From the MNRF There was one new fire confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon and another being investigated at the time of this report. Kenora District fire #19 is a lightning-caused fire already listed as “being held” at 0.1 hectares in size. It is located about 26 km […]
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“Ski Chalet,” a painting by local artist Cher Pruys, recently was awarded the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) first-place award of distinction “for capturing the essence of the Canadian spirit” in the SCA’s show celebrating Canada 150 entitled “O Canada–Our Home and Native Land.” The painting currently is on exhibit […]
Staff The Couchiching Raiders are picking up steam as the days get hotter. Chris Morrisseau won for the second start in a row and the Raiders crafted a three-game winning streak with a 19-4 trouncing of the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League action this past Tuesday. […]
of the FFPLTC Former resident Gord Mackintosh signed a copy of his new book, “Stories Best Left Untold,” for Richard McKinnon on Monday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. Before a packed house, the former Maintoba politician and attorney general read from his political memoir and […]
The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska–Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years. Scientists say the creatures are pyrosomes, which are tropical, filter-feeding spineless […]
Joey Payeur A sultry summer evening greeted the “Dragon’s Breath” team representing the Fort Frances Dental Centre during their dragon boat practice last night at the Sorting Gap Marina. The crew and seven others will participate in Saturday’s International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival here.
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has refuted suggestions, including from more than a dozen of his predecessors, that the Trudeau government is needlessly dragging its feet on new fighter jets. Lt.-Gen. Mike Hood instead said the Liberals are taking “a prudent amount of […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK–Dellin Betances threw a full-count breaking ball with no bite to Russell Martin that sailed well high and outside, forcing in the go-ahead run with his fourth walk of the eighth inning. The All-Star reliever swiped at the toss back from catcher Austin Romine as […]
Duane Hicks Just in time for the “Canadian Coasters” coast-to-coast car tour and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship here later this month, Jean Richards painted a new sign designed by her and fellow artist Ed Halvorsen to direct tourists to the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. The […]
The Associated Press AUGUSTA, N.J.–Authorities say an 11-month-old boy was hit in the face by a line drive foul ball while sitting in his stroller at a professional baseball game in New Jersey. State police spokesman Lt. Ted Schaefer says the boy was hit in his right eye by the […]
The Associated PressOlga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO–A female grey wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924, state wildlife officials said yesterday. The grey pups were born this spring in Lassen National […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Scientists have found an extra charming new subatomic particle that they hope will help further explain a key force that binds matter together. Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced today the fleeting discovery of a long theorized but never-before-seen type of baryon. Baryons […]
