The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–The estate of Michael Jackson sued ABC and parent company Disney yestersday, saying a two-hour documentary on the singer’s last days improperly used the King of Pop’s songs, music videos, and movies. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles alleges that last week’s special, […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to go to the wall to save the Trans Mountain pipeline and get oil to Canada’s west coast, federal Conservatives say he should be equally willing to do the same to revive a pipeline that would have brought oil […]
To mark Paramedic Services Week, the Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics and Rainy River District Paramedic Services will hold free barbecues from 4-8 p.m. today (May 31) at the Emo ambulance base, as well as on Saturday, June 2 from noon-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances ambulance base. There […]
Staff Death, taxes, and the Muskie boys’ soccer team winning the championship. Those seemingly are the only certainties in life. The Muskies netted a pair of goals in the second half as they nabbed their eighth-straight league title with a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team claimed its first-ever junior title at the NWOSSAA championships that ran Tuesday and Wednesday in Thunder Bay. Eleven different Muskies also qualified for the all-Ontarios set for June 7-9 in Toronto, the most Fort High has ever sent. Tori Toriseva won the junior girls’ 300m […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton LAS VEGAS–A goal from the most unlikely source and a jaw-dropping save has the Washington Capitals back on even terms in the Stanley Cup final. Brooks Orpik scored for the first time in 220 games while Braden Holtby made 37 stops, including a miraculous effort with […]
Press Release Paul Noonan, Sarah Noonan, and the staff at La Place Rendez-Vous would like to congratulate Gael Belluz for achieving a rare milestone in the hospitality industry. She celebrated her 40th anniversary on May 1, 2018 as a server in our dining room. Gael began her serving career at […]
The Associated PressAndrew Dalton LOS ANGELES–The unprecedented sudden cancellation of one of television’s top comedies has left a wave of unemployment and uncertainty in its wake. Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet and the swift axing of her rebooted show put hundreds of people out of work, with some wondering whether they […]
The Canadian Press PARIS–Denis Shapovalov’s first career Grand Slam as a seeded player didn’t last long. The No. 24 seed, from Richmond Hill, Ont., lost 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-4 to world No. 70 Maximilian Marterer of Germany in the second round of the French Open today. In a battle […]
The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–The Boston Red Sox are rolling into Houston for their first matchup against the champion Astros since getting bounced by them last post-season. J.D. Martinez hit a tie-breaking, two-run homer over the “Green Monster” and out of Fenway Park as the Red Sox beat the Toronto […]
From the OPP The Atikokan OPP has responded to two moose collisions over the past weekend on Highway 11 east of Atikokan. The collisions, which saw one of the vehicle occupants suffer minor injuries, took place during the dark evening hours. The Rainy River District OPP detachment would like to […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed by yesterday afternoon in the Northwest Region. Fort Frances Fire #9 was listed as “out” at 0.1 hectares at last report but Fort Frances Fire #10, located near Eva Lake, was “not under control” at 0.1 ha. Red Lake Fire #30 has […]
