Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Fort Frances officials warn pedestrians stay away from restricted areas. Front Street from Armit to Crowe, and Mosher to Williams is closed to all forms of traffic — no driving, walking, biking, or kayaking. Emergency management specialist Patrick Briere says these closures are for safety’s sake. “There is a lot […]
Since 1955, the Strawberry Social has been a staple of the LaVerendrye General Hospital Auxiliary’s fundraising operations. After a two-year absence, Auxiliary president Irene Laing says she’s looking forward to bringing back the historic event on June 16. “I’m a traditionalist. To me, it seems like an honour to be […]
The Fort Frances Ministerial Association is hosting a prayer vigil at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at Rainy Lake Square. Ministerial representative Diane Clifford says this is a time to remember all the different losses that people have experienced during the pandemic. “People may have lost their jobs, maybe […]
TORONTO – Most remaining mandatory mask rules in Ontario, including those requiring that people wear masks when riding public transit or visiting hospitals, will expire on Saturday. Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s chief medical officer of health, said Wednesday that he made the decision based on high vaccination rates and […]
The Bank of Canada said vulnerabilities from high household debt and elevated housing prices have increased and pose key risks to the Canadian financial system. In its latest financial system review, the central bank said Thursday the twin factors have increased the downside risk to economic growth as rising rates […]
The Conservative Party of Canada says well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to vote for the next leader and campaigns should prepare accordingly. The preliminary figures are more than double the number of members leadership hopefuls wrangled in the 2020 leadership race, when the party broke the record for […]
As a result of ongoing flooding at the waterfront in Fort Frances, the route for the 2022 Pride March, originally set to begin at the Sorting Gap Marina, has been changed in order to ensure participant safety and to comply with municipal emergency orders. The Pride March will now assemble […]
NEW YORK (AP) – Shirley Jackson had a gift for evoking the depths of anxiety in the space it might take to summarize a baseball game. Two very brief and previously unreleased stories, “Charlie Roberts” and “Only Stand and Wait,” were published this week in the summer issue of The […]
VANCOUVER – Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men’s soccer team didn’t take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute with Canada Soccer, the sport’s national governing body, the players felt witholding their services was a must, the […]
TORONTO – The RBC Canadian Open has teed off for the 111th time. The national men’s golf championship was cancelled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rory McIlroy, who won the tournament at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in 2019, is back in the field. The native […]
LONDON (AP) — An expert group drafted by the World Health Organization to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic says further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began, including a more detailed analysis of the possibility it was a laboratory accident. That stance marks a sharp […]
A Free Non-contact Football Skills Camp is underway, with dozens of students coming out to play touch football, and learn skills from the Muskies football coaching team. The camp will run for a second week, June 13-17, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fort Frances High School field. No experience needed. […]
