Jamie Mountain Sean Huziak powered up and leapt through the air during the boys’ long jump event at the Bronco Booster Track & Field Invite varsity meet at Falls High School on Tuesday. Huziak finished seventh with a jump of 16′,4″.
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The Canadian Press VICTORIA–British Columbia’s health officer is urging the provincial government to consider the decriminalization of people caught with illegal drugs as another step to stem the overdose crisis. Dr. Bonnie Henry says it wouldn’t be the same as legalization, like Canada did with marijuana, but would be an […]
The Canadian PressAmy Smart Michelle Gray says she’s afraid to get behind the wheel again after having her licence suspended for failing a cannabis saliva test in Nova Scotia, even though she passed a police administered sobriety test the same night. Gray has been using medical marijuana for almost eight […]
Ken Kellar A crane lifted another section of roof truss into position at the site of the new consolidated catholic school on Flinders Avenue. Some areas of the roof on the southern end of the new school have already been shingled, and preparations are being made for the slab in […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno WASHINGTON–Justin Williams returned to the building that was the scene of his only Game 7 loss and left the ice relieved and redeemed after knocking off his old friends and defending Stanley Cup champions. The man who earned the “Mr. Game 7” moniker shook Alex Ovechkin’s […]
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the International Falls Port of Entry targeted a rail container destined to arrive in Ranier, Minnesota. CBP officers inspected the rail container and discovered 450 video game monitors in violation of intellectual property rights (IPR) regulations. The […]
The Associated PressTom Krisher DETROIT–U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi […]
Tonight will be increasingly cloudy with a low of zero C (32 F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and cooler. Expect a high of 10 (50) and a low of minus-one (30). Saturday will be cloudy with a high of 10 (50) and a low of minus-two (28). In the […]
The Associated PressNick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand–New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terrorism from being shown online. Ardern said she and Macron will ask world […]
Ken Kellar The Fort Frances High School Grade 8 Band, led by Jody Bonner-Vickers, performed this morning for the final day of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The afternoon and evening instrumental sessions today will conclude the adjudicated portions of the festival. The annual highlights concert […]
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Registration for the seventh-annual “I Am Awesome! And I Know It” self-esteem retreat for young women is opening next Wednesday (May 1) at 7 a.m. The retreat will take place at Sunny Cove Camp about 10km east of Fort Frances from Sept. 19-22 and registration is limited to 60 participants. […]
Ken Kellar Marcy Loveday watched as Myla Perreault tries out some homemade fudge at the “Oh For FUDGE Sakes!” table at the Easter Market on Saturday. The annual market, held at the Copper River Inn, saw dozens of vendors set up to sell their goods to those who were looking […]
