Of the approximately two dozen football coaches I met, the two smartest are Bud Grant and Marv Levy. That doesn’t mean they’re the two best coaches in Canadian history, of course, nor does it mean they aren’t. They were cerebral, in an era when being cerebral had nothing to do […]
Daniel Adam
Daniel Adam is a summer reporter/photographer from Winnipeg. A pair of Creative Communications job placements saw him working with the Jets and Blue Bombers. He has close ties to Emo where he lives during the summer.
The Kenora Bass International tournament took place this past weekend and it was another great event with plenty of big bass brought across the scales. The tournament, which started back in 1988 is one of the longest running annual fishing events in North America. Over the years there have been […]
I know I have mentioned before on what a great community we live in, but recently I was reminded once again! The thrift shop in Emo donated $2,000 to our beef clubs to help cover the costs of the abattoir and advertising. What a huge gesture that will appreciated by […]
The Emo Legion Branch #99 has changed its hours of operation. The Legion is now open Wednesday to Saturday at 3 p.m. and Friday and Saturday the Legion will be open late. The Legion will offer a simple menu each night there open. This change in hours begins August 10. […]
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The Superior International Junior Hockey League is pleased to announce its 2022-2023 regular season schedule. Opening day will be Friday, September 23 with reigning Bill Salonen Cup playoff champion Red Lake Miners visiting the Wisconsin Lumberjacks and the Dryden GM Ice Dogs hosting the playoff runner-up Kam River Fighting Walleye. […]
Dawson Beef Club
Dawson Beef Club 2022 – Meeting #1 Press Report Dawson Beef Club had their first meeting on June 6, 2022, at 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order and then we recited the 4-H pledge. We did an ice breaker activity called Skittles and reviewed requirements with the members. […]
By Matteo Cimellaro
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's national Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's national Observer
In the golden-crested white hall of Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Pope Francis sits in front of church leadership. He shuffles through his papers, reciting a homily that’s both soft and authoritative. The head of the Catholic Church tells Canadian bishops, priests and seminarians that Indigenous Peoples who practise their […]
By Allison Jones and Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario’s health minister said Monday that six hospitals had to close departments – including ERs – over the weekend, but argued that the situation wasn’t unprecedented. Sylvia Jones made the comments as the legislature sat for the first time following the Progressive Conservatives’ re-election in June, and said […]
By Allison Jones and Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Politicians returned to Ontario’s legislature on Monday and re-elected the Speaker, a day ahead of the government presenting a throne speech and a re-introduced budget. The summer session comes as the re-elected Progressive Conservative government faces a health staffing crisis that’s straining hospitals and soaring inflation that’s led […]
By Morgan Sharp
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Young people in Canada are more likely to have never smoked a cigarette, but the prevalence of vaping among youth is still far above that of older folks and rising, and could reintroduce the smoking habit, Statistics Canada says. Cigarettes have fallen steadily in popularity since the 1960s, when around […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Serena Williams says she will retire from tennis following the U-S Open, which begins later this month. Williams, who is in Toronto taking part in the National Bank Open, made the announcement in an essay released Tuesday by Vogue magazine. “I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give,” […]
By Morgan Lowrie
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Quebec’s chief coroner is launching a public inquest after a 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead three Montreal-area men last week before being killed by police. Pascale Descary said Monday that coroner Gehane Kamel will investigate the deaths of Andre Lemieux, Mohamed Belhaj, Alex Levis-Crevier and suspect Abdulla Shaikh. Shaikh was […]
