Local News from Across the Rainy River District
When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells, their first comment was “Eww.” Their second comment was: “How does it taste?” The short answer (you’ve probably heard this sentence before in other contexts): Tastes like chicken. The longer answer, which […]
Authorities in Honduras began to hand over to relatives the hacked, burned corpses of 46 women killed in the worst riot at a women’s prison in recent memory. Some of the bodies were so badly burned they need genetic testing or dental studies to identify, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman […]
Marilyn Joyce Brown passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital with her family by her side on June 19, 2023. Marilyn was born on April 29, 1943, in Whitewood, Saskatchewan. She was the daughter of Bill and Hilda Busch. She went to school in Geraldton, Ont., and then to High […]
Adam Fantilli was on the ice at a suburban rink just outside Detroit. It was the summer of 2021, and the prospect was in talks with the University of Michigan about committing to its decorated NCAA program. Fantilli – still a few months short of his 17th birthday – was […]
More than 100 Mexican firefighters arrived in Ontario on Monday, the first round of international support to help battle the raging wildfires in the province this season. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the firefighters arrived in Thunder Bay, with 52 wildland fires continuing to burn around the […]
The long-running doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva could finally be decided after dates were set Thursday for a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS will hear the case, which overshadowed last year’s Beijing Olympics, from Sept. 26-29. It won’t be open to the public. […]
It was a full weekend of drum, dance and celebration as Rainy River First Nations heldtheir annual powwow from June 16 to 18, 2023, at the powwow grounds on Highway 71. For more photos from the event, see B8.
Ty Stafford and Tori Pollard, above, along with the grade 12 students at Rainy River High School, celebrated their upcoming graduation with prom on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Grand March took place at Morley Park before the students celebrated with dinner and dancing at the Rainy River Legion. For more […]
Regular readers of Squirrel Pie will know Pickle by name and reputation, but what is the mystery bone he’s holding in this photo? According to intrepid contributor Jack Elliott, current theories include a goat, a pelican or even a muskie bone, but no one knows for sure just yet. One […]
Pow-Gi-Ma-Ga-Baa-Wik It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, niece, auntie and granddaughter Lakeisha Ann Boshkaykin on Thursday June 8, 2023, at Seine River First Nation. Lakeisha was born October 8, 1999, in Fort Frances, Ont., to Kerry and Sky Boshkaykin. Lakeisha came from […]
