Jamie Mountain Odin Hansen of the of the Fort Frances Aquanauts powered his way through the water during his club’s annual “0-100” Sprint Relay Meet held Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. Hansen’s best result was a fourth-place finish in the 100m backstroke.
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Jamie Mountain With the return of spring also comes the return of the golf season locally. Golfers flocked to Kitchen Creek Golf Club last Thursday afternoon to take advantage of the sunshine and warmer temperature, as well as to polish their game after the long winter.
Jamie Mountain Skylar Friesen of the Rainy River Owls looked to cut off his Sioux Lookout Warriors’ opponent during his squad’s 5-0 loss Thursday afternoon at Rainy River High School. The Owls’ boys’ teams is off to an 0-3 start to begin the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season.
Jamie Mountain Aquanaut Layne Gibson gave a solid effort during her 50m backstroke race at the club’s annual “0-100” Sprint Relay Meet on Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. Gibson finished in 10th spot for her second-best result of the weekend. See story, more photos on B6.
Jamie Mountain The 11th-annual “Gun and Hobby Show” had a little bit of everything to offer for those on hand Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. From displays of various rifles to hand-crafted wooden furniture, outdoor enthusiasts were able to see what merchants had available. New to this year’s […]
Local resident Lori Green, swimming for the Fort Frances Aquanauts, blasted her way through the pool at the club’s annual “0-100” Sprint Relay Meet on Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. Green nabbed four medals over the two-day event, including three gold and one silver.
of Charles Fisher The local Ducks Unlimited banquet committee had a booth at the annual “Gun and Hobby Show” on Saturday that showcased some of the items that will be auctioned off at this year’s event, which is set for this Friday (May 11) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Doug Ford was the main target in the first debate ahead of Ontario’s provincial election, with his rivals suggesting yesterday that the Progressive Conservative leader, who is leading in the polls, would slash jobs and shrink services if elected premier. Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne and […]
The Canadian PressMaija Kappler An Ontario-born filmmaker has been issued a non-binary birth certificate after a year-long legal battle with the provincial government, and says receiving the document marks a victory for the non-binary and transgender community. Joshua M. Ferguson, who identifies as neither a man nor a woman and […]
The Canadian PressPeter RakobowchukTerry Pedwell The company operating Canada’s new national public alert system for mobile devices said it would investigate after a test of the system misfired in Quebec yesterday and was hit-and-miss in Ontario. Shortly after the test was scheduled to reach mobile devices in Ontario, at 1:55 […]
The Canadian Press INNISFAIL, Alta.–The province has laid two charges under its Wildlife Act against a central Alberta zoo after a bear was taken through a drive-thru for ice cream. A video, posted on social media in January by Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, showed a one-year-old captive Kodiak bear […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Nearly 100,000 Canadians signed up to become organ donors after learning a victim of last month’s Humboldt Broncos bus crash had signed a donor card just weeks before the crash–and wound up saving six lives. According to Canadian Blood Services, there were 99,742 registrations in April […]
