Staff With their bid to win the WHSL Bowl title dashed for this season, the head coach of the Muskie football team already is looking ahead to next year. Job one is finding players with the same quality that embodied this year’s squad. “Our goals right now are to recruit […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 9-15: •Nov. 9–7:13 a.m. and 4:41 p.m. •Nov. 10–7:15 a.m. and 4:40 p.m. •Nov. 11–7:16 a.m. and 4:38 p.m. •Nov. 12–7:18 a.m. and 4:37 p.m. •Nov. 13–7:20 a.m. and 4:36 p.m. •Nov. 14–7:21 a.m. and 4:35 p.m. •Nov. 15–7:23 a.m. and […]

Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team kept alive its chances for NorWOSSA gold. The black-and-gold advanced to the league final after downing the Dryden Eagles 3-1 in their semi-final match yesterday morning in Kenora. After dropping the opening set 25-20, the Muskies stormed back to take the next three […]

Staff “A great day for the Fort High running program.” That’s how Muskie cross-country head coach John Dutton put it after his eight-runner contingent competed at the OFSAA championships on Saturday in Petawawa. The Midget women’s squad–comprised of Greta Fedoruk, Ashlyn Beck, Grace Kowal, and Jaida Norris–had a particularly exceptional […]

The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister signalled yesterday that the province’s private sector will be involved in the distribution of marijuana when recreational use is legalized next July. Pallister said details of the provincial plan to govern cannabis would be released today. He rejected earlier statements from the […]

The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis.–Matthew Stafford put on a quarterback clinic for the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers only could watch from the sideline. Stafford passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns to Marvin Jones as the Lions snapped a three-game losing streak with a 30-17 win […]

From the OPP Members of the Kenora OPP, the Northwest Region Crime Unit, and the Kenora OPP Forensic Identification Unit (FISU) attended the scene of a sudden death on Friday, Nov. 3, around 2:40 p.m. Police attended and located a male deceased in an outdoor area. Veterans Drive at 14th […]

The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Mitch Marner looked at two things as he took his turn in the shootout. First, he had to get the puck under control as it skidded and bounced on the choppy Air Canada Centre ice. Then he peered into the face of Golden Knights’ goalie Maxime […]

The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Lesley Barron Kerr doesn’t remember the last time she saw the Victoria Cross that her great-grandfather, Colin Barron, received for heroism at the Battle of Passchendaele. But she’s hoping to hold it again soon. It has been 30 years since Kerr’s father sold the military medal–the […]

Nicholas Donaldson The Robert Moore School playground will be the focus of the Rainy River District School Board’s recognition of excellence for this month. The recognition will take place during the board’s regular meeting, which takes place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Education Centre here (board office). A report […]

From the OPP Yesterday around 3:20 p.m., members of the Marathon/Manitouwadge OPP responded to an airplane crash east of Marathon. Wilderness Air assisted with a helicopter and two OPP officers to locate the aircraft. The pilot was able to communicate with officers using his cellphone and help pinpoint his location […]