A large vehicle fire prompted several calls to emergency services early this morning. According to Const. Jim Davis of the OPP, officers were called to the scene of a fire at Second Street East and Victoria Avenue at 12:17 a.m., where they discovered a large cube van on fire. Const. […]
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The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A professional wrestler’s verbal smackdown of an Alberta RCMP officer was staged after she was issued a speeding ticket. A video of the traffic stop outside Edmonton went viral over the weekend after it was posted on Twitter by World Wrestling Entertainment personality Lacey Evans. The video […]
The Canadian PressTim Kucharuk, CKRW WHITEHORSE–An British man who lost several toes to frostbite in Yukon is now back in the territory for a reunification of sorts. Former British marine Nick Griffiths is set to become the most exclusive member of an exclusive club when he visits the Downtown Hotel […]
Jamie Mountain Christian Armstrong shook hands with emcee Vaughn Murray after he and partner Mark Nault claimed the title at the 21st-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament on Saturday afternoon under the big tent at Hannam Park. The duo topped the 89-team field with a two-day total of 27.51 pounds for […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of 11 C (52 F). Tomorrow will be overcast with a couple of showers late in the afternoon and mainly clear skies at night. Expect a high of 19 (66), while the low will be eight (46). Wednesday will see a couple of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers couldn’t have asked for much of a better start to the SIJHL season. The Lakers routed the Thief River Falls Norskies 8-2 in their home-opener on Friday night before following that up the next night with a comeback 3-2 overtime victory on the road to […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team played well and came away with a 2-2 record at a one-day tournament hosted by the Dryden Eagles on Friday. After winning their NorWOSSA season-opener against the host Kenora Broncos by a 26-14 count last Tuesday, the Muskies again dispatched them in the […]
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The Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) is requesting that the town pass a resolution of support for a Northwestern Ontario Wound Care Centre of Excellence at this evening’s regular council meeting. Rainy River First Nations, Naicatchewenin First Nation and Couchiching First Nation, in collaboration with Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Images of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in blackface and brownface have tarnished Canada’s international reputation and he should have confronted them long ago, former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne said on Friday. Wynne, who supported and actively campaigned for Trudeau in 2015 when she was the Liberal […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Michael Chapman tried to zoom his way past Thief River Falls Norskies’ defender Greg Paseschnikoff in the offensive zone during the third period of his squad’s 8-2 romp in the SIJHL season-opener for both teams on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government will consider all options including new legislation to shield farmers from animal rights activists, the province’s agriculture ministry said Friday. The assurances from Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman’s office come as livestock producers press for action to prosecute those who trespass on their properties and […]
The Associated PressAleksandar FurtulaMike Corder and THE AFSLUITDIJK, Netherlands–The Dutch, whose low-lying country is crisscrossed by rivers and bordered by the sea, have been battling with water for centuries. That challenge will only grow as warmer temperatures cause sea levels to rise. With that in mind, the government this year […]
