Jamie Mountain The Muskie court sports teams weren’t exactly in a giving mood yesterday afternoon. All four squads emerged victorious in NorWOSSA action against the visiting Kenora Broncos. Kobi Ward had 22 points as the senior boys’ basketball team edged the Broncos 56-55 to improve to 2-1 on the season. […]
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Monroe Crossing presents “A Bluegrass Christmas” today (Dec. 15) at 7 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium in International Falls (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) Local family group Sloughgrass will be the opening act. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $6 for students, and $25 for families, which are available in advance […]
The Canadian Press LONDON–Kensington Palace says the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be held on May 19. The palace announced the date toay and confirmed the ceremony will take place in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The couple announced their engagement last month after an 18-month […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Early Years’ French immersion classes of St. Michael’s School put on a special show for residents of Rainycrest this morning as the group sang holiday classics such as “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Silent Night,” and “Jingle Bells,” with the occasional verse in French.
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–A record-tying eighth planet has been found in a faraway solar system, matching our own in number. Even more amazing, machines and not humans made the discovery. NASA joined with Google yesterday to announce the finding. This eighth planet orbits the star known as […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell ST. PAUL, Minn.–Alex Stalock started his extended stretch of action in the Minnesota net with his first NHL shutout in three seasons. Blanking a Toronto team that tossed him aside less than two years ago made the feat that much sweeter. Stalock stopped 28 shots for […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith After months of bottle-feedings and curfews, a pair of moose calves rescued in northern British Columbia are thriving and giving hope for other orphaned wildlife in the region. Roy Rea, an instructor at the University of Northern British Columbia, says the male and female calves were […]
The Canadian Press FOND DU LAC, Sask.–First Nations’ chiefs say a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan demonstrates the need for upgraded runways and all-season roads in remote communities. A West Wind Aviation turboprop crashed Wednesday night with 22 passengers and three crew members aboard a flight from Fond du Lac […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–One fatality has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that has been detected in five provinces. The Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement last night that a total of 30 cases of E.coli 0157 are being investigated and one person […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–Karl-Anthony Towns put the blame for an overtime loss to Philadelphia squarely on his shoulders, saying he cost his team a win. Towns wasn’t going to let the same thing happen last night. The seven-footer had 30 points and 14 rebounds in his league-leading 23rd double-double, and […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s retiring top judge says more must be done to ensure the justice system is accessible to everyone in a timely way. Outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin told a news conference today there’s a need to speed up the criminal justice process in the courts. […]
From the OPP Members of the Kenora OPP are investigating a motor-vehicle collision involving a police cruiser. On Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m., a member of the Kenora OPP was conducting an investigation on an abandoned motor vehicle on the side of Highway 17 near the Manitoba border. While stopped […]
