Joey Payeur For once, Pierce Dushenko was on the other end of the dogpile and he was loving every oxygen-deprived, lung-crushing moment of it. Dushenko let in a goal in the opening minute, then was nearly perfect for the next 59 to preserve a 4-2 win for the Fort Frances […]
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Cameron Penney Fort Frances High School teachers Keith Gilbert, left, and Duane Roen joined their colleagues on the picket line in front of the school’s entrance off McIrvine Road early this morning. With contract negotiations between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and Rainy River District School Board […]
Cameron Penney Fort High students Tory Beaudry, left, and Emma Dykstra penned letters to the youth of Attawapiskat yesterday afternoon in the atrium. The remote First Nation community in Northern Ontario has experienced a suicide crisis in recent weeks, and a viral Facebook post has encouraged Canadians to send letters […]
Heather Latter Marnie Redford of the Hair & Body Care Shoppe in Emo cut the long locks of Aelise Lucas-Engberg, seven, who raised $2,100 for Tamarack House in this year’s “Cuts for Cancer.” Dax Laplante, seven, and Derek Horton had their heads shaved, raising $548 and $187, respectively. “Cuts for […]
With his trusty replica championship belt hanging over his shoulder, Roshen Jaswal roared his satisfaction after taking the Bill Salonen Cup from A.J. Rupert after the Fort Frances Lakers doubled the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs 4-2 in Game 6 of the SIJHL final Saturday night to mark the team’s […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Ever since my parents came to England in 1972, my mum has had a wild love affair with roast chicken. The only thing she loves even more is her family and unfortunately for her, my dad is a vegetarian. So for 41 years now, […]
The Associated Press Los Angeles police have identified the body of a woman found stabbed 150 times in 1969 near the site of the Manson family killings as a 19-year-old from Montreal, People magazine reported Wednesday. Police have identified the woman as Reet Jurvetson, who moved to Los Angeles from […]
By Michael Astor The Associated Press NEW YORK — Sexualized violence, online harassment and gender-based discrimination all play a role in inhibiting press freedom according to a new book released by the Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday. The book is part of the organization’s annual “Attacks on the Press,” […]
The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Federal investigators say they have found the missing data recorder for the sunken cargo ship El Faro. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said it had recovered the voyage data recorder, which may help investigators better understand the final moments of the ship’s […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Low oil prices have helped cost Exxon its pristine “AAA” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s, a label it held for over six decades. The top “AAA” credit rating from S&P means a company’s debt is the safest possible investment. Now only two other […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its Instrumental division Friday, adjudicated by Nancy Nowosad, who teaches piano, saxophone, and theory. She also is a workshop/masterclass clinician, adjudicator, and Royal Conservatory of Music examiner. Instrumental (April 22) •Instrumental Solo, Own Choice, Grade/Level 3—1. Bryan […]
Cameron Penney Andréanne Fleck Saito, a keynote speaker from southern Ontario, spoke to members of the Northwest Catholic District School Board as part of “Wellness Day” at St. Francis School here yesterday. Saito spoke on the differences between mental health and mental illness, as well as the need to support […]
