Local News from Across the Rainy River District
As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don’t have to look out the open window to confirm the source of the sounds that come through it; I’ve come to recognize the songs and their singers. I know it’s the mourning dove whose cooing […]
NATIONAL PARK, N.J. (AP) – Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War, officials announced Tuesday. The remains, found at the site of Fort Mercer and the 1777 Battle of Red […]
LONDON (AP) – British Airways said Tuesday that it’s suspending sales of short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow Airport for about a week, a response to the airport’s request to limit bookings to help ease travel disruptions caused by booming demand and staff shortages. The suspension applies to new bookings to […]
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity. “Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life,” Davies said in a social media post Tuesday. ‘It enabled me to live my dreams. It’s a great honour to […]
Hall of Fame coach John Madden always believed that the busts of the football greats in Canton talked to each other every night once the building was empty. If those busts ever wanted to play an actual game of football, they now finally have all the necessary characters. Art McNally, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Venus Williams lost to Rebecca Marino of Vancouver on Monday in her return to singles play after more than a year away, a defeat the seven-time Grand Slam champion chalked up to being rusty Williams lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the Citi Open […]
Participants at a recent birdwatching expedition enjoyed a tasty treat after finding and identifying birds at Morley Park in Stratton. The program was run by self-proclaimed “bird geek” Michael Dawber, in partnership with the Rainy River Library and the Emo, Stratton and Rainy River EarlyON centres. – Daniel Adam photo
Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency. WHO declares a health emergency not as a call to panic, but as a call to action, when a coordinated effort among many countries in the world is required to control a risk to health. Currently, there has […]
Jaykob Ryll was the winner of this year’s Quest for the Best competition held at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship big tent on Friday, July 22. Ryll made it to the final showdown with a crowd-pleasing performance of Hoky Tonk Badonkadonk, and took home the grand prize, first place […]
As floodwaters recede and clean -up efforts continue, effective July 25, 2022, the following areas will reopen to pedestrian and vehicular traffic: Front Street (Mosher Avenue to Minnie Avenue) Front Street walking path Front Street bike path Front Street Fitness Equipment Sorting Gap Marina Sorting Gap Gas Docks Rainy Lake […]
TORONTO – An Ontario nurses union says it fears health-care staffing shortages may worsen in the Toronto area after a hospital network in the city had to use nursing students and medical residents to backstop an emergency department over the weekend. The University Health Network said Monday that it was […]
Thousands of dollars in damage took place with vehicle vandalism in Fort Frances last week. The OPP are seeking the public’s assistance with information, camera footage or witnesses. Several vehicles and windshields were smashed, with thousands in damage. The incidents occurred in Fort Frances between Third to Fifth Street and […]
