Joey Payeur Brett Hahkala knew he was on a strong team. But even he didn’t realize how good until taking a magic carpet ride through the post-season that he hopes will continue this week. The 17-year-old forward from Fort Frances was part of the championship run pulled off by the […]
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Joey Payeur Not having much finish pretty much finished off the Muskie boys’ soccer team. The black-and-gold returned from the St. John’s/Ravenscourt Eagles’ pre-season tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend carrying an 0-3 mark and with just two goals total to show for their efforts. Fear not, said head coach […]
Joey Payeur Cole Tymkin would rather have had his season end with him on the ice or the bench than in the stands. And he’s already in the process of remedying that. Tymkin’s rookie season on right-wing for the OHL’s London Knights concluded April 18 when the defending Memorial Cup […]
Joey Payeur There wasn’t much time to get settled, so the realizations about his newest hockey adventure took a while to sink in for Morgan McNeill. “About halfway through the game, it really sunk in that I’m playing hockey in Australia,” chuckled the former Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman about his […]
Submitted byChuck MacDonald Members of the Borderland Judo Club enjoyed huge success at the annual Lake of the Woods Judo Championships held April 22 in Kenora. Teams from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba attended the event, which featured a huge cross-section of judokas from the smallest, newest ones right up […]
The Associated PressWill Graves PITTSBURGH–A shot from the point by Washington’s Kevin Shattenkirk salvaged–or at the very least extended–his team’s season. A far different kind of shot may end up determining the outcome of a playoff series growing more contentious by the shift. Shattenkirk’s goal 3:13 into overtime lifted the […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Barely 30 minutes into the anti-capitalist protest march yesterday in Montreal, several in the crowd threw canisters of pink gas at police, who responded with tear gas. Moments later, red flags, black masks, and other clothing littered a downtown square–belonging to a few protesters who entered into […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–The federal Conservatives showed off their fundraising prowess during the first three months of the year, raking in almost twice as much as the governing Liberals despite being in the midst of a leadership contest that could be siphoning off potential donations to the party. When […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing CLEVELAND–Last night’s game was less than three minutes old when LeBron James threw down a monstrous alley-oop dunk, tossed spectacularly off the backboard by Kyrie Irving. The showy play set the tone for the night–another Game 1 loss for the Toronto Raptors and another thrashing in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A House of Commons committee is calling for repeal of a provision that allows Canada’s spy agency to violate constitutional rights in the name of disrupting threats. In a report today, the Liberal-dominated public safety committee also recommends requiring a judge’s approval for any Canadian Security Intelligence […]
Nicholas Donaldson Rainy River District School Board trustees will receive the 2017 summer works update at tonight’s regular monthly meeting, which takes place at 7 p.m. in the Atikokan High School. Summer projects for all facilities across the district will include fire alarm and sprinkler inspections, boiler and gas system […]
Staff It’s not too late to apply. The deadline for the Tbaytel for Good Community Fund “Good Community” program is tonight at 10:59 p.m. (11:59 p.m. EDT). The program, announced in March, enables not-for-profit organizations, charities, and community groups in Northern Ontario to create and implement projects that bring more […]
