It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Robert Gordon (Bob) Cottam, 93, of Emo, Ont., on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo. Bob was born March 20, 1923 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Harvey and Elsie Cottam. On Oct. […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO—The man who created the design for Canada’s loonie coin has died. Artist Robert-Ralph Carmichael’s image of a solitary loon was introduced in 1987, when Canada replaced its one-dollar bill with a coin. It was “the most significant change to Canada’s coinage system in over 50 years,” […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Mo Korchinski remembers what it was like being separated from her three children. Her struggle with addiction and cycle through B.C.’s corrections system led her to what she calls a state of denial of even having them. In the decade that she has been out and rebuilding […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Parole board documents say a man accused of killing a Calgary mother and daughter had a 20-year criminal history but didn’t pose a threat to society when he was granted full parole in 2010. Edward Delten Downey is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—A made-in-Canada approach to treating opioid addiction is garnering positive international attention from one of the world’s most widely-circulated medical publications. The Journal of the American Medical Association has published a review of guidelines developed by a pair of health authorities in B.C. aimed at educating health-care […]
The Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.—Two people were rescued from a disabled motor boat that was adrift near the brink of Niagara Falls—a hazardous nighttime rescue that was hindered by high winds but helped when nearby dams lowered the river level, authorities said yesterday. Police using a boat reached the […]
Joey Payeur Captain Kayla Windigo (Red Gut Babes) showed what a “swinging” town Barwick can be on a Monday evening as she eventually beat out this grounder for an infield hit in the fifth inning of last night’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League all-star game. Catcher Rylee Redford (Fort […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA—Eight Canadian fighter jets have been deployed on a massive training exercise in the Pacific—despite Liberal government warnings the country does not have enough such aircraft to defend North America and fulfil its obligations to NATO. The government says the month-long exercise is critical for training […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP, in conjunction with Canadian National Railway Police, are investigating a pedestrian fatality involving a train. At 3:42 a.m. on Sunday, the Rainy River District OPP responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train in the Town of Rainy […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—First-quarter results for 2016 show the Ontario economy growing at an annualized rate of three percent—the highest in Canada and all G7 countries. Premier Kathleen Wynne said Ontario’s real gross domestic product grew 0.8 percent in January to March, following similar growth in the fourth quarter of […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—Anthony Rizzo kept fouling the ball off, over and over again. When Steven Matz finally blinked, Rizzo capitalized with one mighty swing. Rizzo hit a three-run homer, and Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings, as the Chicago Cubs stopped an eight-game losing streak against the N.Y. […]
