Staff A group of former pro hockey players with a hefty list of combined accomplishments will be lacing up the blades here this fall. Legends All Stars Hockey Events announced earlier today a team of past NHL stars is slated to take on a team of local players in a […]
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Staff A late-game rally had the Couchiching Raiders’ boisterous fans in a rapturous uproar. Half-an-inning later, after a bloop and a blast, the only noise to be heard emanated from the visitors’ dugout. The top-ranked Fort Frances Braves advanced to the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series after eliminating […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Sioux Lookout Fire #199, a small lightning-caused blaze, was declared “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. But Dryden Fire #36, located near Cherry Lake, was listed as “not under control” at 0.1 ha at last […]
Duane Hicks Cheyenne Calder, left, family support practitioner at Kenora and Rainy River District Child and Family Services, joined “Backpacks for Kids” organizers Kathy Lampi and Heather Calder of M. Wu Dentistry in unloading a bevy of backpacks filled with school supplies yesterday outside the local KRRDCFS office. This year’s […]
Joey Payeur Muskie quarterback Brady Meeks barked out the signals behind his offensive line as football training camp held its second day of practice Tuesday. Training camp runs through this week from 4-6 p.m. and next week from 3:30-6 p.m., with the team slated to begin the Winnipeg High School […]
Submitted Chad Reynolds with a big musky he recently caught on Lake of the Woods.
Joey Payeur Marissa Kerry finished her rookie season in brilliant style with a five-hit complete game to give the Fort Frances Her-icanes a 1-0 win over the Dawson Tigers in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League championship final yesterday evening at VanJura.
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A bride and groom spent their first night of wedded bliss in jail when Edmonton police arrested them after a post-wedding brawl in a downtown bar. It’s unclear how it all started, but photos and videos posted on social media show the fight on the weekend spilling […]
The Canadian PressPeter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL–It’s a far-out dream that Canada’s two newest astronauts are hoping will come true: orbiting the moon within the next decade or so. In fact, Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey already are looking beyond the International Space Station as they begin two years of intense basic […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–The union representing Ontario’s public elementary school teachers is calling on all elementary schools in the province to pull the name of Canada’s first prime minister from their buildings. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario passed a motion at its annual meeting last week calling on […]
The Canadian PressJoan BrydenJoanna Smith OTTAWA–Judy Foote resigned from the federal cabinet today and announced she’ll step down as a Liberal MP shortly after Parliament resumes next month. The Newfoundland and Labrador MP has been on an indefinite leave of absence from the Public Works and Government Services Department since […]
From the OPP Yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers responded to numerous mischiefs on several roads in the Township of Alberton. Officers are looking for assistance in locating those responsible for damaging and destroying mailboxes in the early-morning hours of yesterday. Anyone with information, or who may have observed any […]
