Tonight will be clear and cold with a low of minus-29 C (20 below zero F). Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries lasting overnight with a high of minus-15 (five) and a low of minus-16 (three). Thursday will see a mix of sun and cloud and […]
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Ken Kellar Joe Belanger led the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra through a selection of holiday songs during the ensemble’s free concert at the Fort Frances Public Library last night. The festive concert drew a large crowd to the library to listen and enjoy. Refreshments were provided by the Friends of […]
Students from St. Francis School showed off some of the items they collected for the Fort Frances Warming Centre as part of their “There’s Room at the Inn” outreach project on Friday. The project ran in conjunction with Advent and students donated a wide range of items for the shelter […]
Diane Maxey’s Christmas Choraliers took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Sunday to perform their selection of Christmas Anthems for the final time this season. The performance featured a number of soloists, a goodwill offering and bake sale in order to help support the choir in the future […]
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The Ontario Provincial Police have been busy laying impaired driving charges in the Rainy River District. During the night of Dec. 12, a provincial constable with the Rainy River District OPP conducted a traffic stop of a suspected impaired driver. The constable administered a roadside approved screening device, and the […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–High school teachers in 10 school boards across Ontario will hold a one-day strike this week-the third in a series of strikes amid tense contract talks. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation said the job action will take place this Wednesday in certain boards, while teachers […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The number of opioid-related deaths and emergency department visits continued to rise in Ontario in the first three months of this year, the latest government data shows. Public Health Ontario said 435 people died from opioid overdoses between January and March–a 40 percent increase from the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy-and the government’s books-since the October election. The update comes as Morneau prepares to host provincial finance ministers for two days of talks this week, in which the amount […]
The Canadian Press CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L.–Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., beat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 3-1 yesterday to win the National–the third event on the Grand Slam of Curling circuit. It was a scoreless draw until the fourth end when Jacobs put up a single, and he made […]
The Associated PressAron Heller JERUSALEM–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger for the post of ruling Likud party leader is picking up more endorsements ahead of the official launch of his primary campaign today. Gideon Saar’s associates expect about 1,000 party activists to attend the launch and have been buoyed by […]
The Associated PressRaf CasertMark Carlson BASTOGNE, Belgium–Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II-the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war. At dawn […]
The Associated Press Berlin police say someone has dug up the grave of a top Nazi leader buried anonymously in the heart of the German capital but appears to have left his bones undisturbed. Police spokeswoman Heidi Vogt told the B.Z. newspaper that a worker at the Invalidenfriedhof cemetery discovered […]
