have witnessed the […]
Staff With Canada marking its 150th birthday in 2017, the clock is ticking for the Fort Frances Museum and a local group of volunteers to get ready for the celebration. The next planning meeting for the “Canada 150” exhibit at the museum will be held there this Thursday (Sept. 1) […]
The Associated Press Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, and Thomas Pieters will fill out the European team as Darren Clarke’s captain’s picks for the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine next month. Clarke, who announced his choices at the European Tour headquarters at Wentworth today, went for a mixture of experience and form. […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK—Canadian tennis star Milos Raonic advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a straight-sets win over Germany’s Dustin Brown yesterday. Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., fired 15 aces to Brown’s two and totalled 41 winners en route to the 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Earlier […]
The Associated PressTodd Karpovich BALTIMORE—Josh Donaldson is making a push for another AL MVP Award while the Toronto Blue Jays may be narrowing the field in the AL East. Donaldson hit his fourth homer in two days, and Jose Bautista also went deep in support of Marco Estrada, as the […]
By Lori Hinnant And Desmond Butler The Associated Press HARDAN, Iraq — Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die. On the other side of the mountain, another survivor […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Even as Rhode Island makes history as the first U.S. state with an offshore wind farm, its people are not so fond of wind turbines sprouting up on land near where they live. Dreams of a wind-powered nation sparked by […]
By Lori Hinnant And Desmond Butler The Associated Press HARDAN, Iraq — In exclusive interviews, photos and research, The Associated Press has documented 72 of the mass graves that Islamic State extremists have left behind. It is the most comprehensive survey so far, but many more will likely be found […]
By By Kathleen Ronayne The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is campaigning again in New Hampshire. The former presidential candidate and chief Donald Trump critic is the first of 2016’s failed GOP hopefuls to return to the state since the February primary. Kasich is in New […]
