The Associated PressChris Lehourites WIMBLEDON, England–If the pressure is getting to Ash Barty at Wimbledon, she’s doing a great job of hiding it. The top-ranked Australian came into the grass-court Grand Slam tournament after winning the French Open and a Wimbledon warm-up event in Birmingham. And she’s now won two […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–A new study examining concussion rates in Ontario suggests the condition is more prevalent than previously reported. The study published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation found that an average of 150,000 Ontario residents were diagnosed with a concussion each year between 2008 and 2016. The […]
Sam Odrowski Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) president Michael Hurley pointed to a chart held by Ontario Nurses Association president Corinne Webb to illustrate what the health care system will look like by 2024 under the current PC government during a rally outside of La Verendrye Hospital yesterday. Around […]
Jamie Mountain Jennie Dyck of La Place Rendez-Vous looked to get control of the ball during the first half of her squad’s 4-0 win over Al’s Racquet Stringing in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action on Tuesday night. The Vous improved to 4-1 with the win and will square off […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances Museum summer students Naomi McManaman, left, and Alyssa Armstrong posed with a replica of the headstone of able seaman John Hartnell for the grand opening of “Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship” yesterday. Hartnell was one of three crew members of the Franklin Expedition who […]
Marc Stuempfle The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 truly lived up to the theme, “True North Strong and Free,” with their patriotic float in the Canada Day parade here Monday. The Legion won first place for having the best float, followed by Fun in the Sun Mini-Queen 2018 Hope McCormick […]
Ken Kellar Participants in the Fun in the Sun Colour Run were dusted with pink chalk by volunteers at the Gillons’ Insurance station near Seven Oaks on Monday morning. The colour run followed the pancake breakfast at the Fort Frances Legion as the official starts to the Canada Day celebrations […]
From the OPP
Over the Canada Day long weekend of June 28 to July 1, members of the Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District area investigated multiple incidents which resulted in impaired driving charges. On Monday evening, members of the Rainy River District OPP Atikokan Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired […]
Staff The Couchiching Raiders are proving to be a problem for a lot of teams in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. Grace Bragg and Darcy Jones homered to pace the Raiders to their league-leading 10th win of the season in a 19-12 decision over the Fort Frances Angels […]
By Katherine Roth The Associated Press For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter ‚Äî or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric ‚Äî are but memories, or something seen only in movies. But at the few remaining typewriter repair shops in the country, business is booming […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — Chunks of meat from the first whales caught since Japan resumed commercial whaling this week fetched “celebration prices” at auction Thursday. The fresh meat sold for up to 15,000 yen ($140) per kilogram (2.2 pounds), several times higher than the prices paid […]
Tonight will be cloudy with a low of 14 C (57 F). Tomorrow will see widespread morning thunderstorms followed by partly cloudy skies. Expect a high of 25 (77) and a low of 12 (54). Friday will see a mix of clouds and sunshine with a high of 25 (77) […]
