The Associated PressDavid Rising BERLIN–A senior German diplomat headed today to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from Washington. Tensions have soared in the Mideast recently as the White House earlier this month sent […]
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Ken Kellar Fort Frances Power Corp. lineman Chris Faragher demonstrated his climbing gear to the students in Mme. Jean, Mme. Ableman and Mr. Cousineau’s Kindergarten classes at St. Michael’s School on Friday. Mme. Jean and Mme. Ableman’s class has been inviting parents to spend time in the classroom and talk […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ soccer team was unable to come away with a win on the rain-soaked final day of the regular season but still clinched a first-place bye to next Wednesday’s (May 29) NorWOSSA final in Dryden. Fort High dropped both of its matches against the host Kenora Broncos […]
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Don Rusnak, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, will travel to Washington, D.C. this week to discuss important cross-border issues facing Northwestern Ontario with US Congressional Representatives. Rusnak will meet with Representative Pete Stauber of Minnesota’s Eight District, which borders Thunder Bay-Rainy River. This meeting will focus on several […]
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What’s old is new again. The new consolidated catholic school will be named St. Mary School when it opens in the fall. The Northwest Catholic District School Board passed a motion Tuesday evening to select the name from the three presented to them as options. Superintendant of Education Jackie Robinson […]
Ken Kellar Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (RRDSSAB) chair Deb Ewald, left, paramedics Steven Youden and Robert Altbauer, and RRDSSAB CAO Dan McCormick smiled for the camera during the RRDSSAB annual general meeting at the Copper River Inn last Thursday. Youden and Altbauer were recognized by the board […]
The Emo Walleye Classic will run today through Saturday, starting with the angler parade today at 5:30 p.m. Flights then leave at 8 and 8:30 a.m. both Friday and Saturday with the weigh-ins beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Emo/La Vallee Arena. See […]
Ken Kellar Margaret King, right, filled a bag with milkweed seeds while chatting with Rainy River District Stewardship (RRDS) vice-chair Tony Elders outside the Fort Frances Public Library last Thursday. RRDS was holding its annual tree sale, where the public could pick up a bundle of 20 white spruce or […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–When life gets Solomon Harper down, he dances. And when he feels happy, he dances even more. The 16-year-old from St. Theresa Point First Nation describes dance as a powerful emotional outlet, a motivator that’s pushing him to mentor other youth, and to one day become a […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Public Library CEO Caroline Goulding had her hands full yesterday with just a fraction of the books the public has generously donated for Friends of the Library’s annual book sale coming up this Saturday. The book sale will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the library. […]
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During Education Week earlier this month, 16 Grade 12 students from Fort Frances High School and Atikokan High School took the Diplôme d’études en langue française (DELF) exam. The Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) is pleased to announce that all students passed. Six students took the A2 exam and […]
The Associated PressJulie Watson LA JOLLA, Calif.–At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale. A Southern California […]
