Staff Manitou Rapids was the place to be last Wednesday evening if you like offence. Team #1 blew things wide-open with a five-run fifth inning en route to a 15-3 rout of Team #2 in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game. It didn’t take long for […]
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Stephanie Hagenaars Carter Daniw, left, Teagan McKinnon, and Hayley Glueheisen played with dinosaurs in one of the sandboxes at the McIrvine Rotary Park on Colonization Road West this morning. The group, along with many other children and adults, gathered at the park for a “Drop-in Playtime” program offered through the […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone CHURCHILL, Man.–Florence Hamilton’s ancestors once followed the caribou across the Arctic tundra. That was before the federal government forcefully relocated the Sayisi Dene to barren land outside Churchill, Man. in 1956. By 1973, 117 of the more than 250 people who were moved had died […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A controversial decision by the Ontario government to scrap the sex-education curriculum before a new one is in place has left school boards in limbo with just weeks to go before students return to classes. The newly-elected Progressive Conservative government has said students will continue to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The Liberal government has made it clear that simply entering Canada is not a “free ticket” for newcomers to stay in the country, Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale told MPs studying the ongoing influx of asylum-seekers from the United States. But no matter how a person arrives […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–The move by Montreal to increase the minimum age for youngsters to be allowed into its public swimming pools without supervision is getting the thumbs-up from the province’s lifesaving society. Several drownings earlier this year prompted the city to raise the age to eight years old […]
The Canadian Press BANFF, Alta.–Three bison babies have been born in the backcountry of Banff National Park–the first calves conceived in the area in more than 140 years. Two of the bison were born on July 15 while the third was born on Thursday. “They’re doing great, they are up […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The number of sexual assaults reported to police is on the rise while the ones deemed “unfounded” by officers is on the decline in the wake of the #MeToo movement, according to a new statistical look at crime in Canada. Both the overall crime rate and […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A 24-year-old man was taken into custody yesterday morning in connection with an incident during the traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill. The Defence Department said the incident took place at 10:15 a.m., around the time when Canadian Armed Forces members perform an almost […]
From the MNRF Five new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #22, located near Caliper Lake, was listed as “not under control” at 0.5 hectares in size at last report. Dryden Fire #24, located near Basket Lake, also was listed as “not under […]
From the OPP On Friday at 8 a.m., officers from the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle on Strachan Road, northwest of Emo. Police attended and searched the area, locating a deceased male within the vicinity of the vehicle. No foul play is suspected.
The Canadian PressAlanna Rizza TORONTO–Residents of Toronto’s Danforth Avenue gathered for a prayer service last night to mourn the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, and 13 wounded. The mood on the normally-bustling street lined with restaurants, patios, and boutiques was solemn after it […]
