Staff It was a perfect start to the year for the Muskie court sports teams in Kenora on Tuesday afternoon. All four squads came away with wins over the host Broncos in their NorWOSSA regular-season openers. The junior boys’ basketball team dumped the Broncos by a 49-27 count. Emerson Evans […]
ique
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Public high school teachers at nine Ontario school boards held a one-day strike yesterday-the second in as many weeks-as the province and union agreed to return to the bargaining table. The teachers have been without a contract since their last one expired at the end of August, […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Defence Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon’s inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario’s four major teachers’ unions say they are launching charter challenges today to a law capping public sector wage increases. The unions, which represent both elementary and high school teachers in public, Catholic and French boards, say it violates their collective bargaining rights. The Progressive Conservative government […]
The Canadian Press A national agriculture group says farming needs to change to help save the climate and the industry. The National Farmers Union says in a report that old-fashioned mixed farming needs to be combined with the latest information technology. It suggests that’s how agriculture could dramatically reduce its […]
The Associated PressDamian J. Troise NEW YORK–Stocks moved higher in midday trading on Wall Street today as investors jumped on a statement from President Donald Trump that the U.S. is getting close to a “big deal” with China. Traders were also encouraged by a Wall Street Journal report saying Washington […]
The Canadian Press LANIGAN, Sask.–The Transportation Safety Board says Monday’s fiery Canadian Pacific Railway freight train derailment in Saskatchewan involved the estimated release of 1.5 million litres of oil. The resulting fire forced the temporary closure of Highway 16 due to thick, black smoke. The TSB says 33 oil tank […]
The Canadian Press GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C.–Friends are identifying a kind, caring and skilled pilot among those killed in a plane crash on Gabriola Island. Alex Bahlsen was born in Germany and moved to Cayley, Alta., around 30 years ago, Rasmus Rydstrom-Poulsen said yesterday. About a year ago, he moved to […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of minus-14 C (7 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with a chance of flurries turning to periods of snow overnight with a high of minus-nine (16) and a low of minus-18 (zero). Saturday will see flurries throughout […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA — New numbers released Wednesday show close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people have been hospitalized for opioid-related poisoning. The data is in a new report from a national advisory committee struck to […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Lena Mercure announces her passing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born on July 10, 1926 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harry and Sophie Onichuk. She grew up in Fort Frances, finishing […]
Ken Desjardins helped his grandson, Carter, colour in a craft at the Emo Public Library on Saturday during “Holly Daze.” The library hosted a book sale and ran kids activities in conjunction with other events happening throughout Emo. -Sam Odrowski photo
