From the MNRF A Thunder Bay man has been fined $2,000 for deer-hunting offences. Aiden L. Svane pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. He also received a one-year hunting suspension. Court heard that a landowner complained someone shot a deer on his rural […]
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Staff The Muskie football team still has one game remaining in its regular-season schedule. But the black-and-gold will have a playoff mentality when they face the St. John’s Tigers this Friday in Winnipeg. “Our mindset going into this finale is that [the] playoffs start now,” head coach Mike Cuzzolino said […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE–Marcus Mariota shuffled around the pocket, carefully protecting a strained left hamstring that already cost him one game this season. So the quarterback known for his legs showed off his arm. Mariota threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor with 5:29 left as the Tennessee Titans […]
The Associated PressRob Gillies TORONTO–Canadian plane-maker Bombardier announced yesterday it has sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European aerospace giant Airbus for no cost. U.S. rival Boeing called it a questionable deal by two state-subsidized competitors. The move comes after lacklustre sales and after […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–The president of the Métis National Council is urging the federal government to formally recognize the contribution of Métis veterans in the Second World War before it is too late for remaining survivors to find redress and get post-war benefits. The timing is important because the […]
The Associated Press DETROIT–Nikita Kucherov is in the middle of one of those stretches when the puck seems to do whatever he wants. The dynamic forward scored twice last night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Kucherov barely touched the puck […]
The Canadian PressBill GravelandLauren Krugel Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi handily won a third term yesterday after a bitter and divisive campaign during which his at-times prickly personality was a focus. His main challenger, former Progressive Conservative party president Bill Smith, conceded around midnight. With most polls reporting, Nenshi had nearly […]
Duane Hicks Liam Coats, left, and his brother, Graeme, pulled out dried corn stalks yesterday evening during the season-end clean-up at the Fort Frances Community Garden. The garden, located at Lillie Avenue North, has “grown” to be very popular; not only were all of the plots adopted this year but […]
Duane Hicks The “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee is gearing up for its fourth-annual “Trunk or Treat,” which will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library’s parking lot. But you can’t have the event with decorated “trunks” (vehicles) and with just two weeks to […]
From the OPP Last Thursday around 4 p.m., a Thunder Bay OPP officer was on patrol on Highway 11/17 in Shuniah. The officer conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act infraction. While speaking with the driver, the officer determined he had been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested […]
From the MNRF The Sakwite Lake prescribed burn in Fort Frances District is planned for ignition tomorrow. Taking place on the Korpi Road in the Sakwite Lake area, the burn will regenerate the forest by removing blowdown. For safety reasons, people are advised to stay away from this area ahead […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK–Back in the Bronx, the big guys delivered. Greeted by an array of “All Rise” signs in a ballpark that fits their style, Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and made a pair of sparkling catches, leading CC Sabathia and the N.Y. Yankees over the […]
