Staff The Couchiching Raiders are proving to be a problem for a lot of teams in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. Grace Bragg and Darcy Jones homered to pace the Raiders to their league-leading 10th win of the season in a 19-12 decision over the Fort Frances Angels […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Jacob Waguespack didn’t have time to rethink his game plan after the Blue Jays decided to shake things up an hour before first pitch. In an effort to take some pressure off the rookie right-hander, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo and pitching coach Pete Walker made a late […]
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Local health care workers recently took a stand against the Progressive Conservative government’s restructuring, centralization, and reduced funding of health care services. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) rallied outside of La Verendrye Hospital yesterday in defence of public health. […]
Jamie Mountain Jennie Dyck of La Place Rendez-Vous looked to get control of the ball during the first half of her squad’s 4-0 win over Al’s Racquet Stringing in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action on Tuesday night. The Vous improved to 4-1 with the win and will square off […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances Museum summer students Naomi McManaman, left, and Alyssa Armstrong posed with a replica of the headstone of able seaman John Hartnell for the grand opening of “Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship” yesterday. Hartnell was one of three crew members of the Franklin Expedition who […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s new career studies curriculum for Grade 10 will include learning about financial literacy, including having students make a plan to fund their first year after high school. The province’s new education minister, Stephen Lecce, unveiled the updated curriculum Tuesday at Toronto’s York University. Lecce says the […]
From the Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service
If you’re not within arms’ reach, you’ve gone too far. When a child is near the water, you need to be near them . . . within arms’ reach. The absence of effective adult supervision is a factor in 75 percent of deaths by drowning for children under the age […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with showers in places and a low of 14 C (57 F). Tomorrow will be sunny and nice, with a high of 25 (77) and a low of 10 (50). Saturday will be sunny and pleasant. Expect a high of 24 (75) and a low […]
Marc Stuempfle The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 truly lived up to the theme, “True North Strong and Free,” with their patriotic float in the Canada Day parade here Monday. The Legion won first place for having the best float, followed by Fun in the Sun Mini-Queen 2018 Hope McCormick […]
Melody McKiver, an Indigenous Music Award nominated artist, will play at the Rainy Lake Square this evening (July 4) from 6-8 p.m. Free concert. Bring a chair. Food sold by Flint House. The 19th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament goes Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6 at Lake Despair […]
From the OPP
Over the Canada Day long weekend of June 28 to July 1, members of the Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District area investigated multiple incidents which resulted in impaired driving charges. On Monday evening, members of the Rainy River District OPP Atikokan Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired […]
Ken Kellar Participants in the Fun in the Sun Colour Run were dusted with pink chalk by volunteers at the Gillons’ Insurance station near Seven Oaks on Monday morning. The colour run followed the pancake breakfast at the Fort Frances Legion as the official starts to the Canada Day celebrations […]
