Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The NFL’s Week 18 saved its best drama for the final game of the weekend. The Detroit Lions – eliminated from playoff contention earlier Sunday when the Seahawks beat the Rams – pushed past their disappointment and played the role of a spoiler, rallying to beat Green Bay 20-16 on […]
Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet, ending the years-long search to replace the aging CF-18 fleet where it first began. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Monday that Canada reached an agreement with the United States and F-35 maker Lockheed Martin to buy 88 of the aircraft at an […]
Both Muskies hockey teams topped their Beaver Brae Broncos counterparts last week in NORWOSSA action. The boys stayed undefeated in league play with a 7-1 win and the girls took an 8-0 decision. Both teams will be back in action this Wednesday for away games in Dryden. –Allan Bradbury photos
Grieving friends and relatives of victims killed during the downing of Flight PS752 called for justice and accountability from the Iranian regime Sunday as Canadians from coast to coast marked three years since the country’s military shot the plane down. At a highly-emotional and politically-charged ceremony in North Toronto, The […]
BEREA, Ohio (AP) – The Cleveland Browns fired defensive coordinator Joe Woods on Monday after his underperforming group had a major hand in this season ending way short of expectations or the playoffs, a person familiar with the move told the Associated Press. The 52-year-old Woods was one Kevin Stefanski’s […]
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has noted an increase in HIV cases in the Kenora area, particularly towards the end of 2022. Last year alone, there were nine confirmed cases reported in the Kenora area, while from 2013-2021 there were only eight confirmed cases reported. Testing and case/contact management is ongoing, […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the highly anticipated December Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Barb & Tom Bedard of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number Y-2424367. The December 50/50 raffle has been historically larger than previous months, and this year […]
Sometimes the coolest lessons start with a simple question. At the Fort Frances Nursery, students were curious where all their favourite creatures had gone for the winter. It has sparked a super fun, hands-on exploration of dens and burrows, with real life kid burrows being constructed in class. – Submitted […]
On the eve of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral, Delia Opekokew’s feelings of him remain the same today as they did when she met him in 2009. Opekokew was one of 10 members of a delegation from the Assembly of First Nations to have a private audience with Benedict in […]
HALIFAX – Canada is one step away from its 20th gold medal at the world junior hockey championship. Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and Thomas Milic was outstanding in making 43 saves as the tournament hosts fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
The rate of opioid deaths in the Sudbury and Manitoulin district decreased significantly in the first half of 2022 compared to the same period of 2021, but that rate is still three times that of the overall Ontario rate. Six of the seven health units at the top of the […]
