Tonight will be cloudy with a low of minus-one C (30 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with rain and drizzle in the afternoon, turning to snow by the evening. Expect a high of six (43) and a low of minus-two (28). Thursday will see morning snow followed by cloudy skies, […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A United Nations rights watchdog says Canada’s international reputation will be damaged if it doesn’t follow through and give real power to its new watchdog on responsible corporate conduct. Surya Deva, the chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, is in Ottawa this […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Statistics Canada says the economy contracted in February after showing strong growth in January. The agency says gross domestic product pulled back 0.1 percent in February as both goods-producing and services-producing industries declined. Growth in January was 0.3 percent. Economists had expected no change in gross domestic […]
Instrumental Division (April 25) Be sure to check out the “Highlights” concert for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts festival tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre.
Jamie Mountain It was all a matter of who was going to retrieve the ball first as the Muskie and Rainy River Owl girls’ soccer teams renewed their rivalry on Thursday afternoon in exhibition action at Fort High. The black-and-gold prevailed in both games, with the girls’ squad winning 2-0 […]
Sam Odrowski The 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets were selling for their meat and BBQ draw at their booth during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Business & Community Expo on Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The funds raised from the draw will be used to offset the […]
Sam Odrowski Kathy Foy, left, and Pam Rittau of the United Native Friendship Centre invite members of the public to come to their main building located on 516 Portage Ave. and view their display honouring indigenous women for “Red Dress Day.” If anybody would like to honour an indigenous women […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRAND HAVEN, Mich.–Police in Michigan are appealing to people to surrender their instant riches after a box with $30,000 fell off the back of a truck. Authorities in Grand Haven say drivers stopped last Thursday to pick up cash for themselves. Only $2,500 was immediately recovered and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is spending up to $500,000 to review workplace culture at the provincial police, prompted by recent suicides. Solicitor General Sylvia Jones announced today that the government will create an independent review panel. Jones has said the Ontario Provincial Police are facing a mental health crisis, with […]
Staff Chantal Derendorf, left, Jaana Georgeson and Sheri Georgeson chose where to put their tickets at the penny table during “Mama’s Gone Country Chic,” this year’s spring fundraiser luncheon for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, which was held Saturday upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. All funds from […]
The Associated PressChristopher WeberAmy Taxin and POWAY, Calif.–Eight-year-old Noya Dahan had finished praying and gone to play with other children at her Southern California synagogue when gunshots rang out. Her uncle grabbed her and the other children, leading them outside to safety as her leg bled from a shrapnel wound. […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–The thrill of a walkoff win still hasn’t gotten old for Justin Smoak, even after a decade in Major League Baseball. Smoak drove in the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a […]
