Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Gratitude and brotherhood were on display at the Super Bowl, where Travis and Jason Kelce tussled for the Lombardi Trophy in a classic back-and-forth clash and Damar Hamlin received a rousing ovation during a pregame ceremony honoring the men and women who saved his life. The feel-good vibes didn’t last […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of Africa, Kenya’s president is hoping the heavens will finally open with the help of a national day of mass prayer on Tuesday. William Ruto announced the plans for the country’s […]
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League has again taken over operating the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL made the announcement Tuesday, adding former Alouettes president Mario Cecchini has been appointed interim president In a statement, the CFL said Cecchini will lead the franchise’s day-to-day operations under supervision from the league office. […]
Love is in the air tonight, along with some clouds, a little snow, and the risk of freezing rain, with a forecasted low of -12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will see clouds and snow during the day before becoming partly cloudy with a chance of more snow overnight and a […]
A member of the U-13 Fort Frances Bobcats streaks toward the net during tournament play against the Thunder Bay Blizzard Saturday. The Bobcats took second place in their tournament with a 4-1-1 record on the weekend. The Fort Frances U-15/18 Cougars took top spot on their side going 5-0 to […]
Fort Frances Town Council is scheduled to meet tonight. On the agenda are several requests for municipal support from several groups and individuals. SnOasis The Friends of the Museum is reaching out to Council for a donation of two hours of ice time for a free family skate during SnOasis, […]
U.S. officials say the military has shot down a fourth “unidentified object” Sunday, this time closer to heavily populated areas in southern Ontario and the U.S. East Coast. It is the fourth time in just over a week U.S. fighter jets shot an object out of the sky, starting with […]
A judge who granted bail to a man later accused of killing an Ontario Provincial Police officer noted his Indigenous background and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the correctional system before he decided to release the man from custody, according to an audio recording of the proceeding. In the […]
John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Tory honed that reputation over the course of his business and broadcasting careers, as […]
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk’s apartment building collapsed in Turkey’s devastating earthquake, he discovered his 75-year-old mother was still alive — but pinned under the wreckage. For hours, Boncuk frantically searched for someone in the ancient, devastated city of Antakya to help him free her. He was […]
Sina Kutluay, a member of the Turkish-Canadian Society, says his group is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey. He says the group was disheartened that the Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team from British Columbia, […]
