Heather Latter The African Children’s Choir gave an energetic performance at the Townshend Theatre last night. Made up of children aged eight-11, the choir is touring to raise awareness of the need of destitute and orphaned children in Africa, as well as to raise funds for continued development and support […]
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Everett Freeman of Fort Frances was the $50 winner in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for September. The $40 winners included Frank Strain and Paul Neurinski (Fort Frances), Pat Stoyka (Pinewood), T&J DeRidder (Dryden), and Judy & Larry Desmarris, Dale Brown, and Phoebee Richardson (Vermilion […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO—Even in an MVP-calibre season, Josh Donaldson finds new ways to impress. Toronto’s third baseman drove in a run in the first inning and two in the second, upping his MLB-leading RBI total to 111, in the Blue Jays’ 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians last […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK—Milos Raonic was lying prone on the court while a trainer put the Canadian tennis star through a series of stretches. He had tore through the opening set of his second-round match at the U.S. Open when a troublesome back injury caught up with him. For […]
Staff About 600 Fort Frances Power Corp. customers in the west and northwest parts of town lost power for 32 minutes last night. The FFPC said a damaged feeder cable at the Eighth Street substation was the cause of the outage, which occurred shortly after 9 p.m. The cable failed […]
Donalda McLean (Fort Frances) and Kim Wiens (Atikokan) won the $100 up for grabs Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5. Winning $30 for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 were Janet Fedoruk and Philip […]
From the MNRF One new fire was reported yesterday in the Northwest Region. Dryden Fire #26 was a 0.1-hectare, lightning-caused blaze that’s smouldering on a steep ridge in the Hodgins Lake area about 25 km north-northeast of Dryden. The forest fire hazard is “moderate” to “high.” In related news, smoke […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia—A lost, overgrown sheep found in Australian scrubland was shorn for perhaps the first time today, yielding 40 kg of wool—the equivalent of 30 sweaters—and shedding almost half his body weight. Tammy Ven Dange, chief executive of the Canberra RSPCA, which rescued the merino ram dubbed […]
The Canadian PressDavid Friend TORONTO—The rise of so-called precarious employment in Canada—mainly work in the services and retail sectors—has brought with it some questionable employer practices that have employees stressed out and labour activists fuming. They’re calling for the elimination of “on-call” shifts—a practice where management schedules shifts for part-time […]
From the OPP A male driver was charged with impaired driving here yesterday around 12:50 p.m. During a routine patrol, officers stopped a motor vehicle on the 200 block of Fifth Street East after observing a male driving who was known as being a suspended driver. As officers were speaking […]
Staff A power outage is scheduled for tomorrow (Sept. 4) for about 520 customers living east of Fort Frances. Power will be out from 7:30-8 a.m., and again from 3-3:30 p.m., for Hydro One customers in Mine Centre, Seine River 23A FN, Baker, Lac La Croix FN, Tanner, Rainy River […]
The Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary—Tempers flared among the thousands trapped in a makeshift refugee camp in the heart of Budapest yesterday as Hungary played hardball with its unwelcome visitors for a second day, blocking train ticket-clutching migrants from travelling deeper into Europe. The migrants, who have swamped every nook and […]
