Tonight will bring a few clouds with a low of -14 C (7 F). Tomorrow will see a mix of sun and cloud during the day with a chance of flurries overnight bringing a high of minus-five (23) and a low of minus-eight (18). Wednesday will see a continued chance […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–A Toronto firefighter has been charged with careless driving, police said Friday, more than a month after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a fire truck in the city’s midtown area. The truck had its lights and siren on and was responding to an emergency call when […]
The Associated PressCaleb Jones HONOLULU–Hawaii’s governor says two police officers have died after a shooting in Honolulu on Sunday. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that officers had responded to an assault call when they encountered a male with a firearm, who then opened fire, striking two officers. “We grieve with HPD […]
Jamie Mountain Aelise Lucas-Engberg skated the puck over the offensive blueline and looked to get the Emo Express Green’s offence going during the second period of Emo’s 4-0 loss to the International Falls Squirts in the ‘B’ final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament on […]
Allison Cox, left, held up the early work from her beaded mitten project at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre’s workshop on Thursday. A similar event is being held again this Thursday (Jan. 23) from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the historical centre. -Submitted photo
Staff All four Muskie court sports teams were able to garner wins over the visiting Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action on Thursday afternoon. In girls’ volleyball action, the seniors improved to a league-best 5-0 with a 2-0 win over the Broncos. The set scores were 25-11 and 25-12. Fort High […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden WINNIPEG–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet today with the least hostile of conservative Prairie premiers, Manitoba’s Brian Pallister. The tete-a-tete comes on the second day of a three-day federal cabinet retreat, being held in Winnipeg as part of a bid to reach out to a region […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER-A court hearing begins today in Vancouver over the American request to extradite an executive of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on fraud charges. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou in 2018 fractured relations between Canada and China. At issue at this week’s hearing is the legal test […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner KANSAS CITY, Mo.–With his best imitation of a tightrope walker, Patrick Mahomes high-wired the Kansas City Chiefs into their first Super Bowl since 1970. Oh sure, Mahomes did his usual superb job passing, but it was his 27-yard tap dance down the left sideline late in […]
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A Lakehead University researcher and Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute scientist was awarded $448,800 from the Canadian Cancer Society to continue research into a new method of diagnosing breast cancer that may detect lesions earlier than current methods. This Innovation to Impact grant will allow Dr. Alla Reznik to […]
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All students in the Rainy River District will be impacted by strikes this week. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) and Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario will be undertaking one-day strike actions in response to stalled negotiations with the provincial government. OSSTF and […]
Press Release PARRY SOUND–On Friday, Premier Doug Ford and Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, announced a $200 million investment this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and northern communities build and repair critical local infrastructure, including roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. “Ontario’s […]
