Heather Latter Kiwanian Robin Wright, right, read out the name of the winner of the Kiwanis Trip of the Month for April this morning at International Travel Services as Karen Mitchell of Wright Physiotherapy, who drew the ticket, looked on. Paul and Janice Jewiss of Devlin will be heading to […]
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Joey Payeur Carol Geyshick of Bump It Up was bringing the power during an ‘A’ Side playoff matchup against How I Set Your Mother in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League last night at St. Michael’s School.
Staff A solid season went up in smoke in two short weeks for one of the top contenders for the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League championship. That’s What She Set, which finished fourth during the regular season with 87 points, was upset by 11th-ranked Rockstars in the first round of […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer KAMLOOPS, B.C.—A dominant performance by Jennifer Wakefield and her linemates propelled Canada into the semi-finals of the women’s world hockey championship. Wakefield scored twice and assisted on two goals in Canada’s 6-1 win over Finland to conclude the preliminary round yesterday in Kamloops, B.C. The host […]
Staff Dylan Robertson is the best of the best. The Fort Frances Lakers’ captain rode his SIJHL scoring title to the Amyotte’s Awards & Promotions Most Valuable Player, the league announced yesterday. Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ defenceman Kyle Pouncy and Thunder Bay North Stars’ goalie Riley Corbin were the other […]
The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore.—There was no stopping Al-Farouq Aminu last night. Aminu slammed down a fast-break running dunk to set a career high for points and tie the game at 81. He yelled and flexed on the baseline, baring his teeth, clenching his fists, and ran back down the […]
Duane Hicks Gulls galore were spotted at Seven Oaks yesterday, along with Canada geese and various duck species. Local lore has it that once the gulls return, there only are three snowfalls left. With Borderland having seen snow this past month, flurries this morning, and more flurries in the forecast […]
By Anne M. Peterson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Five stars from the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s national team have accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination in an action filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo maintain in […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Dozens of world leaders assembling Friday for a nuclear security summit will confront a disparate array of modern-day threats, ranging from government actors like North Korea to murkier groups like the Islamic State. Frustration over the slow pace of reducing nuclear stockpiles […]
By Rishi Lekhi And Rishabh R. Jain The Associated Press KOLKATA, India — Rescuers said Friday there was no hope of finding any more survivors after clearing the crumbled concrete and twisted metal rods from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighbourhood, killing at least 24 people and […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s Communist Party has a new target in its campaign against pernicious Western cultural influences: April Fool’s Day. “The so-called Western April Fool’s Day does not conform to Chinese cultural traditions or socialist core values,” the party’s leading propaganda organ, Xinhua News Agency, said in […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent […]
