Ken Kellar Ashtyn Thomson, left, and Ethan Jeffery took advantage of the sunny weather Monday to polish their shooting skills. Environment Canada says temperatures will dip back below zero Celsius by Friday but more sunshine is forecast for the weekend.
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Duane Hicks Public Works has been using the former Shevlin wood yard to dump snow this year. With the mercury rising, the snow piles are melting but the town has taken steps to make sure adjacent properties aren’t at risk of flooding.
Dave Ogilvie For more than 40 years, the staff and students at Sturgeon Creek School have held their annual winter carnival on the last day before March Break. Starting with a pancake breakfast for the families, the older students always have organized and supervised various events for the younger ones. […]
Submitted The Rainy River District School Board presented Donald Young School with its Recognition of Excellence award at last Tuesday night’s board meeting. The school was recognized for their back-to-school pow-wow held in September. Students Makinnley McCormick, left, Taneecha Leonard, Mya Taylor, and Alia McQuaker did a fantastic job presenting […]
Submitted Laurel Johnson signed books at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg on Feb. 22 following the release of her book, “All Things Mortal.” Around 30 people attended the book-signing to get their copy signed and support the launch.
Sam Odrowski Christine Hampton, organizer of the mill petition that garnered more than 2,500 signatures, handed it over to Troy Kadikoff, constituency assistance for local MPP Greg Rickford, shortly after noon yesterday at his constituency office on Scott Street. Mayor June Caul, along with councillors Andrew Hallikas and Michael Behan, […]
Sam Odrowski A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden cougar and duck are one of the many artistic animal pieces on display at the library. Artist Ray Coran enjoys collecting his carvings and giving them as gifts to family and friends.
Sam Odrowski Brian Love of the Rainy River District Trappers’ Council taught St. Michael’s School students about trapping equipment, animal furs, and pelts during “Voyageur Day” there on Thursday. The trapping workshop was one of many stations students cycled through over the course of the day, which also included Métis […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Somewhere in the Midwest, a restaurant is frying foods with oil made from gene-edited soybeans. That’s according to the company making the oil, which says it’s the first commercial use of a gene-edited food in the U.S. Calyxt said it can’t […]
By David Keyton And Jerry Harmer The Associated Press ALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles — A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, television-quality video transmission from a two-person submersible. Monsoon storms and fierce underwater currents continued to present a challenge at […]
By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lamented the complexity of modern airplanes Tuesday in the wake of two deadly crashes in the past five months, appearing to speculate on the cause of the disasters before aviation experts from the United States and elsewhere complete their […]
By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is proposing to allow year-round sales of gasoline mixed with 15 per cent ethanol, seeking to calm a dispute that has riled two politically important blocs the oil industry and corn farmers. Tuesday’s proposed rule change by the Environmental […]
