By Hannah Dreier The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela became a country without cash Friday. As the country’s most widely used banknote went out of circulation, the higher-denomination bills that were supposed to replace the 100-bolivar note had not yet arrived at banks or ATMs. In the capital, people […]
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Heather Latter Students in Debbie Jean’s class were feeling tropical as they performed a dance routine to Buster Poindexter’s “Hot Hot Hot” during the St. Michael’s School Early Learning Christmas concert last night. The Grades 1-3 classes there will take the stage for their concert this Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Heather Latter Students in Alexis Hill’s Grade 1 class performed the “Santa Claus Rock” yesterday morning during the dress rehearsal of the Early Years and Grade 1-3 Christmas concerts there. The two concerts took to the stage in the auditorium back-to-back yesterday evening, with the Grades 4-6 concert going tonight […]
Joey Payeur Muskies Byron Stewart, left, and Chase McGuire went from skaters to sweepers in rounding up the toys pitched onto the ice after teammate Cole Allan’s first-period goal ignited the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss” in support of the Salvation Army. The excitement all took place at the ’52 […]
Staff There’s no place like home but the Muskie boys’ hockey team decided to make themselves at home in Red Lake last night. Cam Gushulak had a goal and three assists, and 14 different Muskies had at least one point, in a 15-1 romp over the Rams in NorWOSSA action. […]
The Associated PressDan Gelston PHILADELPHIA—Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan spent an off-night in town at Villanova watching the best basketball team in the Philly area dominate in another victory. A night later, Lowry and DeRozan ditched the courtside seats to team up and keep Philadelphia the worst team in the […]
The Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—Adrian Peterson was back on the practice field yesterday for the first time in nearly three months, and the Minnesota Vikings hope their star running back can give them the jolt they need to chase down a playoff berth. Peterson’s rehab of a torn meniscus […]
The Canadian PressDarren Haynes CALGARY—Falling behind early to one of the hottest teams in the league could have been a recipe for disaster for the struggling Lightning. But Brian Boyle made sure it wasn’t. Boyle erased the deficit by scoring the next two goals before the first period was through, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown again is trying to keep a lid on social conservative views in his caucus, ordering a member of the legislature to retract comments about how some issues would be a priority for a Tory government. Ontario’s French-language public broadcaster, TFO (Television […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON—The number of Americans seeking refugee status in Canada has experienced a significant bump this year, increasing more than five times in November from the same period a year earlier. The overall numbers, however, remain tiny. Few people seek to flee the world’s largest economy—and one […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—After years in which thousands of Canadians were diagnosed annually with deadly, asbestos-related cancers, the federal government finally is moving to ban all products containing asbestos by 2018. Today’s announcement by four Liberal cabinet ministers includes the manufacture, use, import, and export of asbestos in common items […]
Staff The Dryden Eagles swooped into Fort Frances on Tuesday and the Muskie court teams couldn’t see them fly away soon enough. It was the visitors’ day to shine as the Eagles captured three of the four matches to kick off the NorWOSSA regular season. Only the Muskie senior girls’ […]
