Staff The Fort Frances Attack went 3-0 en route to capturing the title at the Two Harbors 12UB tournament held there over the weekend. The Attack opened tourney with a 7-3 win over the Eveleth Golden Bears on the strength of four goals by Piper Miller. Julia Guertin tallied twice […]
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Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Back on Jan. 17, volunteer firefighters from La Vallee and Emo responded to a blaze on Wasaw Road in which a chimney fire at a residence spread to the attic. Fortunately, it was extinguished quickly using a transitional attack using dry chemicals. Fire Chief Josh Collins was […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to announce a performance by comic stunt juggler Tuey Wilson this Friday (Feb. 1) at 7 p.m. Wilson’s performance does not easily fit categorization. At one moment, the audience is bursting with laughter at his quick wit and hilarious […]
Press Release The most horrible sentence in all my years of rescuing animals is, “I’m sorry, we simply cannot help you.” That brings so much hopelessness, despair, and pain to those animals that are suffering because they need medical care and there simply are no funds available. Paws & Claws […]
Look for blowing and drifting snow tonight, with an overnight low of minus-31 C (24 below zero F) and northwest winds gusting up to 52 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and continued frigid, with a high of just minus-27 (16 below) and a low around minus-34 29 below). Expect […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is requesting the public’s assistance regarding a break-and-enter that occurred around 3 a.m. today on the 200 block of Scott Street in Fort Frances. Unknown culprit(s) entered a commercial business and stole numerous articles of clothing. The investigation is in the preliminary […]
Staff The Fort Frances Age Friendly Committee is hoping to create drop-off areas in downtown Fort Frances where older adults can be dropped off and picked up safely. Following up on its 2017-2020 action plan, the committee has reviewed the issue and is recommending to town council that two drop-off […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Federal cabinet ministers soon will decide whether and how to reform the oft-maligned tribunal Canadians use to appeal federal benefits rulings, potentially undoing changes made six years ago intended to make it work better. The Social Security Tribunal hears appeals of government decisions on things like […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The head of regional transportation agency Metrolinx says workers in so-called safety-sensitive positions will be banned from using recreational cannabis at all times so the company can protect the public as well as its employees. CEO Phil Verster said the provincial agency–which operates GO Transit in […]
The Canadian PressBill GravelandChris Purdy MELFORT, Sask.–The wife of the Humboldt Broncos’ head coach says she forgives the truck driver who caused a crash that killed her husband and 15 others. Darcy Haugan’s wife, Christina, told court that while she’s angry the crash claimed the life of the father of […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario is taking a look at municipalities’ concerns about a legal rule they say causes “liability chill” and leads some to ban activities such as street hockey and tobogganing. In a speech yesterday to the Rural Ontario Municipal Association, Premier Doug Ford said the province will […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston PHILADELPHIA–Carter Hart has earned the nickname “Starter Hart” in Philly. Why sit him? The most popular Flyers’ rookie this side of “Gritty” the mascot certainly has turned into their most productive one–and Hart has sparked a franchise on the brink of a break-up with a gleam […]
