The Canadian PressLinda Givetash Vancouver aquarium officials say they still don’t know what killed two beluga whales last year, but the facility is pushing ahead with plans to expand its beluga conservation program. Aquarium CEO John Nightingale said the work it does with the vulnerable species is critical and as […]
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Staff Brett Pickler’s getting a penchant for scoring big goals–and the Fort Frances Lakers are loving it. Pickler doubled his season goal output by scoring a natural hat trick in the third period, including the tying and winning goals, as the Lakers battled back for a 5-3 victory over the […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS–The Florida Panthers began their five-game road trip near the back of a crowded field in the Eastern Conference playoff race. After sweeping the trip, they’re near the top of the Atlantic Division. Vincent Trocheck scored with just under five seconds to go to lift the […]
Staff Both Muskie court sports teams that could extend their seasons did just that on Friday. The senior girls’ volleyball and senior boys’ basketball squads advanced to the NWOSSAA championships this weekend by winning gold in their respective divisions at the NorWOSSA playoffs hosted by Fort High. The Muskies shook […]
Joey Payeur Senior Muskie Avery Wilson-Hands was in prime position to bring the power against Dryden during Fort High’s 3-1 victory in the best-of-five NorWOSSA final Friday at Fort High which snapped the Eagles’ 15-year grasp on the crown.
Sometimes everything in my life comes together–and sometimes I have to coax it into place like a scared dog. I was in the shower enjoying my hot water therapy session Thursday night when I stopped scrubbing and opened my eyes as a sudden and impending doom washed my peace and […]
The Canadian Press LANGLEY, B.C.–A wallaby wandering through Langley, B.C. has the jump on everyone trying to find it. The roughly metre-high creature–similar to a kangaroo–has been on the hop since earlier this week when RCMP say it escaped from an enclosure inside a home. In Twitter exchanges, RCMP have […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–A prosecutor says first-degree murder verdicts against a man who killed a couple and their young grandson before disposing of their bodies will do little to ease the family’s grief. Douglas Garland, 57, was charged after Alvin and Kathy Liknes and five-year-old Nathan O’Brien disappeared in […]
Staff A last-minute change in plans made for a quiet night in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. Eight of the 12 teams were left without a place to play when the league got late word that the Fort High gym would not be available last night due to early […]
The Canadian Press NEW YORK–Eugenie Bouchard is not one to welch on a bet. The tennis star from Westmount, Que. went on a date with New England Patriots’ fan John Goehrke last night after the two agreed to a bet over Twitter during Super Bowl 51. Bouchard had tweeted that […]
The Canadian Press THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Aboriginal leaders say indigenous artist Moses Beaver has died under what they are calling unexplained circumstances. Beaver, a renowned Woodlands artist, is believed to have died in a jail in Thunder Bay, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Nibinamik First Nation Chief Johnny […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto DUNEDIN, Fla.–Aaron Sanchez came into spring training this year with a different mentality than in the past. For the first time in his major-league career, the 24-year-old right-hander doesn’t have to prove he’s worthy of a spot in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation after his dominant […]
