The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Minnesota Iron Rangers in pre-season action today (Sept. 8) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. Admission is $12. Season passes also will be sold from 5-7:15 p.m. A pancake breakfast will be held Saturday, Sept. 9 from 8-11:30 a.m. at […]
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From the OPP Yesterday around 5:50 p.m., the Marathon OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision at the junction of Peninsula Road (Highway 626) and Highway 17. A tractor-trailer unit eastbound on Highway 17 was passing two other tractor-trailers that also were eastbound in the lane to turn onto Peninsula Road. […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Winnipeg Jets’ co-owner Mark Chipman had no doubt general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff and head coach Paul Maurice deserved their multi-year contract extensions that were announced yesterday. The team only has made the playoffs once since relocating to Winnipeg in 2011 with Cheveldayoff as a rookie NHL […]
Staff John Desaulniers was the only pre-selected pitcher to make it out to the ballpark for his team. He was the only one it needed. The Sight & Sound Wolves’ ace was dazzling against some of the best hitters in the district as he led Team Vaughan Wilson over Team […]
of Cynthia Donald Eric Burns, Thomas Haugo, and Ava Burns were out enjoying their scooters while wearing the appropriate yet fun head gear. Scooters seem to be growing in popularity here as more and more youngsters are riding them to school or for playtime.
Staff Only a few months after finalizing its 2017 budget, town council and staff soon will begin thinking about next year’s revenues and expenditures. Town council is expected approve the timetable for planning out the 2018 budget at its regular meeting this Monday evening. This includes a public input meeting […]
The Associated PressDanica CotoAnika Kentish SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Fearsome Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on a track today that could lead to a catastrophic strike on Florida. The most potent […]
The Associated PressDave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo.–When the Kansas City Chiefs trimmed their roster to the 53-man limit less than a week before their opener in New England, all but 10 of the players they kept were on the roster last season. There’s a very good reason for that. The […]
Submitted Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George, left, local historian Sandra Brunetta, and museum volunteer Maxine Hayes discussed plans to chronicle older residents’ memories about growing up here yesterday. Not only will Brunetta be interviewing individuals but she also is encouraging families to do this themselves. If you know someone […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–The Bank of Canada has raised its interest rate for the second time in less than two months in an effort to adjust to the unexpected force of the country’s economic momentum. Yesterday’s hike of its overnight lending rate to 1.0 percent marks its second quarter-point […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–So much for the first U.S. Open matchup between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Federer failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Hours after Nadal did his part with an easy-as-can-be victory to get to the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, Federer was unable […]
The Canadian Press ST. ANDREWS, Man.–RCMP say one person has been killed in a plane crash near a small airport north of Winnipeg. Police said they were called to the crash site near St. Andrews Airport around 4:30 a.m. Pictures from reporters at the scene show the shattered wreckage of […]
