Edith M. LedererThe Associated Press Tennis star Maria Sharapova, British mogul Richard Branson and Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai have signed up. So have actor Ashley Judd, Colombian singer Juanes and Brazilian football star Kaka. They are supporting a new U.N. social media campaign to spotlight 17 stories of survival […]
News
Staff Equestrian excellence was the order of the day throughout this past weekend as the Borderland Quarter Horse Show took over the Emo Fairgrounds. Riders from within and outside of the Rainy River District put their four-legged friends through the paces in an attempt to impress the judges at the […]
Duane Hicks Brent Newman and Rough Cut Pine will play a fundraiser concert for the Fort Frances Community Chest next Wednesday (Aug. 19) at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre. Slated to start at 7 p.m., admission will be a free-will offering, with all proceeds going to the Community Chest, which […]
Heather Latter Picture partly-assembled Tonka trucks—only on a much larger scale. That is what the site of New Gold’s Rainy River Project currently looks like; a large gravel pad filled with massive yellow truck components and a crew diligently working to piece the equipment together. “It looks much different out […]
The Associated PressSylvia Hui LONDON — Renowned artist Anish Kapoor has expressed outrage about the appearance of a sculpture in China that appears identical to his “Cloud Gate” in Chicago. Representatives of the British-Indian sculptor said Wednesday he was shocked at the “blatant plagiarism” of his sculpture, a giant, mirrored […]
Staff An Olympic medalist with a Fort Frances pedigree will join the elite athletic performers in the history of this region. It was announced last Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Fort native Chris Lindberg will be among the newest members entering the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as part of […]
Joey Payeur Byron Sharp is making this competitive fishing thing look easy. The 24-year-old from Stratton teamed up with cousin, Jon O’Connor, of Winnipeg to win the 2015 Kenora Bass International this past weekend in historic fashion with a new tournament record of 57.04 pounds. That left the rest of […]
The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mon. — A man who broke into a car in Missoula had to call police for help after finding himself locked in the trunk. KGVO-AM reports (http://bit.ly/1P6OLNK ) that Missoula Police Patrol Sgt. Colin Rose says 31-year-old Ryan Payne broke into a car Tuesday night and […]
By Bill Graveland THE CANADIAN PRESS INNISFAIL, Alta. — One dog. One handler. It’s a familiar motto at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in central Alberta, the one place in Canada where RCMP police dogs are born and trained. The centre in Innisfail trains both officers and dogs […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs in the U.S. and Canada as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined. Spokesman Michael Mullen says the affected workers were to be notified in person. About […]
The Associated PressLuis Andres Henao SANTIAGO, Chile — Nestled between high-rise buildings on a busy street in Chile’s modern capital is a straw hut that’s a sign of growing respect for the Andean country’s long-disdained indigenous past. Ailing patients, many referred by a hospital across the street, line up to […]
The Associated PressJosh Lederman WASHINGTON — For six and a half years, the White House has had a quick comeback to questions about its yet-to-be-announced decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: Talk to the State Department. Under a George W. Bush-era executive order, oil pipelines crossing U.S. borders require […]
