Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Bernie Lynch, former Fort Frances Lakers coach, has been charged with sexual assault and assault in Saskatchewan, following a complaint from a former player, according to a CBC news article. Lynch turned himself in to police in Devon, Alta., over the weekend after Regina Police Service issues a warrant for […]
NEW YORK – Chef, cookbook author and TV host Carla Hall has always wondered about an antique wooden highchair her family has long cherished. What is its history? How much is it worth? She finally got answers when PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” visited her Washington, D.C., home. It turns out that […]
VANCOUVER – Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season – making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton’s spot in the post-season but the Oilers captain said the hard work is far from over. “Your first goal […]
TOKYO – Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they’re already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Olympic officials have said they will need 10,000 medical workers […]
Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico of natural causes, The Indianapolis Speedway said Monday. Unser won the Indy 500 […]
Eight women, including five members of Canada’s original 1986 women’s team, are headed to the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. The Class of 2021 inductees are Sue Brand, Annie Caron, Carla Chin Baker, Janet Lemieux, Luce Mongrain, Suzanne Muir, Cathy Ross and Sue Simon. The eight “legends” represent Canada’s first […]
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea began administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday to athletes, coaches and others expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics. The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee said the first group of about 100 people received the first doses at a state-run hospital in Seoul at […]
CALGARY – Byron Seaman, one of the founding owners of the Calgary Flames, has died at age 97. Byron James “B.J.” Seaman and his late brother Daryl “Doc” Seaman were among six Calgary men along with Nelson Skalbania who bought the Atlanta Flames and moved the NHL club to Alberta […]
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian athletes and support staff preparing for the Tokyo Olympics will be given priority for vaccines. The Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older than […]
CALGARY – Two positive COVID-19 cases have been identified in testing ahead of the 2021 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship. The World Curling Federation said in a release that the initial positive result came from “day-zero” testing done last Friday during the pre-competition quarantine period. The release said a second […]
Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice says forward Nikolaj Ehlers is out for the remainder of the regular season with an upper body injury. Maurice said Ehlers suffered the injury in the Jets’ 4-1 loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. The Winnipeg coach said he couldn’t tell exactly when […]
Canadian golfer Taylor Pendrith has earned his PGA Tour card after eclipsing 1,700 ranking points on the Korn Ferry Tour this season. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., shot a final round of 7-under 64 Sunday at the Veritex Bank Championship, which moved him up 27 spots into a tie for […]
