Staff The Muskie track-and-field team saved its best for last. Sean Huziak recorded Fort High’s best individual result at the OFSAA championships in Belleville when he placed seventh in the Midget boys’ discus on the final day of the competition Saturday. Huziak, a double gold-medalist at the NWOSSAA championships in […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–One of the candidates for the NDP leadership race is quitting, blaming party insiders who he says don’t want to see him win. Pat Stogran posted a video Saturday on YouTube, saying the inside workings of the NDP are “fundamentally flawed.” “The fight to take on politics […]
The Canadian Press A pristine section of forest that once was owned by a famous 19th-century Quebec politician will become a conservation area, a nature group announced today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada announced it will preserve some 6,000 hectares of what once was known as the “Seigneurie Papineau”–a segment […]
The Canadian Press GRAVENHURST, Ont.–Two men have died in the crash of a small plane in central Ontario. The plane went down Friday along Highway 11 near the community of Gravenhurst in the province’s Muskoka region. The OPP identified the victims as Ted Dirstein, 66, of Bracebridge and Allan Metivier, […]
Duane Hicks Br. #29 Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary president Alfreda Easton, second from left, presented Josie Miller, left, Christine Eisenzopf, Sandra Bridgeman, and Marcia Shute with 20-year pins and bouquets during the Legion ladies’ honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon. Auxiliary members were recognized for up to 75 years of service […]
The Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio–Jason Dufner spent quality time on the practice range that played in a big role in his victory at the Memorial. It had nothing to do with his swing. This was about beating balls to burn off the anger from a five-over 77 in the third […]
Staff Want to learn about funding programs and business services available in the district–and how to access them? A small business service provider open house is slated for June 14, courtesy of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise, and Northwest Business Centre. The free event […]
Joey Payeur Kaylyn Levesque worked on her form behind the line during the Ontario Volleyball Association Region 1 U14 High Performance Centre tryouts yesterday at Fort High. Players were selected to attend the OVA High Performance Centre in North Bay for a camp later this summer.
The Canadian PressSteve Hennigar Messages of sorrow and condolence have been pouring in following the death of a Canadian woman killed in Saturday’s terror attack in the heart of London. Christine Archibald, 30, was enjoying a warm spring night with her fiancé, Tyler Ferguson, when she was struck by a […]
The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif.–Stephen Curry dribbled every which way and ran a circle around LeBron James, then drove left through the paint and beat him to the rim for a right-handed layup over the star’s outstretched arm in a move reminiscent of his recent MVP magic. Steve Kerr got […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–The Toronto Blue Jays left for the West Coast feeling a lot better about themselves after securing a series split yesterday afternoon with the American League East-leading N.Y. Yankees. “I love the way we’re playing right now, to be honest with you,” Jays’ manager John Gibbons […]
The Canadian Press THREE HILLS, Alta.–An photo of a man in Alberta mowing a lawn with a tornado swirling behind him has been causing a bit of a storm on social media. Cecilia Wessels snapped the picture of her husband, Theunis, on Friday evening as the twister passed near their […]
