Staff Fort Frances Kiwanis Club member Caryn Myers drew the lucky winner of this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as fellow Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services here. Bill Daley of Fort Frances will be heading to Dublin, Ireland –a trip valued at $4,300. […]
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The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–An Alberta university says it has been defrauded of $11.8 million in a so-called “phishing” attack, admitting it didn’t have safeguards in place as staffers unwittingly paid out millions of dollars online. “This is an administrative error,” David Beharry, spokesman for MacEwan University, said Tuesday. “We […]
Press Release As we enter the Labour Day long weekend, Unifor continues to expand across the region. Fifty employees at Weechi-it-te-win Family Services last night voted to join Unifor. These employees provide family support services and operate a residential treatment facility serving 10 First Nations’ communities across the Rainy River […]
The Associated PressJon Krawczynski MINNEAPOLIS–Jakeem Grant has been trying to prove to the Miami Dolphins that he can be more than just a return man. He sure looked the part in the pre-season finale last night. Grant caught four passes for 141 yards and a touchdown in the first half […]
Staff Put the clubs back in the bag. Organizers of the night golf fundraiser, which had been scheduled for tonight at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, have decided to reschedule it to next Friday (Sept. 8). The decision to postpone was due to the weather forecast for this evening, which is […]
The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–The Ottawa Redblacks embarrassed a divisional opponent on the road last night, but quarterback Trevor Harris refuses to call it a statement game. The Redblacks are in first place in the CFL’s East Division after dumping the Montreal Alouettes 32-4 to extend their winning streak to […]
Nicholas Donaldson Sherry Copenace led a workshop entitled “Anishinaabe Ombigii’osowin-Raising children within their Anishinaabe life ways” yesterday during the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ 30th-anniversary “gathering.” The two-day conference, which opened Wednesday, featured speakers and workshops covering a wide variety of topics at the Nanicost grounds here.
Staff The opening concert of the “Rainy Lake 150 Series” was cancelled at the last minute yesterday afternoon. The Orville Councillor Band had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, Rainy River Future Development Corp. consultant Tannis Drysdale noted yesterday. She told the Times a new show won’t be rescheduled in […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with a 55 percent chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Look for an overnight low of 14 C (57 F). Tomorrow also will see a chance of showers, with a high of 23 (73) and low around eight (46). Partly sunny skies are forecast for […]
Staff Five new forest fires were reported in the Northwest Region by late afternoon yesterday. All occurred in Sioux Lookout District and remain active as of last report. They range in size from 0.1 to three hectares, with three confirmed to have been started by lightning. The forest fire hazard […]
From the OPP On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., members of the OPP received a call of a possible drowning at Bruin Lake in MacNicol Township. Members of the Marine and Trails Unit attended the scene and learned a male and female’s kayak had capsized. The male survived but the female […]
The Canadian Press Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says a line has been crossed with the torching of a mosque president’s car, and that citizens need to come together and clearly take a stand against hate. Police confirmed a car belonging to Mohamed Labidi, president of the Quebec City mosque where […]
