Joey Payeur Marlon Douglas of Manitou Forest Products, left, got a ground-floor view of this conk off the head of Cameron Gobeil from International Travel Services during Tuesday’s night’s 4-4 tie in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action. The regular season concludes tonight with one game each in both the […]
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON—Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump yesterday encouraged Russia to meddle in American politics with a stunning recommendation to uncover and make public hacked e-mails that might damage his opponent, Hillary Clinton. Shortly after Trump’s remarks, his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, took a different tack and […]
Joey Payeur Abby Sanders of the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs, left, proved to be a handful again Tuesday for Becky Selman and the rest of Taggs—tallying twice in a 6-0 victory in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action. Sanders now has scored in 12-straight games and had 23 goals […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Ontario will incorporate the work of more Canadian authors into school curricula as part of a new provincial culture strategy unveiled last week by Tourism and Culture minister Eleanor McMahon. “We’re going to get more books by Canadian authors into the hands of our school-age children,” […]
The Canadian PressAlexandra Posadzki TORONTO—Canada’s national housing agency rang more alarm bells about Vancouver’s real-estate sector after it released a report yesterday saying there is now strong evidence of problematic conditions in the city. In a quarterly housing market assessment released yesterday, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. increased its risk […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER—Overdose deaths have climbed to such an urgent level in British Columbia that the province needs help from the federal government to deal with a public health emergency, Premier Christy Clark says. Clark told a news conference she wants Ottawa to restrict access to devices involved […]
Joey Payeur Rylee Redford of the Fort Frances Angels admired her third-inning blast that went for a triple and led to scoring the first run of the game for her team. It was not nearly enough, though, as the fifth-ranked Couchiching Lady Raiders ousted the 11th-seeded Angels from the Rainy […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #11, a human-caused blaze located about 85 km northeast of Fort Frances, is now “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. Nipigon Fire #29, meanwhile, is a human-caused blaze located about 25 km […]
Staff Some 531 Hydro One customers in the west end of the district were without power earlier today. Big Island FN, Morson, and Big Grassy River FN lost power at 4:52 a.m. Hydro One reported a cross arm on a hydro pole had broken and a conductor was down. Crews […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO—R.A. Dickey is hoping he has another late-season turnaround left in him. Starting on short rest, the Toronto Blue Jays’ knuckleballer fell to 7-12 on the season with an 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres yesterday afternoon. Dickey gave up seven runs (six earned) on […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO—R.A. Dickey is hoping he has another late-season turnaround left in him. Starting on short rest, the Toronto Blue Jays’ knuckleballer fell to 7-12 on the season with an 8-4 loss to the San Diego Padres yesterday afternoon. Dickey gave up seven runs (six earned) on […]
Duane Hicks A new community safety volunteer group will be patrolling the streets of Fort Frances and Couchiching starting tomorrow night. Fort Frances Bear Clan Patrol, affiliated with the original Winnipeg Bear Clan Patrol, will be on the lookout for anyone who might be in distress, especially women and children. […]
