Press Release The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its Drama division yesterday, adjudicated by Melanie Whyte, an actor and singing teacher currently living in Winnipeg. Whyte adjudicated solo poetry and readings, as well as monologues, speeches, skits, readers’ theatres, and choral speaking. The Festival will […]
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Paul Ka-Ga-Gi Indian, 81, announces his passing on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Paul was born May 25, 1934 at Lake of the Woods, Ont. to the late Bob and Theresa Indian. He had […]
Staff The OFSAA champion of a year ago doesn’t feel like he’s in mid-season form. His medal count says otherwise. Sekina Scheibler led the Muskies’ 17-member track-and-field team with six podium finishes in six events at the season-opening Bronco Booster Invite at Falls High School yesterday. Scheibler, who won the […]
Staff Setting goals is important. Aaron Bujold makes reaching those goals look easy. The Grade 10 member of the Muskie badminton team claimed his second-straight senior boys’ singles title at the NorWOSSA finals Wednesday in Atikokan. “My goal was to go undefeated,” said Bujold, who went 4-0 to earn the […]
Staff That 12-game winning streak for the Lakers? That season-long mastery of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs? That home-ice advantage for the entire SIJHL playoffs? Forget about all of it—just like the Lakers need to forget about last night as quickly as possible. Josh Oberg and Tanner Watt each scored […]
Staff Sheila McMahon, executive director of the United Native Friendship Centre here, is among 11 individuals and eight organizations who will receive the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism from the province. The award is to recognize commitment to volunteering and longstanding service to communities. McMahon, who is president […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—After connecting for his first grand slam and 100th career home run, Bryce Harper already is thinking ahead to bigger milestones. His manager is invoking names like Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky. Harper smashed a panel on an electronic signboard with his slam in the third inning […]
The Associated Press HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Missing the Masters made Luke Donald’s blood boil. The former world No. 1 channelled that anger to shoot his best round since January—a five-under 66 at the RBC Heritage yesterday that left the Englishman tied with Branden Grace for the first-round lead. The two […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Dwane Casey said the Toronto Raptors would be ready to play “at six o’clock in the morning” if the schedule so demanded. But the Raptors’ coach believes his team deserves better. The Raptors were slotted into the 12:30 p.m. tip-off time for tomorrow’s playoff series-opener against the […]
By Nassim Benchaabane :The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so they can provide armed security for their congregations. The Church Protection Act specifies that those designated can carry guns into church […]
The Associated Press SYCAMORE, Ill. — A 76-year-old man who a prosecutor says was wrongly convicted in the abduction and killing of a 7-year-old Illinois schoolgirl in 1957 will be released from prison, a judge ordered Friday. In 2012, Jack McCullough was convicted for Maria Ridulph’s death, in one of […]
By Emily Wang The Associated Press MASHIKI, Japan — Aftershocks rattled communities in southern Japan as businesses and residents got a fuller look Friday at the widespread damage from an unusually strong overnight earthquake that killed nine people and injured about 800. Rescue workers were combing through the wreckage in […]
