The Associated PressEddie Pells GLENDALE, Ariz.–It’s OK, Carolina, you can open your eyes. An unwatchable game turned into a beautiful night for the Tar Heels, who turned a free-throw contest into a championship they’ve been waiting an entire year to celebrate. Justin Jackson delivered the go-ahead three-point play with 1:40 […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Upstart Conservative and New Democrat candidates gave their heavily-favoured Liberal rivals a bit of a scare yesterday in a pair of byelections in Ontario where some of Justin Trudeau’s policies and promises played a central role. In the Toronto-area riding of Markham-Thornhill, Liberal candidate and former […]
Joey Payeur Dryden GM Ice Dogs Garrett Graham wound up being too much of a distraction for Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Brandon Bodnar, who watched this puck fired by Cory Dennis whip over his shoulder and in. That put Dryden up 3-1 in the second period of their eventual 5-1 […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong EDMONTON–Canada’s Brad Gushue wanted to build on his team’s strong performance during the national playdowns in his first appearance at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. His St. John’s rink has done just that over the first few days at the Northlands Coliseum. “I think we’re […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–The national missing and murdered indigenous women’s inquiry has failed to adequately reach out to loved ones and survivors, says a coalition of advocacy groups and families less than two months before hearings are set to begin. The Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and […]
The Associated PressJonah Bronstein BUFFALO, N.Y.–Auston Matthews’ record-setting rookie season has the Toronto Maple Leafs on the verge of returning to the playoffs. Matthews recorded his 67th point of the season with his 39th goal, to set the franchise rookie scoring record, as the Leafs doubled the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 […]
The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–Five months later, the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays reprised their winner-take-all post-season showdown. The stakes weren’t as high yet the drama was palpable and the game was eerily similar. Mark Trumbo homered with two outs in the 11th inning as the Orioles edged Toronto […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The Trudeau government should tread carefully on a Liberal promise to find a new way of making sure elderly benefits keep pace with rising costs, newly–released documents suggest. The idea of a so-called “seniors’ price index” arises from a 2005 Statistics Canada study that showed the […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers got thoroughly outplayed on home ice and suffered a defeat that has them on the brink of the end of the their three-year run as SIJHL champs. Still, that wasn’t the worst loss they suffered over the weekend. The organization was shaken by the […]
Duane Hicks Berea Edwards, a Grade 6 student at Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program (S.C.A.P.), showed off her science project, “Yeasty Balloons,” at Fort Frances High School on Saturday during the Sunset Country regional science fair hosted by the Rainy River District School Board. Her project demonstrated how yeast and other […]
