Duane Hicks “The Great Plains,” consisting of Darrel and Saskia Delaronde, delighted the audience at Knox United Church here yesterday evening with their unique blend of folk, Celtic bluegrass, and Gospel music. About 100 people attended the concert, which was a fundraiser for the Knox Renewal Fund to help pay […]
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The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG—When Jermarcus Hardrick first jumped into the home crowd after a Blue Bombers’ touchdown, it caught some fans by surprise. “I scared some little kids over here,” the 6’5”, 314-pound offensive right tackle said after Wednesday’s practice while pointing to the end-zone stands. Home fans might […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances CAO Doug Brown, left, clerk Lisa Slomke, and bylaw enforcement officer Patrick Briere held the Franco-Ontarian flag this morning to commemorate Franco-Ontarian Day in the Town of Fort Frances, as per the request of the Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario (AFNOO). The occasion is […]
Staff There’s no stopping No Diggity. The squad sits alone atop the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League after being the only one to nab the maximum six points in its two matches during action last night at Fort High and St. Michael’s School. With 12 points, No Diggity holds a […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country running team came blasting off the starting line yesterday. Three members claimed first-place finishes at the “Can’t Catch Me” St. Thomas Aquinas Cross-Country and Mountain Biking Race yesterday in Kenora to kick off the NorWOSSA season. Syd Beck was tops in senior girls’ division in a […]
By Mark Pratt The Associated Press BOSTON — A Swede who wrote a trilogy about collecting bugs, an Egyptian doctor who put pants on rats to study their sex lives and a British researcher who lived like an animal have been named winners of the Ig Nobels, the annual spoof […]
By William J. Kole The Associated Press BOSTON — Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun. The three-page letter which is being auctioned off next week is […]
By Tim Sullivan The Associated Press Officially, the United States and North Korea barely speak to each other, their communications often limited to public exchanges of insults. The U.S. ambassador in Seoul is “a villain, a crazy person,” a North Korean diplomat says. North Korea is a “wasteland” compared to […]
By Annabelle Liang The Associated Press SINGAPORE — Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has made rides on its self-driving taxis available to the general public in Singapore for free, expanding a first-in-the world run that was initially invitation-only. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars […]
By Annabelle Liang The Associated Press SINGAPORE — Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy has made rides on its self-driving taxis available to the general public in Singapore for free, expanding a first-in-the world run that was initially invitation-only. While multiple companies, including Google and Volvo, have been testing self-driving cars […]
By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal wildlife officials on Thursday made a formal recommendation to list the rusty patched bumble bee as an endangered species because it has disappeared from about 90 per cent of its historic range in just the past two decades. The U.S. […]
Staff The Muskies had so much fun dominating the NorWOSSA court sports scene last season, they’re on their way to doing it again. Fort High kicked off the regular season Tuesday afternoon by taking three of four matches against the visiting Kenora Broncos. Sydney White had a game-high 13 points […]
