Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers probably are wishing they could play the Minnesota Iron Rangers all the time. Colton Bodnar and Nick Lucas each scored twice last night as the Lakers cruised to a 9-2 romp in Hoyt Lakes for their fourth-straight win. Lucas also notched an assist as […]
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From the OPP Three people face charges stemming from an ongoing joint police investigation into several property crimes in Kenora. During the week of Jan. 10, the Kenora OPP received a number of reports of property crimes at businesses in the city. It was reported that a large amount of […]
The Associated PressKyle Hightower FOXBOROUGH, Mass.–Tom Brady hasn’t missed many starts during his 18-year NFL career, and no one sounds too worried that he’ll be sidelined for this Sunday’s AFC championship game. Nonetheless, after Brady sat out the Patriots’ practice yesterday‚ and did not speak to reporters as scheduled, there […]
Museum winter workshops for adults are starting soon, beginning with cupcake decorating (instructed by M. Spooner) on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 1-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. Cost is $8. That will be followed by “Glass Suncatchers” (instructed by C. Pruys) on Monday, Jan. 22 from 6-8 p.m. at […]
The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another […]
Jamie Mountain Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink faces an uphill battle if they hope to capture the women’s title at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships being held this week in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, hailing from the Fort William CC in Thunder Bay, compiled a 3-3 record in Pool ‘B’ […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson LA QUINTA, Calif.–Charlie Reiter is skipping classes at Palm Desert High to play in the CareerBuilder Challenge. But he’s still getting schooled by the likes of Jon Rahm. The 18-year-old Reiter, the first amateur to receive a sponsor exemption in tournament history, recently hooked up with […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO–Dwane Casey wasn’t giving the Toronto Raptors any style points last night. C.J. Miles had 21 points as Toronto pulled away for a 96-91 home win over the Detroit Pistons despite committing 21 turnovers. “It was the ugly way,” Casey conceded. “That team is a very […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George straightened this photo–taken by Sarah Marusyk–which is part of the new Métis Art Gallery Program exhibit upstairs there. Last November, the local branch of the Métis Nation of Ontario asked district residents to take photos of what they feel represents Métis culture […]
The Associated PressMaria Cheng LONDON–Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze. In a case study published in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A bag of live eels isn’t something you see expect to find in a public washroom, but that’s what happened Sunday evening at a mall in east-end Toronto. Scarborough Town Centre Mall marketing director Jai Lee said a customer reported seeing two eels in the washroom and […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuiggeLiam Casey The Ontario government has launched an operation to relocate an endangered herd of caribou off the remote island on which they have been systematically hunted down by recently-arrived wolves. The operation, which began Saturday and is described by government officials as a “delicate dance,” involves […]
