Chris Duchnicki (Fort Frances) and Candice Nordum (Steinbach, Man.) won the $100 up for grabs on March 31 and April 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for March 26-April 1 were Shawn and Melanie Lowry (Winnipeg), Larry Knowles (Atikokan), Mike […]
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Duane Hicks Anyone can bully, anyone can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it. The local Celebrating Diversity committee wants you to “think pink” next Wednesday. April 12 is “Day of Pink”–a day where communities can unite in celebrating diversity and raising awareness to stop homophobia, transphobia, […]
Staff A new online petition is asking Fort Frances council to change the name of Colonization Road here. The petition, which was started yesterday by Dawson Mihichuk on change.org, can be found at bit.ly/2oIb8WP “Colonization Road has put Fort Frances on the map for all the wrong reasons, with national […]
Press Release The Special Events committee of Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce its annual spring ladies’ luncheon will be taking place Sunday, May 7 in the Robert Moore School gym. With 2017 being the Foundation’s 20th anniversary in support of local health care, the committee was […]
The Associated PressJim Litke AUGUSTA, Ga.–Strong winds and a fall down a staircase by the Masters pre-tournament favourite could change the complexion of the season’s first major. Dustin Johnson, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer, injured his lower back late yesterday afternoon in what his agent described as a “serious” fall […]
Joey Payeur It was 24 hours of their lives they never will want to repeat again. The Fort Frances Lakers were among the mourners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Couchiching yesterday morning for the funeral of former assistant general manager and assistant coach Grant Perreault, who passed away […]
Piano Division (Tuesday, April 4) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 9–1. (tie) Jacob Erickson (Honours) and Brianna Eldridge (Honours) 2. Mika Kooistra (Honours) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, 20th/21st Century Composers, Grade 9–1. Jacob Erickson (Honours) •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, French Composers, Grade 9–1. (tie) Katelyn Bruyere (Honours) and Mika […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly offered more soothing words yesterday for Canadians concerned about border security when he appeared before a Senate committee and was asked what concerns he had about security along the Canada-U.S. frontier. Kelly replied that he’s not as concerned as he is […]
The Associated Press PITTSBURG, Kan. — An incoming high school principal has resigned in Kansas after student reporters investigated and raised questions about her credentials. The Pittsburg School Board accepted Amy Robertson’s resignation on Tuesday, saying she felt the decision was “in the best interest of the district … in […]
By Jennifer McDermott The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season, forcing vessels to slow to a crawl or take detours of hundreds of miles. […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Australia and New Zealand warned on Thursday that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held in Turkey this month. Australian Veterans Affairs Minister Dan Tehan urged the nearly 500 […]
By Candice Choi 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 […]
