They may have suffered a defeat, but the Muskies football team played with heart in Friday’s season opener. The game was played against the Dryden Eagles, on home turf. The team hits the road for the next few weeks, returning on Friday, October 15. Due to Covid, the Muskies will […]
News
Press release
Currently, we have nine active cases of COVID-19 connected to the NWHU catchment area. Since our last update, we have not received report of any new positive COVID-19 test results. NWHU recommends that everyone, including those who have been vaccinated, assume COVID-19 is in their community and practise preventive measures […]
Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor, centre, along with Bev Sisco, left, and Grace Pawloski, were at the Fort Frances Community Clinic this morning to drop off hand-made blue ribbons to mark World Alzheimer’s Day. The ribbons were made by Noreen Melville, Nancy Lockman and Nyla […]
By Joan Bryden
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canadians have chosen another minority Liberal government – almost identical to the one it replaced – to finish the fight against COVID-19 and rebuild the shattered economy. Precisely how stable a minority remains to be seen, as results were still trickling in and there were tight contests in […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 574 new cases of COVID-19 today and eight more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says that 434 of those cases are in people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status. Elliott says 330 people are hospitalized with […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Pfizer Canada says it plans to provide Health Canada with data showing its COVID-19 vaccine works for children in a bid to seek authorization “as early as possible.” Pfizer said Monday its research shows its product works for children aged five to 11 and that it will also seek U.S. […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL – The mayor of a Quebec town is speaking out against intimidation and asking provincial police for assistance following a spate of alleged criminal acts and property damage targeting local officials. Saint-Joseph-du-Lac Mayor Benoit Proulx says there have been at least four incidents in the lower Laurentians town in […]
By Pan Pylas
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday backed the conclusion of a British inquiry that Russia was responsible for the killing of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who died in London in 2006 after drinking tea laced with a radioactive material. A former agent for […]
By Edith M. Lederer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) – In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable, diplomacy-packed agenda of escalating crises to tackle, including the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic and a relentlessly warming planet. Other pressing issues […]
By Rami Musa
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) – Libyan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a vote of no confidence in the country’s transitional government, an official said, a move that throws long-waited elections late this year into further uncertainty. The vote took place in the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk, said Abdullah […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON (AP) – The NFL will stage an international combine for 50 athletes from 15 countries next month in London. The invitational scouting showcase is mirrored after the annual NFL combine usually held in Indianapolis. The idea is to find international athletes who have the skillset and potential to play […]
By Tim Reynolds
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking on a 15-season NBA career, announced his retirement Tuesday. The 37-year-old Redick played with six NBA teams – Orlando, the Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Milwaukee and Dallas. He averaged 12.8 […]
