THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEMPE, Ariz.–Bobby Winkles, the baseball coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90. Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with family and friends by his side. Winkles fielded the […]
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(Atikokan, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating acts of mischief in the Town of Atikokan. On April 13th, 2020 several complaints were received of an assortment of nails scattered about on Main Street within the Town of Atikokan. The […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario has reached a tentative deal with the final major teachers’ union without a contract. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and the government announced the tentative agreement today. Union president Harvey Bischof says the teachers did not get everything they wanted in the agreement, […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 in the region. In a tweet this morning, the NWHU announced that two new cases of COVID-19 had been discovered in Atikokan and are related to the Lac des Iles (LDI) mine located northwest of Thunder Bay. Both […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The House of Commons is poised to re-open today despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to an impasse between the four main political parties. The Liberals announced Sunday that they had an agreement with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois to have 32 MPs meet in the […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C.–A second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one. Pagenaud, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, competed in his firesuit and captured IndyCar’s race Saturday on a simulated Twin Ring Motegi in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford has announced $20 million in funding for Ontario researchers trying to find a vaccine for COVID-19, as cases of the virus climbed passed the 10,000 mark in the province on Saturday. There were 485 new cases announced by health officials today and 36 more […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he takes “full responsibility” for the lack of orderlies in struggling long-term care homes, where more than half of the province’s 688 deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred. Legault told reporters Friday he didn’t want to get into a […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Nobody did anything to get fired or lose a sponsor in this week’s edition of NASCAR virtual racing. William Byron won his second consecutive NASCAR virtual race yesterday by holding off Timmy Hill–the driver who moved him out of the way to win an earlier […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK–Rob Manfred wants Major League Baseball to be in position to take the field whenever government and health officials give the go-ahead. “I think it’s incumbent upon us to turn over every stone to try to play the game in 2020 if there’s any way […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Damaso Garcia, a two-time all-star and a big part of the club’s rise to prominence in the 1980s, has died at the age of 63. Garcia, who had a malignant brain tumour removed 29 years ago, died today in his native […]
If you know of an organization, individual or group in our district offering activities to take part in, send us a message at tips@fortfrances.com. The Rainy River Cattleman’s Association is holding a Work-Bee, planned for Saturday, April 18 at the Sales Barn beginning at 9:00 a.m. in preparation for the […]
