Joey Payeur Mike Cuzzolino’s strongest wish as head coach of the Muskie football team is to turn around a program in tatters. But it’s more than a one-man job (or even a 15-man) job. The end of his team’s two-week spring camp on Friday left Cuzzolino with more questions than […]
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The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–Canada no longer can pretend it is a country rich with pristine lakes and rivers, the World Wildlife Fund said yesterday in a report into the country’s waterways. After four years of research, the conservation organization concluded that one-third of Canada’s 167 watersheds are experiencing high […]
The Canadian PressJohn Ward OTTAWA–Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is stepping down from the Supreme Court of Canada in December after 28 years on the court, including almost 18 years as chief. McLachlin, 74, is the first woman to hold the top job on the high court and also is Canada’s […]
Nicholas Donaldson Confederation College students at the Rainy River District campus awaited their diplomas and certificates during last night’s convocation at the Townshend Theatre. Some 35 graduating students from nine different programs made their way across the stage during the ceremony, which also celebrated the 50th year since the college […]
The Associated PressJanie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif.–As a fresh NBA champions cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced his mother, Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen Curry before accepting his shiny MVP trophy–holding out his arms and hoisting it for everyone to see. […]
Staff Part of downtown Fort Frances will look extra-patriotic in the near future. Town council has granted permission to The Shops on Scott (BIA) to paint maple leaves on the old sidewalk along the 200 block of Scott Street as part of this year’s Canada Day celebrations. The town received […]
Joey Payeur Will Derksen wasn’t against using the tools of the trade to pull off this shot during a snooker tournament being held at the Sister Kennedy Centre earlier today. Derksen took on Les Baker in one of the first games of the eight-man event.
From the MNRF Three new fires were reported in the Northwest Region between June 8 and yesterday afternoon. They were small fires that responded to FireRanger crew efforts in the districts of Fort Frances, Kenora, and Red Lake. The forest fire hazard was expected to range from “high” to “extreme” […]
The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS–Having Mitch Haniger batting high in the lineup again ought to be a lift for the Seattle Mariners in this up-and-down season. The names hardly mattered with the way they were hitting at Minnesota last night. Nelson Cruz drove in four runs, and Haniger had four hits, […]
Staff The 2017-18 edition of the Fort Frances Lakers is starting to take shape. The SIJHL squad announced yesterday it had signed its first two players in advance of next season in defenceman Cohen MacPherson and forward Jeff Venzon. MacPherson will beef up the Lakers’ defence corps, coming in at […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–Animal advocates say they have opened an investigation into “absolutely sickening” alleged animal abuse by a chicken-catching service in Chilliwack, B.C. B.C. SPCA spokeswoman Marcie Moriarty said the agency has launched a formal investigation after receiving undercover video that allegedly shows multiple workers throwing, hitting, dismembering, and […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The new national child care deal the Liberal government has signed with the provinces might not be a universal program, but Families minister Jean-Yves Duclos said it could make way for one later down the road. “It’s an aspiration and long-term vision that is coherent with […]
