Staff This week’s bitter cold snap has impacted exams at Fort High after buses were cancelled both yesterday and again today. Fort High has remained open and those students with transportation to the school had the option to still write exams at their originally-scheduled time. But those who were scheduled […]
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From the OPP On Monday at 11:15 a.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP, with the assistance of the Community Street Crime Unit, conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act infraction here in Fort Frances. As a result, a 29-year-old female from Dryden was arrested at the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Family Centre has been running 24 hours a day since Saturday in response to the bitterly cold weather the area has been experiencing of late. The centre, located at 272 Scott St., usually runs from noon-4 p.m. but decided to open around the clock to help […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers earned a split in their games at the SIJHL’s annual “Showcase” held at the Hoyt Lakes Arena. Fort Frances was blanked 3-0 by the red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars in its opener Tuesday afternoon, but then rebounded with a 7-3 win over the host Minnesota […]
It will be partly cloudy and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-24 C (11 below zero F) and south-southeast winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will see light snow in the afternoon, with a high of minus-10 (14) and low around minus-14 (seven). Look for south winds […]
From the OPP On Tuesday, members of the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team of the OPP, along with members of the North West Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, executed a search warrant at a local business identified as Winnipeg River Naturals located on Highway 17E in Kenora. As a […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–After a baffling loss to a last-place team and with a visit from the NHL’s best club looming, the Pittsburgh Penguins called a players-only meeting on Tuesday in an effort to clear the air. “We needed an answer,” defenceman Kris Letang said. For a night, they […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Canada’s parliamentary budget watchdog says the Liberal government paid the “sticker price” when it bought the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan for $4.4 billion. Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux estimates the Trans Mountain pipeline and planned expansion project are worth between $3.6 billion and $4.6 […]
Sam Odrowski Chad Solomon performed his “Adventures of Rabbit & Bear Paws” puppet show for a large group of children and their families yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library. Brought in by the “Friends of the Library,” Solomon created an interactive experience, with a few lucky children picked […]
Staff More than 2,200 Hydro One customers in the west end of Rainy River District lost power this morning. The outage began around 7 a.m., with a Hydro One crew being dispatched to investigate. Power was restored by 9:40 a.m. Hydro One said the reason for interruption was equipment material […]
Staff It’s been a tough start to the men’s and women’s provincials in Nipigon for the Trevor Bonot, Hailey Beaudry, and Jenna Enge rinks. All three lost their opening games yesterday to get behind the eight ball early. The Bonot rink, comprised of Stratton native Trevor Bonot (skip), Al Hackner […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — A paternity test on a baby orangutan has come back with a surprising result. Basel Zoo in northwestern Switzerland said Thursday that the test shows 5-month-old Padma wasn’t fathered by the male in her enclosure. Keepers routinely take DNA samples from newborn orangutans because the […]
