Staff The Ice For Kids Arena may have a sheen of rust on it when the Muskie boys’ hockey team opens its NorWOSSA regular season this Tuesday night (Nov. 14) against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints. That’s because the team hasn’t played a game since winning the ‘B’-side title at […]
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Staff With November being Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Riverside Community Counselling Services is urging local businesses, organizations, and individuals to support the annual “Shine the Light” campaign. They can show their support this Wednesday (Nov. 15) on “Wear Purple Day” by wearing purple clothes that day–and even decorating […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–It’s one of the few CFL accomplishments to have evaded Ricky Ray. The Toronto Argonauts’ veteran quarterback was named the East Division’s outstanding player nominee yesterday. Edmonton’s Mike Reilly got the West Division nod. It’s the third time Ray, a three-time Grey Cup champion over 15 CFL […]
The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz.–Russell Wilson has been confounding the Arizona Cardinals with his escape antics for a long time. He did it again last night in the biggest play of the Seattle Seahawks’ 22-16 victory. In what his coach Pete Carroll called “an extraordinary play,” Wilson eluded the Cardinals […]
The Canadian PressPeter Cameron A southwestern Ontario provincial park has been closed to the public after demonstrators blocked the front gate in support of a land claim. A trailer was parked in front of the entrance to Pinery Provincial Park, located on the shores of Lake Huron, and a few […]
Staff Take a Hit was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action last night. How I Set Your Mother, No Diggity, and Scared Hitless all earned five points from their two matches. Kiss My Pass, Safe Sets, and Bumping Uglies each […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–DeMar Derozan says there’s no better feeling than having the ball in his hands when the clock is ticking down in a close game. DeRozan scored 10 of his 33 points in the final two-and-a-half minutes last night, lifting the Toronto Raptors to a thrilling 122-118 […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Everything is going in the net for Jason Zucker. After scoring two goals in a 4-2 loss in Toronto a night earlier, Zucker added three more in the Minnesota Wild’s 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens last night. He had one short-handed, one at even strength, and […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–At age 100, Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart still remembers every detail of the bloody and chaotic scene on the beach during the ill-fated Allied raid on Dieppe in 1942. Hart, a communications operator, remembers being stuck on a crippled boat about five metres from shore–unable […]
Nicholas Donaldson Katelyn Bruyere and Brianna Eldridge gave a heartfelt performance of “Angel” by Sarah McLaughlin during Fort Frances High School’s Remembrance Day assembly this morning at the Townshend Theatre. Cenotaph services will take place across the district tomorrow (Nov. 11), with the one here beginning at 10:56 a.m. Services […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–A group of four McMaster University students has won a $50,000 prize to develop their idea for a hand-held device that detects skin cancer. The recent grads–all students in electrical biomedical engineering at the Hamilton university–earned the International James Dyson Award for their final year project, […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Minnesota Iron Rangers in SIJHL action today (Nov. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held prior to the game. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students aged 13-17, and $5 for kids […]
