Staff There was only one game that ended up taking place but three amigos who ran the show. Kobi Ward had a game-high 20 points, while Dustin Eyolfson had 17 and Jake McIntosh chipped in with five three-pointers and 15 points, to lift Arctic Cat to a dominating 73-41 win […]
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Staff A full dance floor turned half-empty in a matter of a few hours. The 12-team playoff field in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League was whittled down to six last night as a half-dozen teams reached the end of their post-season road in the double elimination format. Leading the […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace, and understanding,” the company said. “Clearly we missed the mark and we apologize.” […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak says her party’s decision to sanction her for comments about Canada’s residential school history amounts to a threat to freedom of speech. In a statement released yesterday, Beyak, who was removed Wednesday from the Senate committee on Aboriginal Peoples, says political correctness […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A freezer malfunction at the University of Alberta has melted some of the world’s largest collection of Canadian Arctic ice core samples. The university says about 12 percent of the collection was damaged when temperature in the storage freezer soared to 40 C over the weekend. The […]
Duane Hicks Businesswomen looking for a support network should consider attending a PARO Circle meet-and-greet this Tuesday (April 11) at 4:30 p.m. at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. office (located above the credit union). Women who come out can expect to learn more about what a PARO Circle is, […]
Staff Fort Frances Fire Chief Tyler Moffitt has prohibited the burning of all brush and wood piles, fields, leaves, and grass within town limits from April 1-Oct. 31. Under municipal Bylaw 27/12 (the open air burning bylaw), residents require a fire permit for any open-air burning associated with burning wood, […]
Nicholas Donaldson The front windows of The Bargain Shop! slowly are being filled as part of the store’s 10th and final Easter Seals fundraising campaign. Customers who choose to donate $2 to the cause are able to write their name on a paper egg to be hung in the store’s […]
Submitted Customers, friends, family, and neighbours turned out in droves Monday to help Jo Belluz celebrate her 85th birthday. The surprise party featured cake and coffee, as well as lively conversation for all the well-wishers who stopped by at the Belluz Concrete & Rentals office on the highway in west […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Public Services minister Judy Foote is taking an indefinite leave of absence from her job for personal and family reasons. He says Natural Resources minister Jim Carr will fill in for her during her absence. Trudeau said in a statement that families […]
By Julie PaceVivian Salama And Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles Thursday night in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A proxy battle with Russia in Syria and multiple Russia-related investigations in the U.S. will follow Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow next week on a trip designed to test the Trump administration’s hopes for closer ties to the former Cold […]
