The Associated PressCatherine LuceyMatthew Daly WASHINGTON–Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America’s school children from the scourge of gun violence. Trump listened intently to the raw emotion and pledged action, including the […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances youth fishing team will be holding an informational session on Monday (Feb. 26) at 7 p.m. in the Fort High cafeteria. This session will be for potential student anglers from the area in grades 7-12 and their parents, as well as interested volunteers. “We are […]
The Canadian PressArmina Ligaya TORONTO–Sun Life Financial Inc. is adding medical marijuana as an option for its group benefits plans, marking an industry shift and the latest sign of growing public acceptance of cannabis. The Toronto-based insurer’s chief executive Dean Connor said the move was influenced by rising interest from […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team cruised to a 14-0 romp over the Kenora Broncos in Game 1 of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Siobhan Mackintosh lit the lamp four times and added two assists while captain Annalise (C.C.) Hayes netted […]
It was a Happy Valentine’s Day for John Glover of Atikokan, who won the $500 up for grabs that day in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Feb. 11-17 were Doug Wright and Shawn McCaig (Fort Frances), Steven Johanson (Thunder Bay), Sam […]
Duane Hicks Students involved with “Project Sunset” at Crossroads School in Devlin held a skating party on Thursday to officially celebrate the community rink they and other partners helped fix up in recent months. “One of Project Sunset’s five pillars is community service,” youth engagement co-ordinator Fiona Gallagher told the […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce that two students were successful in earning the board’s Student Travel Scholarship. Samantha Ribey, a Grade 11 student at Atikokan High School, and Shallin Scott-MacNeil, a Grade 10 student at Fort Frances High School, each will receive $1,000 […]
Jamie Mountain The 36th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival is expected to be a great time for all again this year. Running March 2-4, the three days will be chock full of events at the community hall and various other locations around Nestor Falls. The Friday will feature the Nestor Falls […]
Jamie Mountain They never had experienced a Canadian winter before but that did little to quash the enjoyment the “Paddlers Without Borders” teams had at Saturday’s inaugural FMG Ice Dragons Challenge hosted by the local International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club on the ice by La Place Rendez-Vous here. Hailing […]
Just when you thought the turmoil surrounding the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party couldn’t get any more ridiculous, it did. After being turfed from the PC caucus on Friday morning, former leader Patrick Brown arrived at party headquarters that afternoon to enter the leadership race with about an hour to spare […]
Duane Hicks The fairy tale, “Beauty and the Beast,” has delighted readers, theatre-goers, and movie fans for many years. And next week, the enchanting story of a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love will come alive on the stage at Robert Moore School here. The popular […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Paddlers Without Borders’ women’s team from Oak Ridge, Tenn. dug in hard during their first preliminary race Saturday at the inaugural FMG Ice Dragons Challenge hosted by the local International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club on the ice behind La Place Rendez-Vous. The squad went […]
