Duane Hicks Marlene Nelson, left, offered Elaine Hughes a finger sandwich during the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea on Saturday afternoon at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. In addition to bake sales and a penny table, the very popular event featured the presentation of a $22,500 donation from […]
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The Associated PressGreg Beacham LOS ANGELES–Justin Turner savoured every last stride as he followed in Kirk Gibson’s famous footsteps at Dodger Stadium. The red-bearded slugger from southern California knew all about the history attached to this home-run trot. On the 29th anniversary of Gibson’s celebrated pinch-hit homer that shocked Oakland […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–T.J. Heath silenced the ribbing from some of his Blue Bombers’ teammates on Saturday afternoon. The defensive back intercepted B.C. quarterback Jonathon Jennings and ran 64 yards for a touchdown as Winnipeg clinched a playoff spot in the CFL West Division with a 26-20 victory over […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers ended their three-game road trip on a winning note. Nick Lucas, Julian Uhryniuk, and Carter Chorney each had three points apiece to help the Lakers double the Minnesota Iron Rangers 6-3 on Saturday night in Hoyt Lakes. Skylar Lentz and Uhryniuk connected on early power […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges are walking picket lines today, with the labour dispute affecting more than 500,000 students in the province. The strike involving more than 12,000 professors, instructors, counsellors, and librarians began late yesterday after the two sides couldn’t resolve their differences by a deadline […]
Staff Stratton native Trevor Bonot skipped Canada to the silver medal at the world mixed curling championships in Champéry, Switzerland. Trailing 5-2 through six ends of Saturday’s gold-medal match, the rink rallied with a deuce in the seventh and a steal of one in the eighth before falling 8-5 to […]
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–The goofy and entertaining reign of “Jeopardy!” champ Austin Rogers is over. The New York City bartender narrowly lost on yesterday’s show after a 12-game winning streak that netted him a total $411,000, putting him in fifth place for all-time regular-season winnings. He’s satisfied with […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Winnipeg man who worked as a children’s entertainer doing magic shows has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Dan Kamenicky, also known as Dan the Magic Man, was charged with making and distributing child porn last year. He […]
Staff Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region between Tuesday and yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #16 was a 0.5-hectare, human-caused fire on an island on Rainy Lake. It is now “out.” Dryden Fire #44, meanwhile, was a blaze that spread from an equipment fire. It was listed as […]
Nicholas Donaldson There still is some work to be done but the Nor-West Animal Clinic is set up and ready for business at its new location on McIrvine Road behind Canadian Tire (the former farmers’ market building). The new location, which opened Tuesday, offers more parking and easier access as […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–Simoni Lawrence hasn’t forgot about the last time the Hamilton Tiger-Cats faced the Calgary Stampeders. Hamilton’s colourful linebacker had a front-row seat to Calgary’s lopsided 60-1 victory at McMahon Stadium back on July 29. Lawrence, the Ticats’ defensive catalyst, only could watch because of a leg […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Canada and the United Kingdom are aligning to help wean the world off coal at the same time as the United States is proposing to subsidize it. Environment minister Catherine McKenna announced the partnership with Claire Perry, British minister of state for climate change, during a […]
