The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is considering allowing licensed cannabis consumption lounges in the province once recreational marijuana is legalized this summer, and is asking the public to weigh in on the idea. The proposal is being met with optimism by some cannabis activists and municipal politicians who say the […]
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Duane Hicks Vancouver folk band “The Fugitives,” consisting of Adrian Glynn, left, Brendan McLeod, and Rob McLaren, along with Carly Frey (not pictured), entertained the crowd with their harmonies, musicianship, and sincere between-song banter last night during the latest “Tour de Fort” concert at the Townshend Theatre. Their new album, […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother, Scared Hitless, the Volley Llamas, and Let’s Talk About Sets all garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. Gillons’ was right behind, nabbing five points. Take A Hit and Kiss My Pass both grabbed three on the […]
The Associated PressRob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA–Nick Foles threw a deep pass into the wind on the first play from scrimmage against the Falcons, LeGarrette Blount scored the only touchdown on fourth down, and wide receiver Nelson Agholor ran 21 yards on a new play. The Philadelphia Eagles are aggressive no matter […]
Jamie Mountain Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink has seen its run come to end at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships being held in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, which curls out of the Fort William C.C. in Thunder Bay, fell 6-5 to Alberta this morning to finish with a 3-7 record […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–Whales, dolphins, and porpoises no longer will be kept at Vancouver’s aquarium–a move animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aquarium announced yesterday it is ending the display of cetaceans following a long and controversial battle with animal […]
Jamie Mountain Arctic Cat hung around as long as it could with a short bench but wound up falling 66-65 to the senior Muskies in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. Although Arctic Cat sported just a four-man team, neither squad could finish at the […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–A fireball that lit up the evening sky over parts of Alberta on Wednesday was a meteor. Frank Florian, an astronomer at the TELUS World of Science in Edmonton, said the meteor streaked across the northeast part of the province. Corbet Kratko said he captured an image […]
The Canadian Press INNISFAIL, Alta.–The province is investigating a video that shows a Kodiak bear from a central Alberta zoo being taken through a fast-food drive-thru and being hand-fed ice cream by the restaurant’s owner. The video, posted on social media by the Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, shows a […]
The Associated PressJacques Billeaud PHOENIX–The lanky, bespectacled man walked into a bank in a strip mall on Tucson’s northern edge with a gun, demanded that a teller hand over an undisclosed amount of cash, and made his escape on foot. Experts say the heist last Friday at the Pyramid Federal […]
The Associated PressMike Cranston PHILADELPHIA–On a night that belonged to Eric Lindros, the Philadelphia Flyers paid tribute to the Hall-of-Fame centre with a gritty comeback. Sean Couturier scored 18 seconds into overtime as the Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit to edge the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 last night after […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia–A flying drone dropped a flotation device to two teens caught in a riptide in heavy seas off the Australian coast in what officials describe as a world-first rescue. Monty Greenslade and Gabe Vidler got into trouble yesterday at Lennox Head, 750 km north of Sydney. […]
