The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A Manitoba man found driving a lawn mower on a road leading to the Trans-Canada Highway in the dark has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle. RCMP said officers pulled over a man on a John Deere riding mower in the rural municipality of […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson SOUTHPORT, England–During one of Jordan Spieth’s many low points yesteday at the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two weeks ago that showed him in all-star company that included Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan. The message: “You belong […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy Lake Highlanders Pipes and Drums based in Fort Frances provided some musical accompaniment for the “Railroad Daze” parade Saturday morning in Rainy River. The 30th-annual celebration ran Thursday through Sunday and featured activities for all ages, including a baseball tournament, kids’ games at Hannam Park, a […]
Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances let out a yell as he and partner Jay Samsal of Kenora held aloft the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy for the second-straight year on Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina.
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Ontario Health minister Eric Hoskins has announced funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation–a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs from about 380 people seeking counselling. The mental health workers will be going to the reserve, […]
Joey Payeur The rest of the teams in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship now have another full year to figure out how to beat Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. That might not be long enough. The Fort Frances-Kenora duo came through in the clutch Saturday with a 17.72-pound haul […]
The Associated Press Michael Phelps finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.” The Olympic champion swimmer was bested last night in the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special: “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” But Phelps didn’t actually swim with a real shark. He competed […]
The Associated PressSteve Herrick CLEVELAND–Corey Kluber’s stiff neck cleared up a day too soon for the Toronto Blue Jays. Cleveland’s ace struck out a season-high 14 in 7 2/3 innings, and showed no signs of the neck problem that pushed back him back in the rotation, with another dominating performance […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ hockey fans can start planning their social calendars for this fall and winter. The SIJHL announced its 56-game regular-season schedule Friday, with the Lakers getting into action on opening night when they host the Thief River Falls Norskies on Friday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at […]
The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Tex.–The death toll climbed to 10 in the case of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants, federal authorities said today as a suspect in the smuggling case awaited a court appearance. Federal prosecutors said they planned to bring charges against James Mathew Bradley Jr., […]
Staff Ontario plans to deploy more than 150 additional personnel to British Columbia over the next few days. There currently are 430 staff supporting B.C. in its fire management efforts. The 140 Ontario personnel from the first wave of resources Ontario provided to B.C. in mid-July are expected to return […]
The Associated Press PHOENIX–Stephen Strasburg says he hasn’t felt right since the all-star break and decided after two innings in Arizona to call it a day. “The stuff was good but it’s still kind of like lingering,” he noted. “And I just want to nip it in the bud now, […]
