The Associated PressGreg Beacham FONTANA, Calif.–A blistering first in qualifying. A surprising first in the Xfinity Series race. And a steady, tenacious first when it really mattered yesterday. Kyle Larson was second-to-nobody in his home state. Larson persevered through four late restarts to win at Fontana, adding his second career […]
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Joey Payeur Skip John Gibson urged second Shane Beckett to lean heavy on the broom to move this stone along during a game against Gary Windego’s rink Saturday at the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel. Steve Gushulak of here led his team of third Mike Badiuk, second Todd Moxham, and […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to finalize plans to use telephone and Internet voting in the next municipal election, which will be held in October, 2018. While council approved the use of these new voting methods in late January, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 requires that […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–The final day lasted longer than Dustin Johnson wanted. The outcome was what everyone expected. Johnson, a golfing machine with no discernible weakness and hardly any pulse, won the Dell Technologies Match Play yesterday for his third-straight victory–this one making him the first person to […]
The Canadian PressDavid Larkins WINNIPEG–Adam Lowry can say the first game-winning goal of his career, at the very least, staved off playoff elimination for one more game. Michael Hutchinson made 28 saves and Lowry scored a third-period power-play goal to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the […]
From the OPP On Saturday around noon, Emily “Chico” Brown was reported missing from her community of Wabigoon Lake First Nation. She was last seen in the City of Dryden on March 18. Dryden OPP officers, along with the Treaty #3 Police Service and Dryden Police Service, conducted a search […]
Joey Payeur Welcome back, Jack. See you later, Norskies. Jack Bernie scored just 32 seconds into his first game since returning from injury, then Dylan Kooner added another 22 seconds later. Goalie Brandon Bodnar and the rest of the Fort Frances Lakers took it from there in a 3-2 victory […]
The Canadian Press BEIJING–Canada’s Rachel Homan knew there would be pressure heading into the final of the 2017 world women’s curling championship. Not only was she trying to erase past personal disappointments in her third appearance at the championship, but her Ottawa rink was being counted on to erase Canada’s […]
Staff Northern Ontario’s fate was in its own hands until Nova Scotia rapped its knuckles with a 2×4. With Fort Frances resident Lisa Penner playing third, the rink skipped by Kenora’s Peggy Taylor was dumped 11-3 in six ends Friday in the final game of the championship pool at the […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Liberal government’s plan to move ahead on marijuana legalization is up in smoke, NDP leadership candidates suggested during yesterday’s leadership debate in Montreal, while they also addressed a range of issues affecting youth, including student debt and precarious work. B.C. MP Peter Julian, one of four […]
The Canadian Press BEIJING–Canada’s Rachel Homan has every reason to feel confident as she prepares for the title game at the world women’s curling championship. The Ottawa skip has yet to lose at the Capital Gymnasium. Homan’s latest victory–a 7-3 win over Russia’s Anna Sidorova in the Page playoff 1-2 […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Thief River Falls Norskies in Game 3 of their first-round, best-of-five “Survivor Series” today (March 24) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. Game 4, if necessary, will go Saturday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for adults and […]
