The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A Sunwing Airlines flight bound for Cuba had to return to Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport yesterday evening under a fighter jet escort due to an “unruly customer.” An airline spokeswoman said flight WG604 had departed for Cayo Coco but turned around due to the passenger making “non-specific […]
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The Associated Press WEST BRANCH, Mich.–A 76-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter down the shoulder of Interstate 75 in northern Michigan received a warning and a ride home from a Michigan State Police trooper. State police say the woman had finished shopping in West Branch on Wednesday afternoon and instead […]
From the OPP Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an Ignace man for multiple sexual offences against a person under 16 years of age that occurred in the Township of Ignace between Sept. 6, 2016 and June 30, 2017. The 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening and charged with […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–More than a dozen Toronto students on an ill-fated high school trip to Algonquin Park are still making their way back home after the death of a classmate who disappeared while swimming in a lake. Ontario Provincial Police say search and rescue divers pulled the body of […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A man high on fentanyl or some similar powerful opioid caused a series of hit-and-runs on a Calgary expressway and almost overdosed before being revived, city police said yesterday. The growing use of new synthetic opioids that can be lethal even in very small amounts has led […]
Kiera Kowalski Sebastian Pavier played with a set of inflatable dice at the Lillie Avenue Park as part of “Pop Up Play,” a program put on by the Town of Fort Frances Recreation Department, the Northwestern Health Unit and Kidsport that encourages games and activities to revive play in neighbourhoods. […]
Joey Payeur Tim Archie of the Fort Frances Braves, left, shared a laugh with base runner Darren Smith of the Northwest Bay Chieftains during Rainy River District Fastball League action last night at VanJura Ball Park. The Braves held on for a 15-11 win to improve their season record to […]
Joey Payeur Serenity Dobransky looked like a young Brooke Henderson while displaying her skills yesterday at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. The Rainy River resident was participating in a youth golf clinic hosted by Spruce Creek owner Laurie Pentney, with the last of the series of session scheduled for […]
The Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis.–Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon birdied three of the final four holes yesterday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Sei Young Kim in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Gonzalez Escallon, the 26-year-old former Purdue player who won twice last season on […]
From the MNRF There were nine new fires in the Northwest Region over the past two days. Lightning is the main cause of these new fires, none of which were reported in Rainy River District. Heavy lightning activity has been recorded in the past several days so more fires are […]
The Associated PressKelly P. Kissel Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom, is caught up in an antiquities-smuggling scandal that has opened the company to accusations of hypocrisy. The Oklahoma City-based business agreed to pay a $3 million fine […]
Joey Payeur Glenn Ward, foreground, and Doug Berry were in high spirits as they set out for Day 1 of the “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament earlier today at Lake Despair Lodge. The duo are part of a 52-team field which will be gunning for the $5,000 first prize at […]
