The Associated Press ROSWELL, Ga. — A deer came barrelling through the showroom of an Atlanta area car dealership after jumping through an open window. Local news outlets report the surprise visitor startled employees at Nalley Lexus in Roswell. The dealership posted a video Monday on Facebook that shows the […]
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By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more often, new research suggests. Even people who get […]
The Associated Press SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — Polaris Industries will stop making its Victory motorcycles so it can focus on its Indian Motorcycle brand and other products. Polaris announced Monday that it is shutting down the unprofitable Victory brand after 18 years. The motorcycles were produced at the Minneapolis-based company’s […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press There are few dishes more elemental and satisfying than bruschetta. A mainstay at many Italian restaurants, it’s an appetizer comprising slices of grilled bread adorned with any number of toppings. I like to make bruschetta on my stovetop grill at home during the colder […]
It is with heaviest hearts and bruised spirits that our family announces the passing of Vernon Horton Sr., 61, of Rainy River First Nations, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Vernon was born on June 22, 1955 in Emo. During his lifetime, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Pupils in Mrs. Booth’s Grade 3 class at Robert Moore School were hard at work this morning. Today marked the first day back at school for students across the district following their two-week break for the Christmas holidays.
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Holmlund’s Leafs’ goalie Cohen Robinson, an emergency call-up from the PeeWee ranks, protected the puck from the oncoming threat of Aaron Richard of the Thunder Bay Beavers in the Leafs’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Beavers in the ‘A’ semi-finals of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey […]
From the OPP Three people face charges following an ongoing investigation into drug-trafficking in Kenora. On Tuesday, Jan. 3 shortly before 8 p.m., police executed a search warrant on a residence in the Lakeside area of Kenora. Two men, aged 43 and 26, and a woman, 35, all of Kenora, […]
From the OPP On Friday around 10:40 a.m., Thunder Bay OPP, along with Thunder Bay Fire Service and Superior North Emergency Medical Service, responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 61 at the Kaministiquia River bridge. An investigation determined a dark-coloured SUV was travelling southbound on Highway 61, followed by […]
Joey Payeur Jason Kabel, right, did his best to answer everything Anniss Seid threw at him yesterday in the Men’s ‘A’ Open consolation final to decide third place at the 30th-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre. Kabel hung tough but eventually succumbed 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, […]
Staff If this keeps up much longer in 2017, the Fort Frances Lakers will be among the few who actually miss 2016. Derek McPhail and Kristopher Hamlin each had a goal and two assists as the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs beat the Lakers 4-1 on Saturday night to keep […]
Staff As town council rolls up its sleeves to dig into the 2017 budget, it will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2016. […]
