The Associated PressNick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand–New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terrorism from being shown online. Ardern said she and Macron will ask world […]
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Sam Odrowski Donald Young School students tested their skills at the Mazinibii’an gaye Nisidotan station during the 20th-annual “Quest for Knowledge” event yesterday at Rainy River First Nation. The station’s English translation was “Draw it and Understand it” and it was in a Pictionary-style format where teams had to guess […]
Jamie Mountain Sean Huziak powered up and leapt through the air during the boys’ long jump event at the Bronco Booster Track & Field Invite varsity meet at Falls High School on Tuesday. Huziak finished seventh with a jump of 16′,4″.
Ken Kellar The Fort Frances High School Grade 8 Band, led by Jody Bonner-Vickers, performed this morning for the final day of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The afternoon and evening instrumental sessions today will conclude the adjudicated portions of the festival. The annual highlights concert […]
Ken Kellar Marcy Loveday watched as Myla Perreault tries out some homemade fudge at the “Oh For FUDGE Sakes!” table at the Easter Market on Saturday. The annual market, held at the Copper River Inn, saw dozens of vendors set up to sell their goods to those who were looking […]
Ken Kellar Stakes have been planted to mark out the dimensions of the new OPP detachment set to be built at 200 McIrvine Road. The $18-million building is expected to be built by the fall of 2020. Funding for the project comes from the provincial government’s commitment of $182-million to […]
Staff A dominant season has led to another trip to the all-Ontarios for Jackson Arpin. The Rainy River Owl went a perfect 5-0 en route to claiming gold in senior boys’ singles at the NWOSSAA badminton championships yesterday in Thunder Bay. It will be the third trip to OFSAA for […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team was nothing short of impressive in its season-opening meet in International Falls on Tuesday. The Muskies racked up multiple top-three finishes as they were able to shake off any rust at the Bronco Booster Track & Field Invite varsity meet at Falls High School. Alexis […]
By Yoyo Chow And Alice Fung The Associated Press HONG KONG — Just opposite the entrance to a neon-lit night market, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining carvers of mahjong tiles engraves the two Chinese characters for the number 8,000 on a piece of acrylic. With a knife in his […]
By Vladimir Isachenkov And Eric Talmadge The Associated Press VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin said after his summit with Kim Jong Un Thursday that the North Korean leader is ready to proceed toward denuclearization but needs solid security guarantees to do so. Putin said that he will be […]
By Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — Who’s minding the store? In the not-too-distant future it could be cameras and sensors that can tell almost instantly when bruised bananas need to be swapped for fresh ones and more cash registers need to open before lines get too long. […]
Tonight will be clear and cool, with a low of four C (39 F). Tomorrow will see more sun than clouds and be slightly less warm. Expect a high of 14 (57) and a low of zero (32). Friday will be partly sunny and cooler, with a high of nine […]
