Press Release Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the gastroenteritis outbreak over at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home, effective Aug. 16. As such, all social events and activities at Rainycrest have resumed. All visitors are now welcome, as well. We still are urging people to […]
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Jamie Mountain James Lambert of Fort Frances flew around the turn during the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds feature race Saturday night that was part of the Rea Memorial Weekend doubleheader at the Emo Speedway held in conjunction with the Emo Fair. Lambert wound up finishing in 13th place in the 20-car […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his treatment of a Quebec woman he accused of racism, calling hate speech and the politics of division a “dangerous path” for Canada. At a news conference today outside Ottawa, Trudeau was asked whether he went too far when he told […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer BRISTOL, Tenn.–Kurt Busch stole the spotlight from his younger brother Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to snap a 58-race winless streak and grab an overdue short-track victory. Busch won for the first time this season–and first since the 2017 season-opening Daytona 500–but it was his […]
The Canadian PressGabriele Roy BRITT, Ont.–From a helicopter flying over a smouldering swath of northeastern Ontario, Garry Harland has a clear view of where the firefighters under his command are working to extinguish a massive blaze that’s become known as Parry Sound 33. The incident commander is focused on bringing […]
The Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia–More than two million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light yesterday in Saudi Arabia, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca that Islam’s faithful face five times each day during their prayers. The five-day hajj pilgrimage represents one of the world’s biggest gatherings […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–Canadian scientists are at the heart of a breakthrough in wheat genetics that could revolutionize how the world’s most important crop can continue to feed a growing global population. Andrew Sharpe and Curtis Pozniak of the University of Saskatchewan are key co-authors of a paper published Thursday […]
Press Release The cannons will roar and shots will be fired during Fort William Historical Park’s “Fort Under Siege” program set for Aug. 18-19 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Experience the dramatic confrontation between two mighty rivals, the North West Company of Montreal and the Hudson’s Bay Company of […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberal government wants to establish a holiday to acknowledge the dark legacy of Canada’s residential school system, and plans to use an opposition bill to make it happen. The government has been consulting with indigenous organizations about creating a holiday to honour survivors and […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna SASKATOON–Survivors and family members of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash soon will be getting cheques of $50,000 after a Saskatchewan judge approved interim payments from a GoFundMe campaign yesterday. The payments will go to each of the 13 survivors and the families […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario has frozen the salaries of executives across the public sector as it reviews how raises are granted to top earners at agencies that include school boards, universities, and hospitals. In a directive issued to public-sector agencies this week, Treasury Board president Peter Bethlenfalvy said all […]
Staff Another Borderland Soccer League season officially is in the books. CJ Contracting and Al’s Racquet Stringing nabbed the men’s and women’s division titles, respectively, during the league finals Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Fields. Heading into the second-and-deciding game of the men’s final tied 0-0 on aggregate […]
