Local News from Across the Rainy River District
CALGARY – It could be a character on a Saturday morning kids show, but this rescue robot is anything but fantasy. “It’s not science fiction. It’s science and this thing exists,” said Alejandro Ramirez-Serrano at the unmanned vehicles robotarium lab at the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of […]
LONDON (AP) – Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes for decades after last-minute talks between a union and train companies failed to reach a settlement over pay and job security. Up to 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff are due to walk out for three days this […]
BANGKOK (AP) – The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion policy” on Sunday that only permits swimmers who transitioned before age 12 to compete in women’s events. The organization also proposed an […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Canada will return home from the Under-18 women’s Americas Championship with a silver medal, but there were moments on Sunday when the basketball squad looked like it had a chance to upset the powerhouse U.S. squad. Despite trailing 41-31 at halftime in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School hit the road for a field trip to The Spry Farm, with a picnic at the Devlin ball diamond and park, on June 6. The preschool program is winding down for the year, with its end-of-year festivities taking place today. But parents hoping to join […]
Tickets for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony banquet tickets are on sale now at Taggs Source for Sports. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased by cash or cheque. Organizers say that inductees and their families have already had the first crack at tickets […]
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s will be held this Saturday June 18, at the Fort Frances High School running track. Registration starts at 10:30 a.m., with the walk getting underway at 11 a.m. A barbecue will follow. The Canada Day Mini King and Queen is back! Registration will […]
Canada’s chief justice says the legal system must continue to modernize and innovate, warning it cannot return to pre-pandemic ways of doing business. The Supreme Court of Canada’s Richard Wagner told a news conference Thursday that all players in the justice system are reassessing what they do, how they do […]
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will embark on a round-the-world tour next week to meet with global leaders for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, G7 and NATO summits. The Prime Minister’s Office says he will endeavour to strengthen key international partnerships with an eye to defending peace, security, […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities. Residents in ravaged areas, meanwhile, cleaned up from the mess and braced for the economic fallout while the park remains […]
