The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO—A South Sudanese student accused of passing himself off as a teenager so he could attend high school on a basketball scholarship likely will face a hearing on whether he should be kicked out of Canada, immigration officials said yesterday. For the time being, however, Jonathan […]
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Joey Payeur Jayce Gavel of the Jaguars, left, and Jakobe Kempf of the Lynx kept their eyes on the ball during the opening night of action for Fort Frances Youth Soccer at the St. Francis Sportsfields last night. The association had to wait two days longer to get underway as […]
Staff Only one of the two Fort Frances natives in the ECHL will be sticking around for another round. The Utah Grizzlies, featuring goalie Ryan Faragher, will continue their push to the Kelly Cup after dumping the host Colorado Eagles 7-2 on Tuesday night to capture their best-of-seven quarter-final series […]
Staff Nathan Park’s latest adventure has been one to savour. The former Fort Frances Lakers’ netminder has been chosen as one of the five finalists for the CJHL’s top goalie award after a standout campaign for the Portage Terriers (MJHL). Park, a 20-year-old native of Edmonton, led the Lakers to […]
Staff Town council on Monday night recognized deputy clerk Kathy Lawson for her excellent work. With Administrative Professionals Day being April 27, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said Lawson “serves the town with distinction every single day,” and he gets numerous comments from the public as to her courteous and […]
The Canadian Press SUDBURY, Ont.—Charges in a byelection scandal in Sudbury, Ont. have been stayed against a veteran Liberal fundraiser, though a separate bribery investigation is ongoing. Gerry Lougheed had been charged with one count of counselling an offence not committed and one count of unlawfully influencing or negotiating appointments. […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Jyllian Westover (centre) high-stepped her way through the girls’ 100m hurdles at the second track-and-field meet of the season Tuesday at Falls High School. Westover finished in fifth place in a time of 21.71 seconds as the Muskie girls’ squad wound up third out of five schools […]
From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed by yesterday afternoon in the region. Dryden Fire #2, located near Dinorwic Lake, was listed as “being held” at 0.3 hectares at last report. Meanwhile, two new fires were confirmed late Monday. Kenora Fire #4 is listed as “under control” at 3.7 […]
From the OPP Once again, the Rainy River District OPP is reminding residents to beware of a telephone scam in which someone, claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency, calls to say you owe the government money and that payment has to be made immediately. The OPP would like […]
Duane Hicks Fort Floral has a new employee who’s stopping downtown traffic. “Lexi,” a sign-waving mannequin, started working this week after having moved here all the way from Arizona. The mannequin is notable for her moving arms, which allow her to wave signs in an attention-getting circular motion. Fort Floral […]
By John Chidley-Hill THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO—Catcher Dioner Navarro was an asset for the Toronto Blue Jays last season behind the plate. Now with the Chicago White Sox, he used that knowledge to pick apart his former team. Navarro, who was Jays’ starter Marco Estrada’s battery partner for most of […]
Staff Only a handful of flower basket sponsors are needed to reach this year’s “Project Petunia” goal before May 1. “As of right now, we need five more baskets to reach our goal,” said Rainy River Future Development Corp. development co-ordinator Tara Allaire. She added the plan is to hang […]
