Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Actor Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are joining the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization that puts on the Oscars said Wednesday that they are among the 12 Hollywood professionals who have been elected to the board for […]
A confidence and supply agreement reached between the Liberals and NDP three months ago changed the dynamic of the House of Commons, even in a parliamentary sitting that will mainly be remembered for the axing of another Conservative leader, and the further polarizing of Canadian politics by a convoy against […]
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting the members of the 1989 Plaza Lanes Bantam Girls Bowling Team. These young bowlers were Canadian Gold Medalists, and the first bowlers to be nominated for the Hall of Fame honour. The Bantam Girls Bowling Team will be joined by […]
The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame will be honouring the late Danny Johnson, who played in both the NHL and WHA, at its upcoming inductee ceremony and banquet. Johnson was chosen team captain in his last year with the WHA’s Winnipeg Jets. He also played for three teams in […]
Canada’s top court says it will hear a legal battle over Crown payments to Indigenous peoples who ceded a large swath of northern Ontario under two treaties in 1850. The Ontario government sought to challenge a ruling by the Court of Appeal for Ontario, which found the Crown had violated […]
The Vatican has released the program for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada next month, which includes visiting the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors of the institutions. The papal visit is set to start in Edmonton on July 24 and end in Iqaluit on July 29. It […]
The NHL, NHL Players’ Association and NHL Alumni Association are teaming up to get hockey into the NFT marketplace. The organizations announced a multiyear deal Thursday making Sweet their official digital collectibles partner. While not confirming exact terms, NHL executive VP of business development and innovation Dave Lehanski said the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – From Italy to Iowa to the simulator and finally the Finger Lakes, there’s been no rest for Jimmie Johnson. He heads this weekend to Watkins Glen for one of this final two scheduled appearances in the IMSA sports car. Then he’ll turn his attention to planning […]
March 12th, 1979 – June 8th, 2022 It is with great sadness that the family of Shelley Ann Sharpannounce her passing on June 8th, 2022, at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Shelley was born on March 12th, 1979, in Elliot Lake, ON to Robert and […]
It’s graduation season in the Rainy River District as students of many different schools and education institutes prepare to cross their respective stages this month and enter the next phase of their educational or professional careers. Confederation College’s Fort Frances campus held their convocation ceremony at the Townshend Theatre on […]
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s made a triumphant in-person return at the Fort Frances High School track on Saturday morning. Teams, individuals and even some residents of Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home turned out to the awareness walk to help raise money and understanding of Alzheimers and other forms […]
