From the OPP On Feb. 5 at 1:30 a.m., a traffic stop was conducted by members of the Rainy River District OPP in the Town of Fort Frances as a result of an on-going investigation. Three people subsequently were arrested. Roughly 33 grams of cocaine and a quantity of cash […]
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The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA—Facing higher-than-average unemployment and a growing threat of bankruptcy, post-secondary students are lobbying the federal government this month for billions in new spending to help cover the cost of university and college education. The largest organization for post-secondary students in Canada is calling on the federal […]
Heather Latter Landon Johnson and Nevaeh Rudolph, Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School, enjoyed pancakes this morning as the school celebrated Shrove Tuesday—the day before Lent begins. Several pancake suppers also are planned at local churches this evening.
From the OPP The OPP is supporting International Safer Internet Day and cyber safety awareness by encouraging young people and their families to T.H.I.N.K b4 U Send to ensure their safety in the online world. International Safer Internet Day is Feb. 9. It was created to promote safer and more […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS—“Big Buff” is off the NHL free-agent market. NHL teams looking to add a rental defenceman before the trade deadline will have to look elsewhere as the Winnipeg Jets signed Dustin Byfuglien to a five-year, $38 million (U.S.) extension. The 30-year-old Byfuglien will be part of […]
Joey Payeur The International Falls Broncos brought a spirited fan base, a dose of stars-and-stripes fashion accessories, and cheerleaders on skates. As for the Muskie boys’ hockey team, they settled for bringing most of the offence. Chase McGuire had two goals and two assists as Fort High beat the visiting […]
Joey Payeur Muskie goalie Dylan Ossachuk had to contend with International Falls Broncos’ forward Riley Nemec (middle) while Nick Hahkala (right) arrived to lend a hand during the second period of Fort High’s 6-1 win last night at the Ice For Kids Arena in the much-anticipated revival of their annual […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances won’t be participating in the Canada 150 Mosaic—a national project to create a mosaic mural for Canada’s 150th celebration in 2017. The town was asked by the Canada 150 Mosaic organizers last April if it would participate in the project, which would see citizens […]
By Michelle Locke The Associated Press Nothing pairs quite so well with a midwinter day as an herb-crusted slab of meat roasting alongside a few root vegetables. And to toast that roast you’ll want a rich, flavourful wine that can stand up to the snappiest of cold snaps. Here, experts […]
By Matthias Schrader And Kirsten Grieshaber The Associated Press BAD AIBLING, Germany Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday morning in a remote area in southern Germany, killing at least nine people and injuring some 150, some of whom had to be cut out of the wreckage and transported across a […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO Minutes after North Korea launched its rocket, South Korea’s navy detected a rain of fragments falling into the sea and then a sooner-than-expected disappearance of the rocket from their radar, suggesting a possible failure. News outlets working in real time jumped on the […]
By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI Scientists are analyzing a small blue object that plummeted from the sky and killed a man in southern India, after authorities said it was a meteorite. The object slammed into the ground at an engineering college over the weekend, shattering a water […]
