Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) says the province is facing an increase in the rate of farmland loss as urban sprawl swallows up land previously used for growing. The farmer-led organization called on municipal governments and the province Saturday to better protect farmland and food production when planning new […]
An Ottawa-area woman and a civil rights group are asking an Ontario court to strike down a law they say allows officials in Ontario jails and detention centres to strip search those in custody “even in the absence of any specified reason or security rationale.” The constitutional challenge was filed […]
WINNIPEG – A 92-year-old retired priest has been charged after a decade-long investigation into the Fort Alexander Residential School in Manitoba. Arthur Masse faces one count of indecent assault in relation to a 10-year-old girl who was a student at the school, RCMP said Friday. The alleged offence took place […]
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 […]
