Tonight will be mainly clear with a passing shower and a low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will be sunny. Expect a high of 21 (70) and a low of six (43). Saturday will see periods of both cloud and sun with a high of 18 (64) and a […]
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A Fort High student from Jody Bonner-Vickers’ Grade 8 class spray painted a “No dumping drains to river” stencil by a storm sewer grate on Holmes Avenue yesterday. The students spray painted the stencil onto over 50 drains throughout the town to remind the public that what goes down the […]
Jamie Mountain Montana Plasky fired a shot towards the Kenora Broncos’ goal during the first half of the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s 2-1 loss in the NorWOSSA final yesterday afternoon in Dryden. The Broncos now advance to the all-Ontarios, which are slated for June 6-8 in Belle River.
Jamie Mountain Angel McCormack of Al’s Racquet Stringing charged down the pitch with the ball during the second half of her squad’s 6-0 loss to La Place Rendez-Vous in the Borderland Soccer League women’s division season-opener on Tuesday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. Claire Sobkowicz scored twice while […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team shone brightly at the NWOSAA championships held in Thunder Bay on Tuesday and Wednesday. Fort High will be sending eight athletes to the OFSAA championships, which are slated for June 6-8 at Guelph University. Among the girls, Alacea Yerxa qualified by nabbing silver in the […]
Rainy River District Victim Services Program is a hosting a free BBQ in front of their office (334 Scott Street) on Friday, May 31, from noon-2 p.m. in conjunction with National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week. They will have several service providers on site to provide assistance and answer […]
The Associated PressJulie WatsonJohn Antczak SAN DIEGO–When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital yesterday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces (245 grams) […]
The Associated PressMike Stobbe NEW YORK–The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren’t sure why. New federal data released Tuesday found the number of new diabetes diagnoses fell to about 1.3 million in 2017, down from 1.7 million […]
The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia–The Australian teenager who cracked an egg on the head of a politician for his remarks about the New Zealand mosque massacre has donated almost $70,000 to people affected by the killings. Will Connolly, 17, became known worldwide as “Egg Boy” for assaulting right-wing federal Sen. […]
From the OPP
At approximately 9:50 a.m. yesterday, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Red Lake Detachment received a report of a downed aircraft and forest fire in the area of Domain Lake, which is west of Red Lake. Investigators have determined that both the pilot and the passenger were deceased. The […]
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Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
The Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) took the time Tuesday afternoon to recognized all of its employees’ hard work and dedication to a safe work environment. FFPC celebrated 150,000 safe work hours–or 11 years injury-free–and congratulated Brian White, on becoming a certified journeyman by finishing his four-year electric lineman apprenticeship.White […]
The Associated Press Anyone for steak and onion Kolsch? Or a macaroni and cheese pale ale? Those were among the flavours at the Strange Brew Festival in Reno, Nevada, this month, where competition for attention has intensified as craft beers have boomed. Brewers have always experimented, from the medieval Belgians […]
