The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–The federal government will decide by spring whether to restore door-to-door mail delivery to those who lost it in the last year, the federal public service minister said yesterday to the union that represents postal workers. Judy Foote made the commitment in a meeting with the […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The RCMP says it plans to review sexual assault cases that were labelled unfounded in 2016 to see if they comply with police policy and appropriate decision-making based on evidence. The national police force said in a statement yesterday it also would look at a sample of […]
The Associated Press MANCHESTER, Pa.–Pandemonium broke out at a southern Pennsylvania supermarket when a rogue deer smashed through its glass entrance and briefly ran amok. The doe burst into a Giant grocery store in the borough of Manchester on Monday, The York Daily Record reported. Once surprised shoppers figured out […]
Staff Somebody is going to blink first today. It will be a battle of unbeatens this afternoon when the Thunder Bay rink skipped by Dylan Johnston, featuring Devlin’s Mike Badiuk and Travis Showalter from Nestor Falls, faces defending Olympic men’s champion Brad Jacobs (Sault Ste. Marie) at the Northern Ontario […]
Joey Payeur The girls will be watching while the boys will be working. Yesterday’s action in Dryden solved all the mysteries when it comes to the NorWOSSA playoffs next Friday (Feb. 17) at Fort High. Both the Muskie senior and junior girls’ volleyball teams earned automatic byes to the finals […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO–Frederik Andersen is headed for one of the busiest seasons in NHL history. The 27-year-old is on pace to face 2,173 shots in his first season with the Toronto Maple Leafs in what would be the 15th-highest total ever. Only 31 times in NHL history has […]
Staff The road to the OFSAA curling championships will run through Fort Frances–twice. First, the NorWOSSA finals get underway Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club The Muskie girls’, boys’, and mixed rinks all have a bye in the opening draw before taking on the Atikokan Voyageurs […]
Joey Payeur Change is in the works for the local adult soccer circuit. The Borderland Soccer League will hold its annual general meeting this Sunday at 7 p.m. in the first-floor meeting room at La Place Rendez-Vous. A top priority at the meeting, which is open to the public, will […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO–Vladimir Tarasenko strode through the neutral zone, dipped around a Maple Leafs’ forward, deked out another, and then fired a shot past Frederik Andersen to clinch another victory for the suddenly red-hot St. Louis Blues. The Blues improved to 4-1-0 under new head coach Mike Yeo […]
The Canadian Press SANFORD, Man.–Two men have died in a small plane crash in Manitoba. RCMP said the single-engine Cessna took off yesterday from St. Andrews, north of Winnipeg, and was reported overdue at its destination in Winkler. Police, along with a Canadian Armed Forces search-and-rescue team, eventually found the […]
From Riverside Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has lifted the gastro-intestinal outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here. All restrictions also have been lifted. Still, the health unit is urging people to stay at home, and refrain from visiting Rainycrest, when feeling unwell to avoid spreading […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump will receive Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on Monday–their first official meeting after weeks of back-and-forth about setting a tangible agenda beyond pleasantries and first-encounter photo ops. Several people familiar with the planning said uncertainty about the date lingered […]
