Jamie Mountain Stone Stelzl attempted to gather and shoot the puck on Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ goalie Jacob Anthony during the first period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 4-3 loss on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers then lost by that same score on Saturday night […]
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Staff After starting the SIJHL season off on a winning note a week ago, the Fort Frances Lakers faced a much stiffer challenge this time around. The Lakers lost a pair of games to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs over the weekend, by identical 4-3 scores, with both contests featuring […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s education workers will head back to the bargaining table this weekend amid preparations for a work-to-rule campaign starting Monday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a statement Wednesday that talks with the province are set to take place Saturday and Sunday. The news […]
Tonight will have periods of rain with a low of eight C (36 F). Tomorrow the sun will come out to play for a while, with periods of clouds and sunshine expected all day and remaining partly cloudy overnight. Expect a daytime high of 12 (54) and low of two […]
Riverside Health Care will hold its next open board meeting today (Sept. 26) at 6 p.m. in the board room at La Verendrye General Hospital. The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold its next monthly supper–featuring roast beef–on Friday, Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the Legion (doors open at […]
Jamie Mountain Joanna Empey (35) and Simone Payne tried their best to keep their Sioux Lookout Warriors’ opponent from advancing the ball up the court during the second half of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s 49-1 rout in their NorWOSSA home-opener last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. Alina Eldridge […]
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Don’t expect to hear a Christmas cantata this year, as choir director Diane Maxey has slightly different plans for the holiday season. “It’s not a cantata, so we can’t call it a cantata,” Maxey explained. “It’s 15 Christmas anthems and they’re absolutely beautiful,” she added. Nomenclature aside, the performances that […]
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A local town councillor is urging the public to get out and vote in the federal election. “I want to simply take a minute to encourage residents to take the time and make a plan to vote, whether you do so in advance or on Oct. 21,” said Coun. Douglas […]
The Canadian Press SURREY, B.C.–The RCMP will release its investigative findings on Friday into the murders of three people in northern British Columbia that sparked a manhunt for two teenage suspects across Western Canada. Bryer Schmegelsky, who was 18, and 19-year-old Kam McLeod were found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Shares of Netflix are opening in negative territory for the year–the first time that’s happened since 2016–as major media players step into the stream to fight for subscribers. The streaming service revolutionized the way people watch TV and because of its success, there was little doubt […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The international research firm Opensignal reports that rural parts of Canada get much slower wireless services than in cities ‚Äî but they’re still faster than rural parts of the United States and many other countries. The Opensignal report comes as Canada’s wireless industry comes under fire from […]
The Associated Press EAGAN, Minn.–The Minnesota Vikings had moved on, comfortable going in a new direction at punt returner and distancing themselves from one of the biggest first-round draft misses in team history. All it took was one injury for both Marcus Sherels and Laquon Treadwell to come back. When […]
