Local News from Across the Rainy River District
I would like to thank all residents and visitors to the Town of Fort Frances for adhering to the Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ), which took effect on June 1, 2023. Well done! The RESTRICTED FIRE ZONE (FIRE BAN) is still in effect in the Town of Fort Frances and applies […]
Dungeons and Dragons – Join the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre today- Thursday, June 22 – at 5 pm for D&D: Onslaught! Players choose a faction and skirmish with their friends in this combat miniatures game! Rules, maps, and miniatures provided. Absolutely no Dungeons and Dragons experience is required! […]
Veteran receiver Drew Wolitarsky is confident his Winnipeg Blue Bombers won’t be shut out by the visiting B.C. Lions on Thursday. The Lions blanked the Edmonton Elks 22-0 last week en route to a 2-0 season start, but Winnipeg is also 2-0 scoring a combined 87 points in those two […]
The search intensified Thursday for a small submersible lost in the depths of the North Atlantic Ocean as the oxygen supply for the five people trapped inside the vessel was believed to be in its final hours. Two more remotely operated vehicles dived into the water Thursday morning to join […]
Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he’s running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican front-runner. Hurd, 45, served three terms in the House through January 2021, becoming the chamber’s only […]
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. […]
