Duane Hicks Jordan Forbes, left, of Forbes Consulting Services and second vice-president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, chatted with Energy minister Glenn Thibeault on Friday evening during a “Business After Hours” event at the Copper River Inn. The Sudbury MPP spoke to Chamber members on topics ranging from […]
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The Associated Press JOLIET, Ill.–Martin Truex Jr. stretched his arms to his side and waited for a shower of green slime–the coloured goop traditionally poured over the heads of game-show contestants and A-list celebrities. Add NASCAR race winner to the list. “It’s a lot funner to watch people get slimed […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson LAKE FOREST, Ill.–The clutch shots down the stretch in the BMW Championship belonged to everyone except the winner. Marc Leishman didn’t really need them. Staked to a five-shot lead, and determined to not let another FedEx Cup playoff event get away from him, Leishman never gave […]
Staff The toughest opponent for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team this NorWOSSA season has been firmly established. It will be their own overconfidence. Fort High tore through both their NorWOSSA rivals en route to winning the Dryden Eagles’ pre-season tournament with a 3-0 record. The Muskies beat the Kenora […]
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–The dystopian vision of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the deeply-cynical Washington comedy “Veep,” and the ever-topical “Saturday Night Live” won top series honours Sunday in an Emmy Awards ceremony that took almost non-stop aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in awards and speeches. “Go home, get […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–Ben Roethlisberger took a knee in prayer, then sprinted to mid-field holding the flag honouring the man who helped guide the Pittsburgh Steelers from irrelevance into a dynasty. Five months after longtime president and chairman Dan Rooney’s death, the Steelers won a game like so many […]
Duane Hicks Les Winter, of Miller Environmental Corp. from Winnipeg, poured some motor oil into a drum during the annual Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Day on Saturday morning at the Public Works building here. The event once again proved popular as 249 vehicles dropped off loads of paint, oil, […]
Duane Hicks A blustery day couldn’t extinguish the flame of hope yesterday as 62 participants came out to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run along the La Verendrye Parkway. While organizers still are crunching the numbers, they estimate the annual fundraiser brought in about $7,200. These numbers were […]
The Canadian PressKelsey Patterson MONTREAL–The Montreal Alouettes had a new head coach on the sidelines but the result on the field didn’t change. General manager Kavis Reed made his Alouettes’ coaching debut yesterday as Montreal lost 29-11 to the Ottawa Redblacks for their fifth-straight defeat. Reed took over as head […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government is heading into the second half of its mandate with a number of big legislative priorities it is eager to move through Parliament. And the Liberals are ready to curtail debate if they think the opposition parties are dragging their feet–especially since the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords HAMILTON–The four federal NDP leadership hopefuls had one last chance yesterday to make their case to party voters before balloting begins to select a replacement for outgoing leader Thomas Mulcair. And all four said they are the candidate to unseat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Manitoba […]
Duane Hicks Participants took off from the starting point at the Sorting Gap Marina during yesterday afternoon’s Terry Fox Run here. Despite the brisk weather, 62 people of all ages–as well as some pets–came out to support Fox’s legacy while raising funds for cancer research.
