The recent discovery of a children’s storybook about saving caribou shows that fear for the animal’s future is not new. Nearly 20 years ago, elementary students at Schreiber Public School wrote the book to voice their concern that caribou on the Slate Islands off the northern coast of Lake Superior […]
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Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ soccer team set two goals for themselves heading into this season. The first was to clinch a first-place bye to the NorWOSSA final and the second was to advance to OFSAA. Fort High has already accomplished the former, dispatching both the Kenora Broncos and host […]
Submitted Tanner Williamson claimed his first feature win while racing in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified division Saturday night during the season opener for the Borderland Racing Association. Williamson started the feature in eighth position out of 11 cars and wheeled his car to victory lane for the first time.
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s municipalities say they may be forced to raise taxes or cut services due to provincial government cuts that will likely equal well over half a billion dollars in lost annual funding and foregone revenue. Since the Progressive Conservative government released its first budget last month […]
Ken Kellar A crowd of people waited for their turn to fill up a plate at Rainy River First Nations’ 49th-annual Manitou fish fry at the RRFN pow-wow grounds on Friday afternoon. Volunteers worked all day to cook up about 500 pounds of walleye, as well as french fries, wild […]
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Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, was at the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre on Friday to announce that two projects were approved by the province for funding. The Town of Fort Frances will get $1,425,185.89 for the reconstruction of Colonization Road West, while the Township of […]
Tonight will be cloudy and rainy with a low of six C (43 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy and cooler with a few showers. Expect a high of 12 (54) and a low of six (43). Thursday will be cloudy with a high of 16 (61) and a low of […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Boys in poor urban areas around the world are suffering even more than girls from violence, abuse and neglect, groundbreaking international research published yesterday suggests. The study in the Journal of Adolescent Health, along with similar new research, suggests an adequate focus on helping boys is […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s NDP education critic is criticizing the provincial government’s decision to increase secondary school class sizes as more details emerge on the impacts of the move. Marit Stiles said in a release Saturday that “kids continue to pay the price” for Premier Doug Ford’s education cuts. “The […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber Newly published research has concluded that food insecurity in Nunavut grew after a federal program was brought in to fight hunger in the North. The study, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found that the ability of northerners to dependably put food on the […]
A few new forest fires were reported over the Victoria Day long weekend. Fort Frances fire #3 is not under control at 0.5 hectares and is located near Rawn Reservoir, approximately 6 kilometres northeast of Atikokan. Sioux Lookout fire #5 is not under control at 0.5 ha. and is located […]
Sam Odrowski Elvis Presley tribute artist Daylin James returned to Rainy Lake Square on Thursday evening to kick off the 2019 Rainy Lake Concert Series. He charmed audiences with three generations of Elvis’ music–from rock to gospel. The show was free to attend and sponsored by Tbaytel.
