The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba is expected to ask for his freedom today. Will Baker, formerly known as Vince Li, was found not criminally responsible for the killing of Tim McLean in 2008. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Baker […]
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The Canadian PressGeordon Omand VANCOUVER–Lynn Cooper wanted to be an urban planner as a university student. But her dream came to an abrupt end with a workplace accident–sentencing her to a life of curtailed ambitions and chronic pain. Thirty years later, Cooper said it’s hard for anyone who hasn’t experienced […]
Staff The English River Miners had fourth place ripped from their grasp Friday morning due to a previous indiscretion by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Then the Miners went on a weekend tear and took it right back from the Fort Frances Lakers. A 2-1 win Friday night at the […]
From the OPP The OPP continues to encourage responsible use of online technology to young people and their families in support of International Safer Internet Day. International Safer Internet Day 2017 is Feb. 7. The theme this year is “Be the Change: Unite for a Better Internet.” The Canadian Centre […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Hideki Matsuyama was the last man standing at golf’s biggest party–again. Matsuyama won the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the fourth hole of a playoff for the second-straight year, outlasting Webb Simpson yesterday at TPC Scottsdale. Matsuyama won with a 10-foot birdie putt on the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Parents and volunteers shared in the fun at a dance Saturday night at the Copper River Inn in conjunction with the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s annual Novice and Atom tournaments on the weekend. The dance featured a “Canada’s 150th birthday” theme. On the ice, the Fort Frances […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK–Kyle Lowry already was ill, then he was injured. Neither was going to keep him off the floor with the Toronto Raptors badly needing a victory. Lowry finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for his ninth career triple-double as the Raptors beat […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–A new report suggests the federal government’s offer on health funding to the provinces doesn’t provide enough cash to help them keep up services in the coming years. The study, to be released today by a University of Ottawa think-tank, follows months of bitter federal-provincial talks […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner HOUSTON–They looked old and outmanned. Their star quarterback was frazzled; their stingy defence was a sieve. So what? Tom Brady and the New England Patriots shrugged and did what they always seem to do: win the Super Bowl. Brady led one of the greatest comebacks in […]
Staff A special committee of the whole meeting with the Municipal Property Assessment Corp., originally slated for this Wednesday, has been postponed. MPAC officials were supposed to give a presentation regarding property assessment but Fort Frances CAO Doug Brown told the Times late Friday that the meeting has been cancelled. […]
I am reading Lisa Moore’s new book, “Flannery.” It’s classified as a “Young Adult” novel but to me it’s clearly a book that needs no classification; it is a book for all of us. So read it. I implore you. You won’t be sorry. Moore is able to capture the […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Matt Kuchar hardly looked like a guy coming off a seven-week break yesterday in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Kuchar eagled the par-five 13th, then added two late birdies and a big par save on the rowdy par-three 16th hole, in […]
