By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — Federal officials raised the alert level Tuesday for the world’s largest active volcano, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, which last erupted in 1984. The U.S. Geological Survey changed the level from “normal” to “advisory” following a steady increase in earthquakes and ground swelling that […]
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By Brent Romans The Associated Press In the near future, get ready to do a lot more talking to your car. Smartphone personal assistants, such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant, can be used for a variety of tasks. And thanks to greater availability of the Android Auto […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — When it comes to cannabis and health, buzzwords abound: CBD and THC are chief among them, as well as the endocannabinoid system, which is the body’s network of receptors that these cannabis compounds unlock. Gaetano Morello, head of a Vancouver-based supplements company, […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG — Canadian National Railway says it is on track to move record quantities of western Canadian grain after a strong June, and Canadian Pacific Railway says it’s moved more grain this year as well. CN Rail says it transported more than 2.3 million tonnes of grain […]
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The Rainy River District School Board has a balanced budget for 2019-2020, but it comes with a hefty human price tag. In a press release from the board released last Wednesday, the RRDSB said it would be eliminating 37.73 FTE (full-time equivalency) of staff due to changes in the education […]
Jackson Arpin, left, received his diploma from Rainy River High School principal Michelle Mosbeck during the during the annual convocation ceremony last Wednesday evening at RRHS. He was among the 34 graduates (including three Alternative Education grads) in the RRHS Class of 2019. Above right, Aynsley Williams, left, and Evan […]
Dave Ogilvie The children were the hit of the Canada Day parade in Barwick, which was held on Saturday, June 29. This year’s parade include antique vehicles, tractors, and of course, the children on their bikes and waving from floats. Below, the Barwick Community Church did an excellent job of […]
Jamie Mountain Charlie DeBungee (Manitou Thunderbirds) of Team East fielded a grounder near third base and attempted to make the throw to first to record the out during his squad’s 4-2 loss to Team West in the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game on Thursday night at Manitou […]
Submitted The bass tournament season gets underway across Northwest Ontario this weekend with events taking place at Shoal Lake and Lake Despair.
Jamie Mountain Angelina Spuzak roared her way to victory as she claimed the checkered flag in the Junior class feature during the first-annual Chuck Lambert Memorial Kart Race hosted by Borderland Kart Racing on Friday night at the Emo Speedway. Lambert–who tragically passed away back in 2015–was passionate about racing […]
Jamie Mountain Alex “Rowdy” McKelvie, at right, was all smiles as he claimed the trophy in the Advance class feature at the first-annual Chuck Lambert Memorial Kart Race hosted by Borderland Kart Racing on Friday night at the Emo Speedway. Racing resumes this Friday at 7 p.m. at the speedway.
Jamie Mountain Thomas Lepine of Centra Pipelines was determined to maintain control of the ball and fend off Ashton Barnes of CJ Contracting during his squad’s 7-0 win in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action last Wednesday night.
