Joey Payeur On their 15th try as a team, Rainy River’s Joey Bonhomme, left, and Jim Hall finally were able to capture the Rainy River Walleye Tournament—and the $15,000 first prize—on Saturday with a two-day total weight of 16.69 pounds.
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Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Nathan Washington (7) was derailed from his intended route by Thief River Falls Norskies’ defenders Peter Grytdahl (5) and Tyler Chalupsky during the first period of the Lakers’ 4-2 loss in their SIJHL regular-season opener Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Brightly-flashing neon signs could not have illuminated any better the choice facing American voters in the Nov. 8 election that was on display Monday night during the first presidential debate. Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady and Secretary of State who is the Democrats’ nominee for president, was poised and […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Phyllis Angus, 93, of Emo, Ont., and formerly of Chapple Township, Ont., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 at the Emo Health Centre with her family by her side. Phyllis was born Dec. 14, 1922 in Solsgirth, Man. to Algernon and Lily Judson. She […]
Janice Marie (Bird) Cullen quietly and courageously joined her parents and grandparents on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 after a long-time battle with Scleroderma. Jan was born April 2, 1951 to Ernest and Beatrice (Yerxa) Bird in Fort Frances, Ont. Jan and her brother, Greg’s, parents had parted ways when they […]
By Christopher Torchia The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — The pangolin is described as the most heavily trafficked mammal in the world. The nocturnal, ant-eating animal got a much-needed boost Wednesday at a U.N. wildlife conference that approved a ban on trade in all eight species of Asian and African pangolins. […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people the mother, the father and an egg donor. The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people the mother, the father and an egg donor. The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press I love coffee. My standard order is simple: coffee with milk, no sugar. I don’t veer off into milkshake-land or over-sweetened hot-chocolate-type drinks with folds of fluffy whipped cream. So when bulletproof coffee ‚Äî usually a mug of joe blended with butter ‚Äî became […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On a personal quest to settle Mars, SpaceX founder Elon Musk envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to the red planet well within the next century, “Battlestar Galactica” style. Musk outlined his zealous plan Tuesday to establish a self-sustaining […]
From the MNRF One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region on Saturday. Nipigon Fire #39 is a lightning-caused island fire located 40 km southeast of Nipigon near Fluor Island on Lake Superior. A FireRanger crew responded to the blaze, which was listed as “being held” at last report. […]
