From the OPP Last Wednesday, members of the Red Lake OPP detachment responded to a complaint at the Balmer Motor Inn. During the investigation, officers located a quantity of illegal drugs and paraphernalia inside one of the rooms. A 26-year-old woman and 28-year-old man, both of Fort Frances, were charged […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government said yesteray it was improving access to specialized care for people living with rare diseases. Health minister Eric Hoskins announced the opening of a new clinic for people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the expansion of clinics for those with inherited metabolic disorders and red […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is looking for public feedback as it crafts legislation to shut “scalper bots” out of the process of buying and selling tickets online–something the attorney general admits won’t be easy. The Liberal government said last year it would look at tackling the bots after an outcry […]
The Associated PressTom Canavan NEWARK, N.J.–The Montreal Canadiens found a way to win last night despite basically showing up for only the third period and overtime against the New Jersey Devils. Alex Galchenyuk scored on a power play at 2:54 of overtime as the Canadiens rallied from a two-goal, third-period […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK–DeMar DeRozan made a turnaround jumper with 1.9 seconds to go to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 92-91 victory over the New York Knicks last night. The Raptors won their fourth in a row–doing it with DeRozan and defence after learning earlier in the day […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–An investigation has found a pilot who died during a training mission near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary didn’t eject or call for help before the crash. A release from the Department of National Defence says Capt. Thomas McQueen, who was 29 and from Hamilton, died on impact in […]
Staff They went up against the best by giving it their best. Tori Toriseva and Angie Redford represented the Muskies in the junior girls’ 4K freestyle division at the OFSAA Nordic skiing championships in Timmins earlier today. Toriseva wound up 121st in the field of 140 starters, posting a time […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary has ripped another page out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign play book, backing out of a planned Conservative party leadership debate over frustrations with the format. His move to boycott tonight’s debate in Edmonton prompted immediate cries of foul from his […]
Staff There has never bee a bigger crowd in SIJHL history. But for the Fort Frances Lakers, bigger did not necessarily mean better. The Lakers (22-21-2-4) had their three-game winning streak snapped with a 4-1 loss to the host Thief River Falls Norskies (27-16-2-3) on Friday night. A league-record 3,045 […]
Staff Even if the two local rinks playing away from home right now wanted to get depressed about their lot in life, there’s no time for it with plenty of curling still to do. The NWOSSAA championships are in full gear in Longlac, having kicked off yesterday with the Muskies […]
Joey Payeur Grace Petsnick of Fort Frances, right, fiercely defended her home territory in this matchup during the second-annual Borderland Judo Shiai at the Couchiching multi-use facility on Saturday. The club hosted fighters from Thunder Bay, Marathon, and elsewhere in the competition.
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup GATINEAU, Que.–Quebec MP Guy Caron has joined the race to lead the NDP–bringing to three the number of candidates so far in the race to succeed Tom Mulcair. Caron, an economist who is positioning himself as a contender with financial smarts, made the announcement today at […]
