The Canadian PressGregory Strong Toronto rookie pitcher Trent Thornton tried a different grip on his curveball last night for his first big-league relief appearance. The switch paid immediate dividends. Thornton threw five no-hit innings to anchor a combined two-hit shutout as the Blue Jays dumped the Boston Red Sox 8-0 […]
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Staff Shaye Sommerfeld scored three times and assisted on two others to help the Red Lake Miners down the Fort Frances Lakers 7-6 last night in SIJHL pre-season action at the Cochenour Arena. Red Lake started strong, skating out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Sean Gula […]
TBT Engineering Ltd. will hold a grand opening at its engineering, environmental and legal surveys consultancy office today (Sept. 12) at 255 Scott St. (formerly Brockies Jewellers) from 3-6 p.m. A one-stop “Sport & Club Registration Night” will take place today (Sept. 12) from 5-7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports […]
The Canadian PressChristian Paas-Lang OTTAWA–Social media might not be to blame for Canadians’ ideological polarization, a new report on digital democracy in Canada finds. The latest findings are from an ongoing effort led by the Public Policy Forum and McGill University’s Max Bell School of Public Policy called the Digital […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Public elementary school teachers in Ontario are set to vote on whether to go on strike if their pending contract negotiations with the province don’t go their way, but their union said yesterday that does not mean classes will imminently grind to a halt. The Elementary Teachers’ […]
The Associated PressOlga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO–A federal judge in San Francisco yesterday ordered StarKist Co. to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving the industry’s top three companies. The Pittsburgh-based company was also sentenced to 13 months of probation. The tuna giant had asked […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s attorney general defended controversial cuts to legal aid yesterday after some of the province’s top judges said the move, which the government said was aimed at saving taxpayers money, would end up costing more down the road. Doug Downey said he was consulting with Legal […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–The City of Saskatoon says about 2,300 pigeons have been killed as part of a project to rehabilitate a major bridge. The city says the dead birds have been removed from the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge along with 635,000 kilograms of pigeon poop. It says the birds […]
The Canadian PressAleksandra Sagan Provincial governments should permit all restaurants and bars to sell consumers alcohol to go or include beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages in delivery orders, says a national association representing the industry. “The whole (offsite sales) thing is pretty muddy,” said Mark von Schellwitz, vice-president of […]
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If you’re looking for an activity for your child, or just for you, over the winter, then the place to be tonight is the Memorial Sports Centre. The auditorium at the arena will play host to the one-stop “Sport & Club Registration Night” from 5-7 p.m., offering everyone a chance […]
Ken Kellar FASD Community Partners Robyn Dennis (Community Living Fort Frances and District), front left, Miranda Sigurdson (NHWU), Lana Smith (Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services), Jenn Cawston (FIREFLY), Erin Lovelace (Kenora-Rainy River Children and Family Services), Ellie Tucker (OPSEU Local 718 correctional staff), back left, Copper River Inn general […]
Jamie Mountain Ashton Cousineau was locked in on the airborne ball as he got ready to unleash a serve during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s first practice of the season on Monday afternoon at Fort High. All four Muskie court sport teams will open the NorWOSSA season on Tuesday […]
