It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of seven C (44 F) and east winds gusting up to 20 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual sunshine, with a high of 18 (64) and low again around seven (44). Look for east-southeast winds gusting up to 22 km/h. Cloudy skies […]
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The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A Jehovah’s Witness who was expelled from a Calgary congregation cannot take his case to a judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 9-0 decision today, the high court said the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has no jurisdiction to review the congregation’s […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday. “Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard. Richard had […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donna Morrison announces her passing on Friday, May 25, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Donna was born on Feb. 8, 1949 to Jack and Madeline Cargill. She grew up in Fort Frances and lived here all […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney yestersday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer’s last days improperly used the King of Pop’s songs, music videos, and movies. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles alleges that last week’s special, […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to go to the wall to save the Trans Mountain pipeline and get oil to Canada’s west coast, federal Conservatives say he should be equally willing to do the same to revive a pipeline that would have brought oil […]
To mark Paramedic Services Week, the Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics and Rainy River District Paramedic Services will hold free barbecues from 4-8 p.m. today (May 31) at the Emo ambulance base, as well as on Saturday, June 2 from noon-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances ambulance base. There […]
Staff Death, taxes, and the Muskie boys’ soccer team winning the championship. Those seemingly are the only certainties in life. The Muskies netted a pair of goals in the second half as they nabbed their eighth-straight league title with a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team claimed its first-ever junior title at the NWOSSAA championships that ran Tuesday and Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Eleven different Muskies also qualified for the all-Ontarios set for June 7-9 in Toronto, the most Fort High has ever sent. Tori Toriseva won the junior girls’ 300m […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton LAS VEGAS–A goal from the most unlikely source and a jaw-dropping save has the Washington Capitals back on even terms in the Stanley Cup final. Brooks Orpik scored for the first time in 220 games while Braden Holtby made 37 stops, including a miraculous effort with […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars “Injunuity,” a local Anishinaabe business from Rainy River First Nations, is set to take centre stage by participating in Toronto’s inaugural Indigenous Fashion Week from May 31-June 3. The family business was created in 2001 by Cheryl Copenace and her late husband, Samuel. “We started off as […]
Dear Mike: Eighty years ago, a deadly fire took the lives of 17 people in Dance Township. Ten years ago, a committee of dedicated volunteers got together and created a monument commemorating this horrific loss of life and to honour the families that survived. These same volunteers have been maintaining […]
