The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives are proposing to review the salaries of public-sector CEOs and other executives if they win next year’s election. The announcement comes a day after The Canadian Press reported Ontario Power Generation pay for about 80 executives will rise by up to $8 million […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Thrift Store manager Sharlene Smith was beginning to move items into the new Salvation Army location on Scott Street this morning. They will be moving from their old location all week long and are asking for people with pickup trucks to help haul items. Call 274-3871 for more […]
Joey Payeur Muskie captain Janelle Kaemingh tried to force the puck through Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Alex Morin during Fort High’s 3-1 win last night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Staff It was a bad night down by the bay. Jordan Elliott recorded 30 saves as the host Thunder Bay North Stars blanked the Fort Frances Lakers 4-0 in SIJHL action last night. With the win, the second-place North Stars (25-13-3) snapped a four-game losing skid while improving to 8-1 […]
The Associated PressJim Salter ST. LOUIS–The Blues abruptly fired head coach Ken Hitchcock yesterday–cutting short the veteran’s final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the under-performing team months earlier than planned. General manager Doug Armstrong announced the change one day after the Blues’ fifth […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A man who stole gold “pucks” from the Royal Canadian Mint by hiding them in his rectum to evade metal detectors has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. Leston Lawrence was convicted of theft in November by Ontario Court judge Peter Doody, who noted in his […]
Joey Payeur It was a classic one night and a bit of a clunker the next for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. Annalise (CC) Hayes provided scored all five goals, including the winner 1:02 into overtime, as the Muskies were outshot 39-19 but still pulled out a 5-4 victory over […]
Conrad DueckSubmitted by In a game featuring the top two scorers in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League, Sam Soderman’s game-high 35 points weren’t quite enough to propel RRFN to victory over Sunset Landscaping, led by Josh Mastin’s 21 points. It was a tightly-fought game that was decided by foul […]
Nicholas Donaldson Tyler Ruppenstein drew a name for the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip-of-the-Month” draw yesterday as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on at International Travel Services. Buddy Loyie was the lucky winner of a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
The Associated PressKen Powtak BOSTON–Isaiah Thomas has started a new trend that’s growing with each fantastic fourth quarter. Thomas scored 19 of his 44 points in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics over the Toronto Raptors 109-104 last night in a showdown for first place in the Atlantic […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA–Police are investigating a banner draped over Ontario MP Kellie Leitch’s constituency office that invokes the Quebec City mosque shooting and urges the controversial Conservative leadership candidate to resign. The banner, stretching nearly the full height of the single-storey building, says, “Hate puts us all at […]
The Associated PressJohn Nicholson SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Phil Mickelson was a fraction of an inch away from shooting 59 in his 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open victory. Playing partners Justin Thomas and Adam Hadwin are the latest members of the “59” club, and Thomas was plotting some good-natured ribbing at Lefty’s expense. […]
