Ken Kellar A group of Grade 8 students played ice-breaker games in the large gym at Fort Frances High School for its Grade 8 Day yesterday. Grade 8 students from schools across the district were at the high school to meet future classmates and teachers, get familiar with the rooms […]
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Ken Kellar Best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer channelled his inner “story ninja” at the Fort Frances Library last Wednesday evening. The library will be collaborating with Brouwer to run the “Story Ninja Book Club” this summer. The program is a series of videos and exercises from Brouwer to help kids get […]
By Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press NEW YORK — Taking the hours-long journey to what is believed to be the deepest point mankind has visited in any ocean was a complicated one, and for Victor Vescovo, it meant being constantly on the alert as he monitored his state-of-the-art vessel. […]
By Binaj Gurubacharya The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal — Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world’s highest peak. Rita reached the summit with other climbers Wednesday morning and all of them were […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Wild salmon with lemon dill sauce, blueberry soup and bone broth may be high-end restaurant meals but they’re also on the menu at some Canadian hospitals aiming to meet recovering patients’ nutritional and cultural needs. The recipes are among dozens that have […]
By Ronald Montoya The Associated Press A popular selling point for electric vehicles is the notion that you never have to stop for gas. Your “gas station” is in your garage simply plug in your vehicle to charge it overnight. But what if you live in an apartment? Or park […]
By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate picked up its pace in April ‚Äî a month that saw stronger price pressures from gasoline in provinces that have new carbon-pricing systems. The consumer price index posted a year-over-year increase of two per cent last month, up […]
Tonight will see clouds and a couple of showers, with a low of eight C (46 F). Tomorrow will see low clouds and be cooler, with a high of 14 (57) and a low of two (36). Friday will be mostly cloudy with a high of 13 (55) and a […]
From the OPP
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to advise the public that they are working diligently with local stakeholders to increase the safety and security of the Scott Street area in Fort Frances. Members of the OPP have been increasing police presence by actively conducting […]
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The 49th-annual Manitou Fish Fry is returning to Rainy River First Nations this Friday (May 17). The fish fry is hosted by the Rainy River First Nations’ (RRFN) chief and council. The event will start at 4 p.m. on the RRFN pow-wow grounds just north of Junction 11/71. The community […]
Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL, in partnership with Hockey Northwestern Ontario, wrapped up the initial staging of the HNO U15 development camp held in Thunder Bay over the weekend. Close to 80 participants from across northwestern Ontario took part with the players placed on four teams, named after the […]
Jamie Mountain Having a chance to medal is right where the Muskie girls’ soccer team wanted to be over the weekend. They fell just short of that goal, falling 2-0 to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in the bronze-medal game of the Broncos Challenge Cup tournament on Saturday afternoon in […]
