Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared a respiratory outbreak and a gastroenteritis outbreak at Rainycrest Long Term Care. All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice.Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only. The health unit is urging […]
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Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain with a low of four C (39 F). Tomorrow, the first day of October, will remain cloudy and cool throughout the day and overnight. Expect a daytime high of eight (46) and low of three (37). Wednesday will continue the trend of […]
The Associated PressAndrew Seligman CHICAGO–Chase Daniel came through in relief after Mitchell Trubisky got knocked out of the game on the opening possession, and a banged-up defence dominated again for the Chicago Bears. It all added up to a victory that ranked among coach Matt Nagy’s favourites, even if it […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie running back Sean Huziak tried to stiff-arm his Churchill Bulldogs’ opponent as he made another big gain during the first quarter of Fort High’s 66-19 romp in their Winnipeg High School Football League home-opener on Friday here. Huziak rambled for 261 yards on 12 carries while punching […]
Staff A historic day on offence led to a second straight win for the Muskie football team on Friday. The Muskies scored on their first three possessions of the game en route to thumping the Churchill Bulldogs 66-19 in their Winnipeg High School Football League home-opener at Fort High. Muskie […]
Ken Kellar Students at J.W. Walker School took part in their Terry Fox Run on Thursday afternoon. Schools from across the district held runs over the course of the week, helping to raise funds for research and awareness in the fight against cancer. According to the Terry Fox Foundation, more […]
Staff They say there’s no rest for the weary and the Muskie court sport teams have definitely felt that lately. All four teams played two league games last Tuesday and Thursday while the senior and junior boys’ volleyball squads both competed at the Kenora Invitational Tournament that was hosted by […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Justin Smoak left the field to a standing ovation yesterday but didn’t return for the customary curtain call that’s become expected of a player who’s likely played his final game in a team’s uniform. The pending free agent wasn’t aware that’s what the fans were asking for. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberal election platform is out, and it’s brimming with talking points not only for Justin Trudeau, but for his political rivals as well. There’s billions in new spending–$57 billion worth, according to Conservative math–to be financed in part by new taxes on the wealthy, large […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Tens of thousands of education workers across Ontario have begun a work-to-rule campaign in a bid to pressure the provincial government into making concessions in contract negotiations. The union representing 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators across the province made the announcement last night after […]
The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.–Their anonymous deaths will be honoured and their names–hundreds and hundreds of them–finally known. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation was to reveal today at a ceremony in Gatineau, Que., the names of 2,800 children who died in residential schools. The act will break the […]
The Associated PressIliana Mier SOUFLI, Greece–At Kostas Mouhtaridis’ silk factory in Soufli, the non-stop “clunk-click” of the weaving machinery is a loud but welcome sound. The factory is a few hundred meters from the Evros River, which forms Greece’s natural border with Turkey. It is one of Europe’s most heavily […]
