The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Harjit Sajjan will find himself back in the spotlight and on the hot seat today as the Conservatives use their so-called opposition day to renew their attacks against the defence minister’s credibility. Conservative defence critic James Bezan said he will table a non-binding motion in the […]
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Staff Two now former Fort Frances Lakers will have new hockey homes this fall. The team announced Saturday that Jared Virtanen, last season’s leading scorer, has committed to play for the ACHA Division I Calvin College Knights based out of Grand Rapids, Mich. Virtanen, a 20-year-old forward from Abbotsford, B.C., […]
The Associated PressMark Didtler ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–Even though he didn’t get the win, Joe Biagini set one up for the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Biagini and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Darwin Barney hit a tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning, as Toronto edged the Tampa Bay Rays […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–Dressing at his locker-room stall yesterday, Toronto centre Jonas Valanciunas politely asked a scrum of waiting media to clear a space. Once they moved aside, he fired his towel into the no-longer-hidden hamper. “Good shot,” said a reporter. “Too late,” said Valanciunas. He wasn’t the only […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer EDMONTON–The Edmonton Oilers are forcing the Anaheim Ducks to face their Game 7 playoff demons. Their Western Conference semi-final is going the distance after Edmonton’s decisive 7-1 victory last night. The winner of Wednesday’s Game 7 in Anaheim will meet the Nashville Predators in the conference […]
Staff Brett Hahkala got one more shot at playing but the Powassan Voodoos needed one more shot from any of its players to go in the net. Instead, the NOJHL champion Voodoos fell 2-1 to the OJHL kingpins, the Georgetown Raiders, in the semi-final of the 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup […]
Staff Town council is expected to award the tender to build the Rainy Lake Square project at its regular meeting tonight. Council will vote to authorize the execution of an agreement with RML Contracting of Thunder Bay for the construction of the square, as well as the replacement of the […]
Joey Payeur Jamie Davis used every inch of the track (and a couple of inches off it) to try and take the best angle to get to the front of the pack in the WISSOTA Modifieds heat Saturday evening at the Emo Speedway. Davis finished second in his heat but […]
From the OPP The OPP has been requested to assist the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Police Service in relation to an occurrence on the Sandy Lake First Nation. At around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service responded to a call regarding a male in need of assistance outside a residence […]
Staff Ontario had Manitoba on the run but the “Bison Province” showed its horns when it need to. Team Ontario, featuring local defenceman Izzy Smith (Couchiching), were on a third-period roll with three-straight goals to take a 5-4 lead in Saturday’s gold-medal final of the boys’ division at the National […]
Kiera Kowalski Danielle Bruyere grilled some hotdogs as Arlene Tucker assisted her in wrapping them up during Weechi-it-te-win Family Service’s barbecue in support of children’s mental health and well-being held Friday in conjunction with Mental Health Week. The event was hoping to attract a few hundred people similar to last […]
Kiera Kowalski Pam Williams of 4 Your Pets and Jennifer Horton of Curvy Chick donned fancy, homemade hats for the annual spring ladies’ luncheon hosted by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care on Sunday at the Robert Moore School gym. Throughout the lunch, a panel of judges evaluated everyone’s hats, […]
