Ear Falls OPP charged two Absent Without Leave U.S. Marine recruits on Tuesday after the pair had been found hiding out in a tourist camp in the Perrault Falls area. Police first were alerted of the pair Nov. 2 when Kenora OPP received a call from one of the two […]
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My father never talked about his experiences in the Second World War. In our family, we only knew that he had been a navigator on a Lancaster bomber. His only souvenir was a leather flier’s cap, with an oxygen mask, something my brother and I played with. My father only […]
Dear sir, We would like to express our gratitude to all our friends and family in Fort Frances for their help, support, generosity, and affection since our father, Carl Domanski, passed away. We were deeply touched by the outpouring of kind thoughts and gestures. It was so heartwarming and comforting […]
Dear sir: With reference to your story concerning the dropping loonie, I have been a seasonal visitor to your country for the past 30 or so years. I have always been treated courteously at Customs and by the people with whom I have had contact while visiting there. One of […]
Grade three and six Education Quality and Accountability Office test scores increased, in some cases dramatically, here this year as the Rainy River District School Board found out at its regular meeting last night. “These are outstanding results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki had said yesterday before the meeting at Rainy […]
They say the focus of any minor hockey association in Canada is to teach the game and stress hard work over wins and losses. But for the long-running and successful Emo/Devlin/Barwick Minor Hockey Association, players and parents are faced with the extra challenge of travelling fair distances just to get […]
Borderland Thunder head coach Wayne Strachan admitted he was getting ready to come back to the Memorial Sports Centre hallways after their game against Dryden, and explain how their power play let them down and the opposing goalie stole the win. But then Kevin Webb went on a roll. Down […]
Four Muskies have been nominated for five awards after the team’s inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League. Running back Jock Gemmell was nominated for the Harry Mood Memorial Trophy for highest standard in playing ability, school citizenship, sportsmanship, and scholastic standing. Quarterback Andrew George is up for […]
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“I feel bad a lot of the time, and suffer from low self-esteem. Sometimes the pain of being bullied gets so bad that I think about suicide.” So writes a Rainy River District student in a letter to the editor I received yesterday afternoon in which he wishes to address […]







