It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of 10 C (50 F) and north winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with a high of 22 (72) and low around eight (46). Look for northwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Mostly sunny […]
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From the MNRF Just one new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by early evening yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #60 is located near Rainy Lake, about 30 km north of Fort Frances. The fire was listed as “not under control” at 0.1 hectares in size at last report. Three […]
From the OPP On Aug. 11 around 9:40 p.m., Rainy River District OPP members were on patrol on King’s Highway in Fort Frances when they conducted a vehicle stop on the 500 block. Officers began a Highway Traffic Act investigation and the male driver was arrested a short time later. […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared the gastroenteritis outbreak over at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home, effective Aug. 16. As such, all social events and activities at Rainycrest have resumed. All visitors are now welcome, as well. We still are urging people to […]
The Canadian PressScott Edmonds WINNIPEG–Ask Ottawa quarterback Trevor Harris about the accuracy of the throws that demolished the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night and he spreads the credit around. “Our efficiency is because of our offensive line and our receivers,” Harris said after his Redblacks (6-3) beat the Bombers […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston LONG POND, Pa.–Alexander Rossi and Robert Wickens have forged a bit of a rivalry this season. They’ve tangled on the track a few times and exchanged the occasional verbal dart–some more playful than others, like when Wickens jokingly locked Rossi in a prison cell during a […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer BRISTOL, Tenn.–Kurt Busch stole the spotlight from his younger brother Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to snap a 58-race winless streak and grab an overdue short-track victory. Busch won for the first time this season–and first since the 2017 season-opening Daytona 500–but it was his […]
The Associated PressAdry Torres NEW YORK–In a lopsided win, this was not the kind of big hit the N.Y. Yankees hoped to see. Didi Gregorius hurt his left heel in a collision at first base during a 10-2 romp over Toronto yesterday afternoon–an injury that could sideline the star shortstop […]
By Nasser Karimi The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — To understand how Iran views the United States after President Donald Trump pulled America out of the nuclear deal with world powers, one needs to look first at the past. More specifically, 65 years ago this week. Then, a 1953 U.S.-backed […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The 92-year-old South Korean woman wept and stroked the wrinkled cheeks of her 71-year-old North Korean son on Monday, their first meeting since they were driven apart during the turmoil of the 1950-53 Korean War. “How […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued a letter to Catholics around the world Monday condemning the crime of priestly sexual abuse and its coverup and demanding accountability, in response to new revelations in the United States of decades of misconduct by the Catholic Church. […]
By Terrin Waack The Associated Press NEW YORK — During the mandatory rookie camp back in June, the New York Giants required players to take a yoga class. Running back Robert Martin walked in, looked around at his new teammates and thought, man, this is crazy. “We usually don’t do […]
