The Associated Press HOUSTON–Trent Thornton was looking forward to yesterday’s game against the Astros since he was traded to Toronto in the off-season. He delivered arguably his best start of the season. Thornton shut down his former team into the seventh inning, Teoscar Hernández hit two of Toronto’s season-high five […]
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The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.–Gary Woodland denied Brooks Koepka’s bold bid at history and made U.S. Open memories of his own yesterday with two clutch shots, a birdie putt on the final hole and that silver trophy in his hands at Pebble Beach. Yeah, he’s got this. Koepka, […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Shortly after Caroline Mulroney took the reins as Ontario’s attorney general, she spoke to a judge about the often stymied process of modernizing the court system. “I said, ‘I heard you’re still working with fax machines,’ and the judge said, ‘Oh please don’t take away our […]
Mayor June Caul, right, shook hands with and presented flowers to Warrant Officer 2nd Class Courtney Sinclair of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets Squadron following the cadets’ speeches about their trip to Europe in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day on Saturday. The cadets spoke at the Manitoba […]
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There were no new fires in the Northwest Region yesterday but four new ones reported on Saturday. Fort Frances fire #5 is a 0.2 hectare blaze located north of Kaiashkons Lake. It is being observed. Kenora fire #30 is currently 5.7 ha. and not under control. The fire is located […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW–Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. The head of a wolf, which died 40,000 years ago, was discovered in the Russian Arctic region of Yakutia. Valery Plotnikov, a top researcher at the local branch of […]
Ken Kellar Ryan Scott stood for a photo with the new plaque that has been affixed to the can recycling container at Sixth Street School in honour of his late son, Arlan. The Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club made the dedication early Saturday afternoon, with club president Travis Michl saying […]
The Associated Press WALHALLA, S.C.–A South Carolina woman who police say was driving drunk will not be cited with a DUI because her vehicle of choice was a toy truck. News outlets quote police as saying that instead they charged 25-year-old Megan Holman with public intoxication. They say they spotted […]
Ken Kellar Alex Larson, left, and Michelle McCool each grabbed some “strawberries” from Diane Taggart and Laurie Kosowick at the Pick-a-Strawberry booth during the “Strawberry Social” held on the La Verendrye Hospital grounds on Thursday. Each of the made-up berries had a number or symbol on the bottom that corresponded […]
The Canadian PressCamille Bains VANCOUVER–Heavy drinking landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times twice for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with alcohol to try and kill herself. “I had no recollection of either wanting to end my life or taking the pills to […]
Marc Stuempfle Mary O’Connor, left, presented Gaydonna Barker–representing the team of the Church of the Holly Spirit–with the prize basket for being the top fundraising team Saturday during the “Walk for Alzheimer’s” fundraiser here. Participants, including friends and family members of those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, walked along the […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden. Thirteen St. Louis players took their turn with the iconic trophy, raising it […]
