The Associated Press AVONDALE, La.–Jordan Spieth showed off his stellar short game. Ryan Palmer contributed momentum-saving par putts. They turned out to be quite the team yesterday in the Zurich Classic–the first official team event on the PGA Tour in 36 years. Spieth hit a bump-and-run from 100 feet to […]
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Duane Hicks Turn up the volume when you talk about mental health next week. The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association has a multitude of activities planned for “Mental Health Week” (May 1-7), the theme of which is “Get Loud.” “We really wanted to put ‘Mental Health […]
Submitted Montana Plasky, left, and Jaida Norris were among the 35 kids who took part in the “glow-in-the-dark” Zumba fundraiser for Canada Day activities here Saturday evening in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, led by Jenna Nowak of “Zumba with Jenna,” drew more than 50 adults and 35 […]
The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Tex.–Delino DeShields provided a spark at the top of the lineup. Ryan Rua and Shin-Soo Choo topped off a big finish with some late long balls. Rua hit his first career grand slam while Choo connected for a three-run homer in Texas’ eight-run eighth, leading the […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont.–The Ontario city best known for headquartering BlackBerry soon may be known for an entirely different commodity: dog poop. Waterloo soon will be the home of a pilot program that will turn dog waste into energy, using a process called anaerobic digestion that happens when organic […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–A woman who spent hours suspended high above a construction site after scaling a crane in downtown Toronto was rescued by being strapped to a rappelling firefighter and lowered to the ground as dozens watched in suspense from below. Cheers erupted from onlookers as the pair’s […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–Raptors’ coach Dwane Casey expects Game 6 in Milwaukee to be a 48-minute dogfight tonight as Toronto looks to close out its first-round playoff series against the young, athletic Bucks. “Our No. 1 thing [tonight] is to go in with a warrior’s mentality,” Casey told reporters […]
Joey Payeur Jacob Argue of the Donald Young All-Stars, left, had no intention of giving Ashton Cousineau of the Crossroads Tornadoes any room to operate during the All-Stars’ 17-13 victory in the final of the Jim Oster Memorial Tournament for Grade 8 boys’ basketball on Saturday at Robert Moore School.
Staff Caroline Spencer’s crew was snake-bitten, to say the least. The head coach of the Fort Frances Vipers saw her team finish third in Pool ‘C’ before it made a quick exit from the playoffs in the 16U division of the 2017 PVC girls’ volleyball tournament in Winnipeg over the […]
The Canadian Press SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man.–The killing of a 19-year-old high school student, and a graphic video believed to be linked to the death, has shocked a small Manitoba First Nation that has seen more than its share of tragedy. RCMP said yesterday they were reviewing the video circulating […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Celebrity investor and reality-TV star Kevin O’Leary, who rattled Conservative cages three months ago when he joined the party’s leadership race, did it again yesterday by quitting a contest observers believe he had every chance of winning. O’Leary’s stunning news–he’s throwing his support behind Quebec rival […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff have voted 93 percent in favour of a strike as their union continues to bargain for a new collective agreement. Voting by members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union was held Monday and Tuesday. Denise Davis, head of the OPSEU […]
