Duane Hicks A large group of men, women, and children walked along the overpass yesterday afternoon during a memorial walk in support of family and friends of missing and murdered indigenous women. The walk was preceded by a traditional ceremony and offering, and followed by a feast and “Walk A […]
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Staff Dylan Kooner’s comeback tour is getting rave reviews so far. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward was named the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Corp. player-of-the-week in the SIJHL after notching four points in three games. Kooner, 19, signed for his second year with the Lakers just ahead of the team’s […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP responded to two serious motor-vehicle collisions here early yesterday afternoon. At 12:12 p.m., police and the Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to 500 block of Second Street East, near the intersection of Armit Avenue South, where a 46-year-old male […]
Duane Hicks Don’t forget about the new tennis courts. That’s the reminder the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee gave town council during its public budget meeting last night. In a letter to council, committee chair Bob Tkachuk asked the town keep $112,000 earmarked in the 2015 budget in next year’s budget. […]
By Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS A 24-year-old Danish woman sails refugees across windy straits to safety in Sweden. A Romanian whose ancestors were driven from their homeland opens his house to today’s migrants. A girl brings pens and paper to migrant children sleeping at a Milan train station. […]
By Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says ending the ban on U.S. oil exports and easing restrictions on natural gas exports will unleash the nation’s economy. The former Florida governor is calling for ending the 1970s-era law prohibiting the U.S. from exporting […]
By Julie Pace And Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply disagreed Monday over the chaos in Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it would be a mistake to abandon the current government. […]
Joey Payeur Andrew Willner (16) duelled with Jackson Bond of the Minnesota Iron Rangers on this second-period draw during the Lakers’ 5-1 win in SIJHL action Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Joey Payeur Dylan Kooner, left, and Robbie Bonthron were serving up good chow during the Lakers’ annual fundraiser done in co-operation with Sunset Country Ford on Friday. A donation of $20 to the Lakers’ organization was made by the local auto dealer for every test drive taken by the public […]
Heather Latter Participants in the “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem retreat for young women tried their hand at drawing a “blind” self portrait on Friday during the visual arts workshop with Thunder Bay artist Crystal Nielsen. The four-day retreat, held at Sunny Cove, offered girls aged 11-16 […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease—good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient’s risk. The test accurately identified a group of women whose cancers are […]
Press Release An NDP government under Tom Mulcair will get the Northern Ontario economy moving again with a focus on investment in key sectors and making life better for northern families, Thunder Bay-Rainy River candidate John Rafferty said at the platform launch today. “Under Stephen Harper, we lost 13,000 jobs […]
