Kiera Kowalski Town of Fort Frances summer students were hard at work this morning helping to set up the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina for the Fort Frances Bass Championship that starts next Thursday (July 20). There is a temporary road closure on the part of Front Street […]
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Staff But for a female cameo, the night would have been a complete write-off for Pharmasave. Claire Hyatt had the only goal for the basement-dwellers in the Borderland Soccer League men’s division as Pharmasave was dumped 7-1 by CJ Contracting last night. Hyatt, who normally plays for La Place Rendez-Vous/Taggs […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna TORONTO–It may be the middle of summer in Toronto but Will Power thinks the streets surrounding Exhibition Place could have an element of a Canadian winter on Sunday afternoon. Rain threatens to make for slick conditions at the Honda Indy Toronto, where Power is the defending […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Former astronaut Julie Payette appeared emotional yesterday after officially being declared Canada’s next Governor General, taking a moment to salute her family, friends, and colleagues on Earth–and a few above the planet. The 53-year-old from Montreal will become the fourth female to be the monarch’s representative […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY–A man and two sisters found dead in a burned-out car may not have been the intended targets in what Calgary police are describing as a brutal and ruthless quadruple homicide. Investigators are exploring the possibility that Cody Pfeiffer, 25, Glynnis Fox, 36, and Tiffany Ear, […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has been released from a Winnipeg hospital a day after he became dehydrated while volunteering with a “Habitat for Humanity” home-building event in the city. A statement from the Habitat organization said Carter, who is 92, was released this morning and […]
Staff Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported. Thunder Bay Fire #12, a 0.1-hectare human-caused fire, was listed as “not under control” at last report. Nipigon Fire #14, a 0.5-ha blaze, also is listed as “not under control.” There […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold a tryout camp today through Sunday (July 14-16) at Bronco Arena in International Falls. Registration and orientation begins at 7 p.m. tonight, followed by a scrimmage at 8:30. Scrimmages also will be held Saturday at 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m., and again Sunday at […]
The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system’s biggest planetary storm. Juno flew directly over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly close 9,000 km (5,600 miles) above the monster storm. The images snapped by JunoCam were […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Canada’s spy agency is being sued by five employees who are looking for upwards of $35 million in damages over allegations of years of harassment and discrimination based on their religion, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. A statement of claim filed in Federal Court alleges that […]
The Associated Press LONDON–The key, for both players, was to deal with the big serve. Marin Cilic did it better. The seventh-seeded Croat advanced to his second major final by beating Sam Querrey 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 earlier today on Centre Court. He next faces Roger Federer or […]
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–“Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, yesterday earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin’s florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy’s manic, gender-busting take on press secretary Sean Spicer. The long-running NBC variety show tied with […]
