Joey Payeur Hockey Night in Canada’s legendary play-by-play announcer Danny Gallivan would have admired this cannonading shot by Jess Caul that gave La Place Rendez-Vous/Taggs a 1-0 lead in the first half of Game 2 of the best-of-three Borderland Soccer League women’s division final against Al’s Racquet Stringing last night […]
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The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive. They say mom was right: You can damage your eyes staring at the sun, even the slimmest sliver of it. So it’s time to rustle up special […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontarians can now use a new online tool to see wait times for certain surgeries and compare them at hospitals across the province. Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced yesterday that it was developed with Health Quality Ontario and can be found on that website (www.hqontario.ca). It includes […]
The Canadian PressDhiren Mahiban TORONTO–The non-waiver trade deadline came and went and Marco Estrada was still a member of the Blue Jays. The relief he’s felt at staying in Toronto has shown in his performances. Estrada has struck out 18 while walking six over 21 innings in his three starts […]
“Kings of None” will play tonight (Aug. 11) at the local Legion from 9 p.m.-2 p.m. Cover charge is $9 for non-members. Stock car racing action continues Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Emo Speedway. Hot laps are at 7 p.m., with the first race at 7:30 (weather permitting). A “Stuff-A-Bus” […]
Duane Hicks Sydney Martel demonstrated that her Blizzards passed the thickness test yesterday during the 15th-annual “Miracle Treat Day” at the local Dairy Queen. Martel and other DQ staff were kept hopping all day long, making a whopping 1,051 Blizzard Treats for local residents–about 50 more than last year. Proceeds […]
The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY–A tiger cub who was rejected by her mother at the Philadelphia Zoo can be seen bonding with her adoptive mother and brothers in Oklahoma via live-streaming video. The Oklahoma City Zoo launched the “Tiger Cub Cam ” yesterday, showing Zoya with her new mother, Lola, […]
Staff The fire scene remains hot with 19 new fires confirmed by early yesterday evening in the Northwest Region. These were in addition to 17 confirmed fires by day’s end on Wednesday. The bulk of the fires continue to be located in the northern districts of Nipigon, Sioux Lookout and […]
Staff If a post currently being shared on Facebook regarding a $75 Safeway coupon sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. The hoax of a post claims Safeway is giving free $75 coupons to everyone as a means of celebrating its 50th anniversary, and invites users to […]
Staff By the end of the frame, the Elanco Blackahawks weren’t pleading the fifth–they were pleading for the fifth to end. The Northern O Selects, representing the Rainy River District, chalked up a seven-run fifth inning to lay the foundation for a 10-3 win in six innings over the Pennsylvania-based […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–Consider this weekend’s Perseid meteor shower an opening act for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Astronomers are projecting a slightly higher than normal rate of 150 meteors per hour across North America. But the bright moon will wash out the finer Perseids. […]
Staff Two more wins will mean one gold medal. Team Ontario, with Fort Frances resident Amy Wilson-Hands on board as an apprentice coach, brushed past Saskatchewan 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-17) in the quarterfinals of the female indoor volleyball competition at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg yesterday. The squad has […]
