Joey Payeur Eric Pitkanen lifted the NorWOSSA boys’ hockey trophy in celebration after the Muskies claimed their 10th-straight league crown Tuesday night in Kenora with a 4-1 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints to sweep the best-of-three final. Both teams now advance to the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ championship here […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Statistics Canada says more women are in leadership roles in the public sector, where pay equity is the law, than in the private sector, where similar rules don’t apply. The report from the national statistics office released yesterday on International Women’s Day says gender parity existed in […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives on Tuesday called for a moratorium on school closures in the province and a review of the guidelines that determine them. The Liberal government is trying to find savings on the backs of students by putting schools on the chopping block, charged PC […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Teammates Nick Bonino and Evgeni Malkin had different kinds of hat tricks last night. Bonino led the way with three goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins dumped the Winnipeg Jets 7-4 for their third-straight win. It was his second career three-goal game–scoring the Penguins’ first, fourth, and […]
Press Release “Let’s Speak Ojibwe” Baby Time on March 16 will feature special guest Shy-Anne Hovorka. She will be visiting the area, and we are so excited that she’ll be spending some time with us at the library. A new mom herself, Hovorka has a new song and video, “Boob, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local Métis community members, including Anne Marie Armstrong (foreground), taught jigging to students at St. Michael’s School on Tuesday. The youngsters learned the steps and followed the instructors as they moved around the gym in time with the music. They also learned how to play the spoons, along […]
Duane Hicks Ever want to throw somebody in jail just for fun–and raise money for a good cause at the same time? The Fort Frances Voyageur Lions are giving you that chance. The club will be holding its annual “Jail or Bail” fundraiser on Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m.-2 […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the International Falls port of entry detained a man Tuesday who has drug-trafficking convictions in Canada and who had been living illegally in the United States since 2000. The 46-year-old man, who is a citizen of Honduras, previously was deported […]
Duane Hicks Budget talks between the Fort Frances library board and town reps resumed today after an initial meeting Tuesday saw the library board present council and administration with some ideas for cost savings. “We’ve looked at our budget many, many times, trying to find savings, and we have been […]
Conrad DueckSubmitted by In a game between the top two offensive teams in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League, with each having one of the top two offensive players, this time it was Sam Soderman and his RRFN team that came out on top in a 78-61 victory over Sunset […]
The Canadian PressChris Carr SASKATOON–Thirty children from across Canada are being recruited to take part in a new pilot study at the University of Saskatchewan looking at the safety and tolerability of cannabis treatment for childhood epilepsy. Health Canada recently approved the study, which will include children between the ages […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Liberal backbenchers have defied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, voting in favour of a bill that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the results of genetic testing. Just hours before the third and final reading late yesterday in the House of […]
