Duane Hicks Staff at Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services got into the spirit of “International Day of Pink” yesterday—not only wearing many shades of pink and decorating their First Street offices pink, but by enjoying some delicious pink cupcakes on their afternoon coffee break. Many local businesses and […]
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Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its drama division today, adjudicated by Melanie Whyte, an actor and singing teacher currently living in Winnipeg. Whyte adjudicated solo poetry and readings, as well as monologues, speeches, skits, readers’ theatres, and choral speaking. The Festival will […]
Press Release Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation teachers in District 5B (Rainy River), who have been engaged in a selective withdrawal of services since December, remain without a contract despite another day of negotiations this week. Negotiations with the Rainy River District School Board began on April 30, 2015 and […]
Staff Yenta Davidson apparently was just biding her time offensively. Having not scored all season, she exploded for a hat trick to lead the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes to a 5-0 shutout over the La Place Rendez-Vous Rage last night in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action at Fort High. It […]
Staff They were the best two teams during the regular season—now they’ll get to see who is the best of the post-season. The two-time defending SIJHL champion Fort Frances Lakers will face the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in the final for a second-straight year after Dryden beat the host Thunder […]
Duane Hicks Janis Flewelling looked over townhome plans yesterday evening during Syncor Contracting Ltd.’s open house at the Copper River Inn. At least 100 people attended the event—curious about Syncor’s planned Front Street townhomes and housing development at the Huffman Court subdivision. Those who missed the event, or weren’t able […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—Canada’s 600,000 Métis and non-status Indians are indeed “Indians” under the Constitution, the Supreme Court of Canada declared today in a long-awaited landmark decision more than 15 years in the making. “It is the federal government to whom they can turn,” the unanimous 9-0 ruling said. […]
By Mark Stevenson The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Archaeologists have found a massive stone slab covering the tomb of one of the first Catholic priests in Mexico following the 1521 Spanish conquest, a grave sunk into the floor of what appears to be an Aztec temple. The discovery suggests […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — Canada’s new assisted suicide law to be announced on Thursday will exclude non-Canadians, which means Americans won’t be able to travel to Canada to die. A senior government official told The Associated Press late Wednesday the new law will exclude non-Canadians, precluding […]
By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally. The court is weighing the fate of Obama administration programs that could shield […]
The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Nothing can stop true love, or at least a good kiss. Not even armed robbers. Police in Montana’s largest city are looking for three suspects who robbed a bar at gunpoint, but they didn’t seem to disturb a couple who kissed through the commotion. […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Inky the octopus waited until it was dark and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand before making his move. He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at the […]
