The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Progressive Conservative government says its plan to fix the “hydro mess” left behind by the Liberals would save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars while maintaining a 25 percent rate cut. The so-called Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, introduced Thursday, brings an end to the […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Pascal Siakam called it “March Madness.” Madness, indeed. Jeremy Lamb banked in a circus buzzer-beater from 48 feet last night to lift the Charlotte Hornets to a jaw-dropping 115-114 win over the Toronto Raptors. One of the craziest endings in Raptors’ history left Scotiabank Arena fans […]
The Canadian Press SILKEBORG, Denmark–Chelsea Carey’s Canadian rink dropped to 4-5 after a 9-3 loss to Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni this morning at the world women’s curling championships. Switzerland put it away by scoring four in the eighth, breaking open a close game. The loss dropped Canada into a three-way tie […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A one-time $2.2-billion windfall in the federal budget to help Canadian cities improve roads, bridges, highways, and water systems won’t become an annual tradition, Finance minister Bill Morneau warned yesterday, even in the face of problems getting the first projects off the ground. Tuesday’s multi-billion-dollar top-up […]
The Associated PressAmy ForlitiJeff Baenen MINNEAPOLIS–Bundled up against the icy cold and drifting snow, Don Olson has tended the trail of a popular cross-country ski race in Minnesota for years. Fixing problem spots on the Vasaloppet’s route often meant braving the freezing temperatures and frigid winds that always have defined […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League saw two tight defensive semi-final games played Tuesday night at Fort High. Only one of the four semi-final teams were able to break the 50-point barrier and unfortunately for all those watching the games, they also saw a number of significant injuries take […]
Sam Odrowski Liam Dent, a Grade 7 at St. Francis School, flexed his bicep to output an electrical signal that triggers a prosthetic hand during the school’s science fair yesterday. His project looked at which muscle group has the best output signal to trigger a prosthetic. He 3D-printed the prosthetic […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Strip searches of suspects have become commonplace and are all too often unnecessary–and even illegal–despite sharp criticism of the practice going back almost two decades, one of Ontario’s police watchdogs reported today. In a special analysis of the issue, the Office of the Independent Police Review […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Former federal Treasury Board president Jane Philpott says there’s “much more to the story” of the SNC-Lavalin affair that should be told. In an interview with Maclean’s magazine that landed like a bomb today on Parliament Hill, the ex-minister said she had concerns in January–before the controversy […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-six C (21 F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny but cool, with a high of two (35) and low again around minus-six (21). Expect north-northwest winds gusting up to 13 km/h. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will need to come up with their best game of the season if they hope to extend their playoff lives. Jacob Anthony made 25 saves, and had a little luck on his side in the late going to help him post a shutout, as the […]
The Associated PressMurray Evans OKLAHOMA CITY–Forced to play overtime after blowing a 20-point second-half lead, the Toronto Raptors found their groove again in the extra period. Pascal Siakam had 33 points and 13 rebounds, and Fred VanVleet added 23 points and six assists, as the Raptors won the first of […]
