From the OPP With the long weekend and good weather ahead, members of your local OPP detachment are encouraging drivers to stay alert and make wise choices while travelling. •Drive safe Aggressive driving habits such as speeding, following too close, or unsafe passing can lead to tragedy on our highways. […]
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The Canadian Press NEW YORK–Playing under the bright lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium last night was an intimidating task for Denis Shapovalov. But as he has on several occasions already this year, the 18-year-old Canadian stayed loose under pressure–and it paid off. Shapovalov advanced into the third round of the […]
Staff One game to rule them all. That’s the scenario to decide this year’s champion of the Rainy River District Fastball League after the Fort Frances Braves and Barwick Blue Knights split the first two games of the best-of-three championship series at Couchiching. The Braves took the opener 7-2 on […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government will consider what to do with admission fees for national parks beyond Canada’s 150th birthday after this year’s free parks program has proven to be exceptionally popular. After Ottawa decided to eliminate fees for national parks and historic sites for all of 2017, […]
Joey Payeur Local organizers of this year’s Terry Fox Run in Fort Frances are going retro to try and generate new levels of support. The annual event to raise money for cancer research, slated for Sunday, Sept. 17, will mark its 25th anniversary of being held here. Last year’s event […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 16-year-old youth from the Fort Frances area. Blade Lemieux was last seen yesterday in the Town of Fort Frances. He is described as indigenous, 5’9″ and weighing 150 pounds, with short black hair and […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country’s solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people and the institution. Mitchell Taylor delivered closing arguments yesterday at a trial for a constitutional […]
Nicholas Donaldson Changes are on the way for the Copper River Inn as work is being done on a new front entrance and sign for the hotel. Guests are asked to use the doors just to the right of the main entrance to access the hotel and restaurants during the […]
Staff After not having done so for almost a decade, the SIJHL once again will pit its best players against each other. And this time, a border battle element will be attached. The league yesterday announced it will hold its fifth-ever all-star game–but first since 2008–on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in […]
Joey Payeur Brad Wakefield of the Barwick Blue Knights was taking all the way on this pitch handled by Fort Frances Braves’ catcher Chris Bourgeois during yesterday evening’s 4-1 win by Barwick in Game 2 of the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at Couchiching. The deciding game […]
The Associated PressDanica Kirka LONDON–Kathy Martin joined the stream of visitors laying tributes to Princess Diana outside the gates of Kensington Palace today, just as she did 20 years ago. The 55-year-old Diana devotee vividly remembers Aug. 31, 1997. She was wakened by an early-morning phone call from family in […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Stephen Strasburg already was enjoying one of the best pitching performances of his career when he added another memorable moment: a go-ahead home run. Strasburg tossed a complete game six-hitter in addition to his fifth-inning shot, and Wilmer Difo added a home run, as the Washington Nationals […]
