From the OPP Members of the Nipigon OPP are requesting for public assistance to help identify a suspect involved in an attempted abduction. On Friday around 10 p.m., an unknown male grabbed a nine-year-old in the Newton Street area in Nipigon. The child was able to run away from the […]
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Staff No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region over the weekend. Five news fires were reported by day’s end Friday. These were located in the Sioux Lookout, Nipigon, and Dryden districts, but none are still burning. The forest fire hazard is “low” to “moderate” across most of the […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP would like to thank the public for its assistance in locating a 16-year-old youth from the Fort Frances area. Blade Lemieux was located on Sept. 1. He last had been seen Aug. 30 in Fort Frances.
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Juan Martin del Potro’s stay at the U.S. Open really should be over. Nearly was. The 2009 champion at Flushing Meadows had a fever and thought about quitting while dropping the opening two sets with little resistance against sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem in the fourth round yesterday. […]
Joey Payeur John Kinzel of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. did his best impersonation of a Canadian on Saturday as he tried to shoot a beach ball into a golf hole as part of the second-annual cancer walk fundraiser put on by Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. A total of 29 […]
Staff If you hesitated about buying a passport for the 2017-18 “Tour de Fort” season, you’ve lost out. “Tour de Fort” sold the last remaining passports it had available on Thursday–the final day of its early-bird pricing of $100 (as opposed to $125). Since all available passports have been sold, […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson Leaders in the labour movement say things are looking better this Labour Day than they did a decade ago–despite a shifting economic landscape that includes increased automation and ongoing trade disputes. Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said the union movement has made significant […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation regarding the Supervised Alternative Learning program during its first regular meeting of the new school year tonight. The report will be given by Superintendent of Education Al McManaman. “The primary purpose of Supervised Alternative Learning [SAL] is to […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot in the first inning. Jose Bautista connected for a solo home run in the third. Raffy Lopez chased reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello with a two-run homer in the sixth. “Six of the seven runs he allowed […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Analysts say average gasoline prices across Canada will continue to rise this weekend after jumping almost eightcents per litre since Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas last Friday. Consumers in Ontario are expected to be paying nine cents more per litre tomorrow, taking the average price in […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency is anticipating heavy traffic volumes at ports of entry in the region this Labour Day holiday weekend and would like to remind travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays. Beat the border rush by crossing at a non-peak time. Regardless of […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–A bad back prevented Roger Federer from getting ready for the U.S. Open the way he prefers to prepare for a Grand Slam tournament. And it’s showed so far. Federer blamed a lack of proper practice after making an uncharacteristic 68 unforced errors and being forced […]
