Author Archives: Randy Thoms
Local Sports Report For Friday, October 11
Bad weather in Winnipeg forced the Fort Frances Muskies football team to have their game with Maples cancelled. It's been rescheduled for October 23rd in Winnipeg. International Falls Broncos v...
Oct 11, 2019
Corroded Wing Strut Contributed To Fatal Crash
The Transportation Safety Board says a wing strut on a plane that crashed near Kenora last winter was excessively corroded. The TSB has released its final report on the March 30 crash at Snowshoe Lake...
Oct 11, 2019 A Piper J3C-65 aircraft on skis collided with terrain on landing at Snowshoe Lake - Supplied By Transportation Safety Board
Two Arrested In Connection To Bell Cyber-attack
RCMP have charged two people from Montreal for their part in a cyber-attack against some Bell customers. Police began their probe in 2018 when some Bell accounts were breached and personal information...
Oct 09, 2019
Treaty Three Police Warns About Fake Percocets
Be aware of pills that look like oxycodone. Treaty Three Police Service says they actually might be Fentanyl. The warning stems from the seizure of pills on the Shoal Lake #39 First Nation near Kenora...
Oct 09, 2019
Group Fears More Insulin Rationing In Minnesota
Talks continue at the Minnesota Capitol on how to get insulin into the hands of those who need but can't afford it. Minnesota lawmakers are trying to address the issue, but the GOP-led Senate and the ...
Oct 09, 2019 Advocates for diabetics worry that the skyrocketing cost of insulin is forcing people to ration their supplies. (Adobe Stock)
Local Report Sports For Wednesday, October 9
A pair of wins for Fort Frances Muskie runners at the Hial Pike run in International Falls. Trent Wilson was almost a minute faster than the second-place finisher in the junior high boys run. Maverick...
Oct 09, 2019
Grand Council Three Chief Disappointed With Feds
The Grand Chief of Treaty 3 is expressing his disappointment in the federal government's decision to appeal a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling impacting Indigenous children and their families imp...
Oct 08, 2019 Treaty Three Grand Chief Frances Kavanaugh
Minnesota A Clean Car State
Governor Tim Walz has declared Minnesota a Clean Car State. He's directed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to start making rules that limit tailpipe pollution in many cars and increase the numbe...
Oct 08, 2019
Frozen Turkeys Allowed In Canada
Thanksgiving Day weekend in Canada is coming up and if you have plans to buy your turkey in the U.S., there are some things you need to remember. The Canada Border Services Agency says a person is all...
Oct 08, 2019 detsang / CC
Taking Steps Against Stigma
Taking further steps against the stigma surrounding mental health. This is mental health awareness week and the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association holds its annual Steps Aga...
Oct 08, 2019
