Staff They’re off and fishing at two separate high-profile bass fishing events involving anglers with local ties. The Emo-based combination of Brett Meyers and Nathan Brigham are 10th out of 125 teams after Day 1 of the 2016 Kenora Bass International with a total haul of 16.38 pounds yesterday. Meyers, […]
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Staff The new-look second season got underway in the Borderland Soccer League last night. International Travel Services topped Manitou Forest Products 2-1 last night in the first leg of their two-game semifinal at the Struchan Gilson Memorial Soccer Pitch. This year, the men’s division adopted the UEFA Champions League knockout […]
Cameron Penney Kevin Metke, left, of the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs looked to steal the ball from Simeon Nussbaumer of Pharmasave during semi-final action in the Borderland Soccer League at the Struchan Gilson Memorial Soccer Pitch last night. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw, while the two-leg […]
Staff There’s been no new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region since Wednesday, as the number of blazes dwindle. Nipigon District fire #30 was declared “out” yesterday, while Kenora District fire #40 and Thunder Bay District fire #29 were “out” on Wednesday. There are currently nine active fires in the […]
The Associated PressStephen Wilson RIO DE JANEIRO—Baseball and softball are returning to the Olympics in 2020, while skateboarding, surfing, karate and sport climbing are joining the games for the first time. The IOC approved the addition of the sports yesterday for the Tokyo Games, calling it an “innovative” mix of […]
The Associated Press BERLIN—Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler’s day planner reinforces historians’ views of how mass murder was institutionalized and routine in Adolf Hitler’s Germany. Bild newspaper this week has been publishing excerpts from the calendar, which was found in a Russian archive in 2013 and is being prepared for […]
The Associated PressJon Gambrell DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Apparently unaware she could face a death sentence, a British porn actress says she flew to Iran to undergo a nose job and later wrote online about it, immediately sparking a social media outcry in the largely conservative Islamic Republic. The buxom performer, […]
The Associated Press Philadelphia is urging residents not to swim in dumpsters after a rented trash bin was filled with fire hydrant water and transformed into a pool. The online news site Billy Penn first reported the shenanigans at a weekend block party. The party’s organizers told the site they […]
The Associated PressPeter Prengaman RIO DE JANEIRO—Right after getting off the plane, sweat beads will start to gather on your forehead. That’s just Rio de Janeiro’s ever-present humidity saying “hello.” Look around and you will be enveloped by shades of green—lush tropical forests jammed between buildings of all sizes—and tones […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—Bo Levi Mitchell just keeps getting the job done for the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell completed 25-of-37 passes for 312 yards and threw a touchdown to Anthony Parker in the first quarter last night to lead the Stampeders to a 35-15 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The 26-year-old […]
The Associated PressMae AndersonRyan Nakashima Besides dazzling feats of athleticism, dazzling new technologies will be on display at the Olympics. About 217 million viewers in the U.S. alone tuned in to the London Olympics four years ago, making it the most watched TV event in history. The television audience is […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO—Police in Rio de Janeiro said a Russian diplomat trying to repel an attempted robbery yesterday near the Olympic Park was involved in a shooting that left the assailant dead. The Russian embassy denied any of its employees were involved in the incident. Rio police […]
