The Canadian PressAllison Jones By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO—Former NHL star Eric Lindros is lending some high-profile support to an Ontario private member’s bill on concussions that has become stalled. Rowan’s Law is named for a 17-year-old girl from the Ottawa area who died after being injured while […]
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The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO—Ontario children with autism aged five or older no longer qualify for government-funded intensive therapy—a move critics say is leaving many families in the lurch. The Liberal government announced a new Ontario Autism Program with $333 million in funding, but changes include limiting Intensive Behavioural Intervention […]
Richard JohnsonFalls Journal About 100 people attended the inaugural Autism Support Walk on Saturday in International Falls. The event recognized World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month. Participants, including Falls Mayor Bob Anderson, walked downtown and then, due to chilly temperatures, gathered at First Assembly of God Church. They […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The House of Commons’ defence committee will hold closed-door hearings on the state of security at Canadian military bases, The Canadian Press has learned. Conservative MP James Bezan, the party’s defence critic, proposed the idea, which recently was accepted by the all-party committee, although a date for […]
The Associated PressMichael Hill ALTAMONT, N.Y.—As white-nose syndrome kills millions of bats across North America, there’s a glimmer of hope at hibernation spots where it first struck a decade ago. Some bats in some caves are hanging on. Researchers trying to figure out why winter populations of bats in some […]
Staff Need a dress for prom or another special occasion? Why not drop by “Curvy Chick” here this Saturday (April 9) for the third-annual dress giveaway. Owner Jennifer Horton has been receiving donations of dresses for the past month in anticipation of the giveaway, which will take place from 11 […]
Heather Latter Michelle Cain’s Early Years class from Robert Moore School filled the gymnasium with their voices as they sang “Over the Rainbow” and “Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends” during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts this morning. Nicole Thomson’s Early Years class from J.W. Walker […]
Staff With over a month passing between games, Sara Kellar had plenty of pent-up energy to unleash—not to mention a stockpile of super shots. Kellar racked up six goals as the La Place Rendez-Vous Rage doubled the Fine Foods Fury 8-4 in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night […]
Joey Payeur Greg and Kayden Bruyere were part of the hungry crowd that dove into the delicious spaghetti meal provided by the FFHS First Responders during their fundraising dinner there Tuesday. The group is collecting funds to cover the cost of its trip to an EMS conference in Salt Lake […]
Staff How could sports and recreation help drive tourism here? This topic will be the focus of a planning session hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. next Wednesday (April 13) from 7-9 p.m. at the Copper River Inn. The sports tourism initiative came out of the public process […]
The Associated Press BATH, Maine—The price tag for the most expensive destroyer built for the U.S. Navy still is growing. Updated figures from the Congressional Research Service indicate the cost of three ships in the Zumwalt class has grown 3.7 percent, or $450 million, from the previous fiscal year. That […]
The Canadian PressTamsyn Burgmann VANCOUVER—Some businesses in an ocean-side town on Vancouver Island are eliminating plastic drinking straws—taking a first slug against plastic waste. Businesses in the tourist destination of Tofino have been asked to stop routinely handing out straws and to provide biodegradable options on request, said Michelle Hall, […]
