Joey Payeur Amber Berg of Winnipeg’s Double Dragon Gym, left, was on the offensive from the get-go against opponent Halley MacMillan from Nak Muay Gym in Winnipeg during their main event clash at Combat Culture’s “Throwdown at The Duke” Muay Thai kickboxing card at the Couchiching Arena on Saturday. Berg […]

Duane Hicks It was smiles all around as Courtney Sinclair, left, and Sara Selman of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron received a cheque for $4,000 from Mayor Roy Avis during Monday night’s council meeting as its share of this year’s Moffat Fund disbursement.

Cameron Penney Rich Chabot, left, spoke with New Gold representatives Christine Ruppenstein and Ian Strain on Monday evening during the company’s employment open house for its Rainy River Project held Monday evening at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. Informational pamphlets about the project were available for visitors, with future […]

Joey Payeur Russell Guevara of Winnipeg’s Double Dragon Gym, right, punished Nenad Jurinovic from Academy 64 in Winnipeg during the second round of Guevara’s split-decision victory in their 60-kg division bout at “Throwdown at The Duke” on Saturday night at the Couchiching Arena.

“Anglicans reject same-sex marriage” was the headline of a Canadian Press story that ran on page 2 of yesterday’s Daily Bulletin. It was true at the time of publication. A resolution before the General Synod 2016, calling to change the church’s marriage canon, failed Monday to get the required two-thirds […]

Paul G. Olsen Dear editor: Sherry George is enthusiastic about establishing an (historical) interpretive centre in Fort Frances (“Take Energy Forward,” June 15). But I take issue with several of her statements, especially pertaining to Canadian and Rainy River region history, and I’ll address a few of them. It’s grandiose […]

By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Years ago I was travelling alone for work in New York City, and I popped into a random restaurant across the street from my hotel. I asked for a menu recommendation from my waiter, and he insisted on a claypot fish, a simple dish […]

VEERT-Born to Lizzie and Anthony, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Jase Thomas Wayne, weighing 7 lbs. 5oz., on June 30, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

STRACHAN-Born to Brittany and Chris, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Addison Helena Dawn, weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz., on June 27, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

FARAGHER-Born to Alyssa and Chad, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Lexie Jane, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz., on June 25, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

SMITH-Born to Summer Jones and Jayden Smith, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Asher Evander Thomas, weighing 7 lbs 13 oz. on June 24, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — In one of the world’s most disputed waters, the puny Philippine navy doesn’t stand a chance against China’s flotilla of combat ships. So when diplomacy went nowhere and Beijing’s ships seized a disputed shoal and surrounded another reef, Filipino officials took […]