The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau was expected to give his first press conference today as prime minister-designate—hours after he steamrolled his Liberal party to a stunning majority victory. Trudeau no doubt will be riding on an electoral high from the 184 seats the Liberals captured—an increase of a whopping 149 […]
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Heather Latter Members of the Rainy River District School Board, Northwest Catholic District School Board, Seven Generations Education Institute, and the Rainy River District Library Co-operative (which includes the public libraries in Fort Frances, Emo, Rainy River, and Atikokan) came together yesterday to launch a pilot project entitled the “Student […]
The Canadian Press CHILLIWACK, B.C.—A yearling black bear has settled into a tree in Chilliwack, B.C. and won’t budge. Residents of the Fraser Valley community have alerted conservation officers after spotting the bear high in the branches of a pear tree about 100 km east of Vancouver. The little bruin […]
Heather Latter “Kids and Co.” opened its 2015-16 season last night at the Townshend Theatre with a play entitled “Dada,” produced by L’Aubergine of Québec. The show, which featured dance, juggling, and acrobatics, centered on Leopold Minute, a clock-maker, and his dual conscience, “Tic” and “Tac.” The second show, slated […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO—Prominent political journalist Andrew Coyne says he has stepped down from his position as editor of editorials and comment for the National Post after clashing with the newspaper over a piece he wrote that was at odds with the Post’s endorsement of the Conservatives in yesterday’s […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA—A tenacious defence bailed out Sam Bradford and made Eli Manning miserable. DeMarco Murray ran for 109 yards and a touchdown, and Nolan Carroll returned one of Manning’s two interceptions for a score, as the Philadelphia Eagles dumped the N.Y. Giants 27-7 last night. The Eagles had […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—Antti Raanta was just looking to get a win in his N.Y. Rangers’ debut. He did much more than that. Raanta stopped all 22 shots he faced to become just the fourth goalie in franchise history to get a shutout in his first start with the […]
Staff Thunder Bay-Rainy River has gone red. Local Liberal candidate Don Rusnak handily was elected as MP last night after garnering 44 percent of the vote. Rusnak got 18,523 votes to beat out incumbent MP John Rafferty (NDP), who was a distant second with 12,439 (30 percent). Conservative candidate Moe […]
Staff The Multiuse/Tennis Court Committee is requesting financial assistance from the Northwest Catholic District School Board at its regular meeting tonight. “As this facility will serve thousands of students for many years to come, it is our hope that the Northwest Catholic District School Board will see the tremendous benefit […]
Staff Anyone interested in hearing stories of local residents should stop by the Fort Frances Public Library tonight. The second-annual “Human Library,” hosted by the library in partnership with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, will run from 6-8 p.m. “In a human library, people become the ‘books’ and are ‘borrowed’ […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, and Jason Hammel played hacky sack with a baseball, and manager Joe Maddon chatted amiably with his players and staff as he made his way around Wrigley Field yesterday afternoon. Down 2-0 to the N.Y. Mets in the NL Championship Series, the […]
By David Sharp The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine As a first-time father, Wayne Maines held his newborn twin sons and dreamed of their life together ‚Äî a dream that, at least then, didn’t include taking one of them to a father-daughter dance. Maines, an Air Force veteran, said he hopes […]
