Local News from Across the Rainy River District
TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. Executives or management-level officials at each of the accused companies, and a Tokyo Olympic organizing committee official, were charged with violating anti-monopoly laws. No trial dates […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Irv Cross was a man of faith and devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends. The degenerative brain disease that festered inside the former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback had triggered depression, mood swings and […]
Emilio and his Chameleon Cabaret wowed families at the second Kids and Company show last night. A dancing chameleon, a harmonica playing chameleon and a plate spinning chameleon were all featured in the act. But the message of the show was that being yourself is special and the best thing […]
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the final day to catch a movie in the Fort Frances area, as the only movie theatre in the region is closing. Mason Hanover, the owner of Cine 5 Theatre in International Falls, Minn., posted on the theatre’s social media account this weekend would be the last […]
One person has been confirmed deceased and two others are still unaccounted for after a devastating house fire Wednesday evening in Pikangikum First Nation, located more than 500 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. An investigation is currently underway. The fire broke out on the evening of February 22, 2023. Cold […]
Rainy River OPP vehicles now include automated licence plate recognition and in-car cameras (Fort Frances, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now installed and activated the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) and In-Car-Camera systems in all patrol vehicles. As a result of investments […]
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions. He knew it was the right time for Mercedes Aquilina, who at age 65 has early onset dementia and Parkinson’s disease. But […]
KAMLOOPS – Kerri Einarson’s curling team achieved a Canadian women’s championship four-peat Sunday with a 10-4 win over Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones. Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris became just the second team to win four consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts. “We’ve worked extremely hard to […]
OTTAWA – Dozens of Canada’s international aid agencies are asking Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to increase the country’s foreign assistance contributions. The request comes in a letter signed by 75 non-governmental organizations, including the Canadian chapters of groups such as Oxfam, Save the Children, Unicef and World Vision. They’re asking […]
LONDON (AP) – The U.K. and the European Union were poised Monday to end years of wrangling and seal a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland. Striking an agreement at a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen would be a big victory […]
The “1K Onesie race” was especially popular for young skiers, and many others turned out for the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s annual loppet. Others skied in a four Km race Skiers wore colourful outfits and got a lollipop when they finished.
