Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Kenora’s Jay Samsal looked every bit the defending champions they are, securing top spot after Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship with a total catch of 19.18 pounds yesterday.
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Kiera Kowalski “Canadian Coaster” Norm Mulloy posed beside his wife’s 1934 Desoto Airflow at the car show held by the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon. The “Coaster” explained this is an unusual car because it was a revolutionary design during the 1930s. The Mulloys are from southern Ontario and this […]
Joey Payeur Oliver Gibbins of Morson held up proof that he and partner Mike Gate (Nestor Falls) had a successful opening day at the FFCBC, posting a mark of 18.27 pounds to sit in third place overall heading into Day 2 today.
By Joey Payeur The kingpins have thrown down the gauntlet when it comes to their Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship crown. Anybody that wants it, come try and take it—because they have no intention of just handing it over. Troy Norman of Fort Frances and Kenora’s Jay Samsal served notice […]
From MNRF One new lightning-caused fire was confirmed by yesterday evening in the Northwest Region. Located in Nipigon District, just east of Wabakimi Park near the north end, was 0.1 hectares in size at last report. The forest fire hazard generally is “high” across the region, with some areas of […]
By Mary Esch The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — The Karner blue butterfly has exceeded recovery goals in the rare New York habitat where it was discovered by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov in the 1940s, officials announced Thursday. The butterfly, federally listed as endangered 25 years ago, is doing well […]
The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world’s most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said Thursday its scientists, along with conservationists from Cambodia’s Environment Ministry […]
The Associated Press CARLISLE, Mass. — A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job has come across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office. Gleason Public Library director Abby Noland tells The Boston Globe she found the shells Thursday morning inside […]
The Associated Press GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited. Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug […]
By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LOVELOCK, Nev. — Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a free man in about three months, having persuaded a Nevada parole board the bungled hotel-room heist he pulled nearly 10 years ago was a monumental error in judgment and […]
By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press MCLEAN, Va. — Organizers of an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been “self-initiated.” As the competition was wrapping up Tuesday, their chaperone discovered his kids were missing. He looked in the college […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press As its name implies, the tenderloin is one of the most tender cuts of pork, and comes from the full loin. It’s mild in flavour and takes well to rubs, marinades and sauces. Tenderloins range in weight from 10 ounces to 1 1/2 pounds. […]
