Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Maybe Ralf Rangnick was right, after all. Maybe Manchester United does require soccer’s equivalent of “open-heart surgery” to fix the glut of issues currently afflicting England’s biggest club. That was the blunt assessment offered in April by Rangnick, United’s interim manager at the time, as he prepared to hand over […]
Serena Williams’ opening match in the Western & Southern Open has been rescheduled from Monday to Tuesday. The 40-year-old Williams, preparing to retire, is set to face 19-year-old Emma Raducanu, the defending U.S. Open champion. A spokesman for the tournament said the change was “on account of a number of […]
Dairy Queen employees hold Blizzards on Thursday, August 11, 2022 — Miracle Treat Day. For every Blizzard purchased, the Fort Frances DQ donated net proceeds to the local children’s hospital foundation. They raised $4,037.33 this year. —Daniel Adam photo
A special fundraising event is set to run at the Rainy Lake Square tomorrow night to help a new theatre company put on its first show. Trevor Barker is the musical director and founder of Row I Theatre, a brand-new theatre company in Fort Frances that is working towards putting […]
The advance of the climate crisis, marked by its extremes — droughts or deluges, fires or floods — makes abundantly clear the human habit of trying to contain and control water isn’t working. For her new book, Water Always Wins, National Geographic Explorer Erica Gies criss-crossed the globe, witnessing some […]
Despite swiftly coming to the end of a wet and flooded summer, work on several capital and infrastructure projects in Fort Frances is continuing at a decent pace. In a verbal update to council during Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting, Town of Fort Frances Operations and Facilities manager […]
A new survey finds more Canadians report a strong attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home. The survey, which was conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, found 88 per cent of respondents reported a strong sense of […]
Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise. Organizers of the “Support our Science” rally say they will present an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Science and Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne that has been signed by thousands […]
Zach Collaros admits he’s got to brush up on his Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ history, even though he’s aware the team is on the cusp of tying a club record. If the Blue Bombers (9-0) defeat the visiting Montreal Alouettes (2-6) on Thursday, they’ll match the 1960 Winnipeg squad that opened […]
USA Basketball has picked its 12-man roster for the opening second-round window of World Cup qualifying, as the Americans look to move closer to clinching a spot in the field for next year’s event. Jim Boylen will return as coach, assisted again by Ty Ellis and Othella Harrington. The roster […]
Children ages 1-9 in London were made eligible for booster doses of a polio vaccine Wednesday after British health authorities reported finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple areas of the city but found no cases of the paralytic disease in people. Britain’s Health Security Agency said it detected […]
A court in Russia on Thursday ordered a former state TV journalist placed under house arrest for nearly two months pending an investigation and potential trial on charges of spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces. Marina Ovsyannikova was charged over a street protest last month, when she held up […]
