By Alexander Panetta The Canadian Press WASHINGTON — The old NATO alliance has become an election issue in the U.S., as the two presidential front-runners have adopted clashing rhetoric over the organization to which Canada has long contributed. The Republican favourite’s nationalist-populist policy mix includes skepticism about whether the U.S. […]
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By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A tearful, beloved cartoon adventurer, Tintin, quickly emerged as a symbol of solidarity in the chaotic aftermath of the Brussels bombings as social media users worldwide took to Facebook and other Web streams for check ins by loved ones potentially in harm’s way. On […]
Joey Payeur Ben Kinne had recruitment on his mind. Dylan Robertson and Nick Minerva gave him plenty to consider. Minerva’s no-look pass to Robertson resulted in the game-winning goal at 2:05 of overtime as the Fort Frances Lakers ended the regular season by winning its eighth straight game with a […]
Staff The Chiefs exploded out of the gate, as expected. Then they imploded, which nobody expected. The Emo Misfits scored five unanswered goals, including a hat trick from Claire Sandelovich, to pave their way to a 5-1 victory in the championship game of the second-annual Chiefs Women’s Hockey Invitational Tournament […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre board is being asked to trim its budget this year. Town council agreed last week that the library should limit its budget increase to 1.5 percent. In the most recent library budget submitted to council, it shows an operating forecast of […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will maintain its current level of financial commitment for local doctor recruitment in its 2016 budget. Council agreed during its budget meeting last Thursday to contribute $69,000 ($68,000 plus a $1,000 contingency fund), but it also want surrounding communities to pitch in. Back […]
Duane Hicks Town council is done with the capital side of this year’s municipal budget after adding a few more much-needed items at a meeting last Thursday. These included replacing a 1989 Bobcat with track, bucket, and landscaping equipment ($85,000), a dehumidifier for the ’52 Canadians Arena ($23,000), energy controls […]
Duane Hicks While the loonie briefly rallied to the 77-cent (U.S.) mark last week, financial experts are projecting the Canadian dollar will stay low in 2016—dipping as low as 65 cents. As a result, some residents have had to cut back on their cross-border shopping in the past year. But […]
Heather Latter Call it a waiting game, if you will. The committee behind last year’s “Families for Families” fundraiser, which raised more than $60,000 to bring two refugee families to Rainy River District, are still waiting on the government to process paperwork. “We haven’t heard anything yet and it tells […]
Joey Payeur If there’s any question about how superb a season the Fort Frances Lakers had as a group, take a look at the lengthy list of players who could bring home some SIJHL hardware in the coming weeks. Each of the eight categories for the league’s year-end awards features […]
Heather Latter Paisley Riches tried her hand at curling during a March Break activity at the Fort Frances Curling Club sponsored by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team. The group also organized free skating, swimming, and bowling for youngsters during their week off of school.
