The Fort Frances Lakers are going to have to all get on the same page if they plan on digging themselves out of the hole they currently find themselves in. That’s the message that head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan is delivering to his team after they were dealt […]
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Five local bowlers had strong showings over the weekend at Plaza Lanes here to book their tickets to the provincial championships coming up in April in Thunder Bay. Competing in the 20-game Open zone roll-offs held Saturday and Sunday (10 games each day), Jeff Watts topped the 19 male entrants […]
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The SIJHL announced Monday that Thief River Falls Norskies’ captain Bryce Johnson has been named its Play It Again Sports Player-of-the-Week for the period ending Jan. 26. In a trio of Thief River Falls victories last week, the 19-year-old from Roseau, Mn., racked up six points to pace his club […]
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Town councillors have been busy attending various municipal meetings and rural conferences throughout the district as of late. At last night’s council meeting, Mayor June Caul said she recently travelled with Coun. Wendy Brunetta, Coun. John McTaggart, and town CAO Doug Brown to Toronto for the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association […]
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The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) has announced two consecutive days of strike action across the Rainy River District School Board next week, if a contract agreement cannot be reached by month’s end. A third week of rotating strikes will affect local elementary schools on Wednesday Feb. 5, followed […]
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With news of a deadly outbreak alongside the regular flu season, you may be concerned your runny nose is a danger to more than just a good night’s sleep. But according to a press release from the Northwestern Health Unit, you can breathe easy, even if you can’t breathe clearly. […]
Students filled the small gym at Fort Frances High School for the first day of exams yesterday. Exams will run every day this week except Friday, with start times of 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The full schedule is available on the high school’s website and Facebook page.
Members of Samajam brought the energy and their show “Rythmo 2” to the Townshend Theatre last night as part of the 2020 Kids and Company season. The performance involved audience members using provided instruments to join in and be a part of the show. The next Kids and Company show […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Elementary teachers are targeting boards in eastern and northern Ontario today in a series of rotating, one-day strikes. This is the second week of such strikes by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario amid stalled contract talks. Today’s strikes affect the Kawartha Pine Ridge, Hastings-Prince Edward and […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Toronto police are trying to track down a man they say escaped from a psychiatric hospital this morning. Police say Tesfaye Asefa was last seen just after 10 a.m. today in downtown Toronto. They say Asefa has been held at a psychiatric facility since he was […]
The Canadian PressCaroline Plante QUEBEC–The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men-but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated racism, the man’s lawyer argued Monday at the Court of Appeal. Defence lawyer Charles-Olivier Gosselin said […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Transport Minister Marc Garneau is thinking about expanding the government’s rebate program for people who buy electric vehicles after eager car-buyers gobbled up nearly half the funds in just eight months. Garneau launched the incentive payments last May, offering up to $5,000 off the price of […]
