Jamie Mountain Former Muskie Hailey Beaudry and Tanner Horgan of Sudbury came out on top at the U21 provincial curling playdowns that wrapped up Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Hailey Beaudry first had to win a tie-breaker that morning against her younger sister, Tory, after both rinks […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Yesterday morning, DeMar DeRozan sat down to watch footage of Michael Jordan’s magnificent final few minutes of the Chicago Bulls’ thrilling Game 6 win over Utah in the 1998 NBA Finals. That night, DeRozan made some history of his own. DeRozan scored a career-high and franchise-record 52 […]
The Canadian Press DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta.–Alberta RCMP say a faulty part may have caused exhaust fumes to enter a car where two teens were found unconscious who later died. Mounties found the two teens early last Thursday in Drayton Valley while patrolling an area. Shaina Lynn Ridenour, who was 16, […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–It’s cold enough on the Prairies to make ice bubbles. Calgary photographer Chris Ratzlaff spent part of Boxing Day outside, freezing and photographing bubbles. He created the bubbles using a straw with a mixture of corn starch, dish soap, and salt. One of the videos taken as […]
The Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.–Bundle up because the world junior hockey championship outdoor game between the United States and Canada set for this afternoon is a go. Tournament officials gave the go-ahead for the game to be played at the Buffalo Bills’ New Era Field during a meeting yesterday. […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–The family of a billionaire philanthropist couple found dead earlier this month has hired a team of former homicide detectives to investigate the deaths deemed “suspicious” by police, a lawyer for the family said yesterday. Brian Greenspan said the private investigators were hired “to provide a […]
Jamie Mountain Skip Tori Beaudry released a shot while third Katrina Slomke and lead Andrea Schram got ready to sweep during the team’s 9-8 win in extra ends over Camille Daly (Sudbury) yesterday afternoon at the U21 provincial playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Beaudry rink sported a […]
Jamie Mountain It was an up-and-down day for local curlers yesterday at the U21 provincial playdowns being held at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The day didn’t start out so well for Chris Silver’s rink but the ending was a sight to behold. After having the bye in the first […]
Jamie Mountain A six-point performance by captain Annalise (‘CC’) Hayes sparked the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 6-3 win over the Minot Majettes (North Dakota) yesterday afternoon in their final game at the Hockeytown Holiday Classic in Warroad, Mn. Hayes scored her first of three goals just 3:57 into […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Mother Nature drowned out Canada Day on Parliament Hill and now it’s frozen out part of the planned New Year’s Eve celebrations there. Organizers were checking the forecast every hour earlier today hoping to see some improvement but the polar vortex that has turned Ottawa into […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Canadians will send 100,000 elephants worth of wrapping paper to the dump this year and Christmas presents are a big culprit. Zero Waste Canada, a Vancouver-based advocacy group, estimates each Canadian tosses about 50 kg of garbage over the holidays, 25 percent more than the rest […]
Press Release In view of the continuing cold weather forecast, the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has decided to postpone its first-annual Rainy Lake Loppet in the interest of safety and enjoyment. The club has identified Sunday, Feb. 4 as the new date. We encourage you to consider this event […]
