The Associated Press DETROIT — The average age of cars and trucks in the U.S. has hit a record 11.8 years, as better quality and technology allows people to keep them on the road longer. The 2019 figures from data provider IHS Markit show that the rate of increase is […]
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Ken Kellar Solicitor General of Ontario Sylvia Jones spoke to the crowd assembled Monday afternoon for the groundbreaking ceremony at the new OPP detachment being built in the town’s west end. Jones assured those in attendance that her government’s priority is protecting what matters most, such as the safety of […]
Marc Stuempfle Traditional dances and songs, as well as impressive regalia, such as this one displaying bustles of long eagle feathers, were all part of the celebration last Saturday during Couchiching First Nation’s 26th-annual pow-wow at the pow-wow grounds there. Some regalia has been passed down through several generations, eliciting […]
Tonight will be clear with a low of 13 C (55 F). Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and very warm. Expect a high of 27 (81) and a low of 14 (57). Friday will see sun and areas of high clouds with a high of 28 (82) and a low […]
Sam Odrowski 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets F/Cpl. Emilia Saciuk, left, Cpl. Daxxen Badiuk, and F/Sgt. Nick Gray smiled alongside Mayor June Caul after receiving a cheque of $7,850 from the town through the Moffat Family Fund. The money the air cadets received will help subsidize the increasing costs of […]
Ken Kellar Dawn Gray, left, and Darcy Banman fought their way to the head of the pack during the frozen t-shirt game at Relay for Life on Saturday. Competitors were given a t-shirt frozen into a tight bundle and were tasked with thawing it, unwrapping it and putting it on […]
Ken Kellar Emo councillor Harrold Boven, left, Fort Frances councillor Doug Judson, OPP detachment commander Insp. Nathan Schmidt, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, Solicitor General of Ontario Sylvia Jones, Coun. Andrew Hallikas, Mayor June Caul, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Coun. John McTaggart and members of the local OPP gathered Monday to […]
Ken Kellar Kim Bruyere, sitting, gauged if her new ‘do is short enough as Shari Humphrey ran the trimmer during the Relay for Life at the Point on Saturday. Relay participants were welcome to have their heads shaved–either for donations to the cause, to show solidarity with cancer patients and […]
Ken Kellar Members of Gillons’ Insurance Brokers’ Relay for Life team, the “Sweater Kittens,” posed for a photo together before the day’s events got underway. The Sweater Kittens were one of seven teams to take part in this year’s Relay, which raised over $30,000 towards fighting cancer.
Ken Kellar Relay for Life committee members affixed tea lights into the “Hope” display they had created in the baseball diamond fence at the Point for the event here Saturday. By the time the day had darkened enough to see the lights, glowing luminaries had been placed around almost the […]
Ken Kellar Cancer survivors in yellow shirts took to the dirt road at the Point for the “Survivors’ Lap” at Relay for Life here on Saturday. The Legion Colour Guard led the lap, followed by pipes and drum from the Fort Frances Highlanders. The “Survivors’ Lap” is traditionally the kickoff […]
By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A district court must determine if state environmental regulators improperly sought to suppress a federal agency’s serious concerns about the pollution risks arising from a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The St. Paul-based Ramsey […]
