Jamie Mountain Even a day filled with miserable field conditions could not stop the roll the Muskie football team is currently on. The Muskies scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter en route to blanking the Neelin Spartans 20-0 for their fourth straight win in Winnipeg High School […]
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Jamie Mountain With the NorWOSSA playoffs just around the corner, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team faced probably the closest thing to a playoff-type struggle last Wednesday in Kenora. A determined Broncos team played the black-and-gold tough before Fort High finally pulled away in the fourth quarter to nab a […]
The people have spoken. Congratulations to Marcus Powlowski for being elected as our Member of Parliament in Monday’s federal election. He won a tight race among the three major parties, and now joins Patty Hajdu, who was re-elected in Thunder Bay-Superior North, as two of three Liberal MPs in northwestern […]
Jamie Mountain Sometimes it is hard to know what to expect from players at the junior level, but so far so good for the Rainy River Owl girls’ basketball team this season. The Owls played well and cruised to a 38-22 win over the Red Lake Rams in their NorWOSSA […]
Jamie Mountain The goal each match is to get better and so far both the Rainy River Owl junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams have been able to do that. The juniors defeated the Red Lake Rams 3-0 last Thursday afternoon in their NorWOSSA ‘A’ home-opener at RRHS to see […]
Submitted Pete Maina and Jeff Gustafson with a nice musky they caught last week while out on Lake of the Woods.
Jamie Mountain The defence has been solid all season and Gord McCabe is hopeful that trend will continue for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team as it winds down the NorWOSSA regular season over the next few weeks. The Muskies improved their league record to 6-1 with a 44-19 win […]
Dear editor, I don’t like change. In fact, I take great comfort in my daily routine. When my life is in chaos, all I want is to get back to normal, get back to my comfort zone. I feel most people are like me, they don’t like change. There is […]
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The Associates of St. Marguerite d’Youville once again will be holding its annual winter coat drive. They want clean, used winter coats in good condition for men, women, and children to be able to give to the needy. Mittens, hats, and boots also are welcome. Those who want to donate […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District detachment on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeing an increase in collisions involving wildlife across the district. In the Atikokan area alone, six moose were killed in a seven-day period. Motorists are reminded of the danger posed by animals moving in the area. Wildlife can […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Ontario government is looking for public feedback on a proposal that would give registered nurses the power to prescribe certain medications including contraceptives, immunizations and smoking cessation drugs. Under the plan proposed by the College of Nurses of Ontario, which regulates the profession, nurses would […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford has changed the responsibilities of three of his cabinet ministers ahead of the resumption of the legislature next week. Ford has announced in a statement that he is re-organizing three portfolios to focus on job creation and small business supports. Labour Minister Monte McNaughton […]
