Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Muskie girls soccer team returned home from their tournament in Cobourg earlier this month, and though they came back winless, head coach Chris Sinclair said the team played very well. “I couldn’t be more proud of them for their effort,” he said. “Just to be there and compete the […]
Fort Frances High School (FFHS)’s track and field team was in Ottawa earlier this month for OFSAA championships. Headlining the Muskies’ efforts were Trent Wilson and Leah Seguin, a pair of seniors who have been with the team since before high school. Due to the pandemic, this was their first […]
(Kenora, ON) – The Superior International Junior Hockey League has announced a new member to the league, with the creation of the Kenora Islanders Junior A Hockey Club. Having been granted membership in the SIJHL and Hockey Northwestern Ontario, the country’s newest Junior A franchise is making the necessary steps […]
The region is currently under an extreme heat advisory, which could see temperatures soar to 39C with the humidex. It is expected to last several days – possibly until Thursday. Health Canada has provided the following information on its website, regarding heat related illness, and how to stay cool. If […]
The Town of Fort Frances is excited to treat local volunteers to a BBQ and provide an expression of sincere gratitude as it gets ready to host its 1st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event. The BBQ will be held at the Rainy Lake Square, 235 Scott St in Fort Frances on […]
Chiefs of Ontario (COO) have asked Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller to delay legislation that would implement a self-government agreement with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). The legislation is to be introduced in the House of Commons on June 19. This morning, flanked by the other chiefs of the […]
OTTAWA – Canadians should be on alert for more bad air quality days ahead this summer as wildfires continue to burn out of control in most provinces, national public health officials warned Monday. They say Canada needs to revisit the data it collects on health risks from wildfires. They also […]
OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two missing members following the crash of a military helicopter operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. The Department of National Defence says four of the Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter when the […]
OTTAWA – Snowbirds pilot Maj. Steve Hurlbut has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in Barrie, Ont., last week. The Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office says it began an investigation on June 14. Military police laid the charge on Saturday, but a media advisory the same day […]
HALIFAX – An air and sea search continues today in a remote area of ocean south of Newfoundland for a submersible carrying five people that went missing during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic. The search, in an area about 700 kilometres south of St. John’s, N.L., is […]
The European Union unveiled a proposal Tuesday to protect the bloc’s economies from risks posed by unreliable suppliers in countries that do not share its values, like China, after the war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s dependency on Russia for oil and gas. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The only thing worse for players than getting asked about winning their first major are endless questions about when they will win another one. That’s what Rory McIlroy is facing. The scrutiny no longer is limited to the spring, with Augusta National on the horizon and […]
