The Associated PressDoug Ferguson LOS ANGELES–Tiger Woods and his TGR Foundation took over the Genesis Open at Riviera two years ago, and now the PGA Tour is elevating it to the same status as tournaments hosted by Jack Nicklaus and the late Arnold Palmer. Still to be determined is whether […]
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Staff Makenna Henttonen scored four times and Jill Calder notched a hat trick to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 16-0 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the NorWOSSA regular-season finale Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Henttonen added two assists as part of a […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-19 C (two below zero F) and northwest winds gusting up to 26 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of minus-11 (12) and low around minus-21 (six below). Expect northwest winds gusting up to 18 km/h. A […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is considering having large industrial companies pay for pollution if they exceed emissions standards that will be established in the province–a system critics say is the same as the federal carbon tax the government has railed against for months. The Progressive Conservative government posted a […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–A new study suggests Ontario residents living in rural communities are at a higher risk of having a stroke than their counterparts in urban centres. The study, published today in the journal “Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes,” examined data from 6 million Ontario residents gathered between […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–A shortage of sailors is making it hard for the Royal Canadian Navy to operate its ships and work on replacing them at the same time, according to a senior naval officer. The revelation by Commodore Steve Waddell, head of naval strategic readiness, follow similar concerns […]
The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C.–The winner of a $1.537-billion lottery jackpot in South Carolina has yet to come forward. That means the state of South Carolina might be a big loser, too. Economic officials estimated the winner would pay $61 million in state income taxes and put that money into […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–Pascal Siakam got chants of “MVP, MVP.” Jeremy Lin, just hours after landing in Toronto, got a standing ovation as he made his Raptors’ debut. It made for a feel-good night as Toronto, fuelled by Siakam’s career-high 44 points in the absence of Kawhi Leonard (knee), […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A 19-year-old woman who allegedly tossed a chair off the balcony of a downtown Toronto highrise turned herself in to police yesterday to face multiple charges after video of the incident circulated widely online. Police had launched a public appeal for help identifying the woman after the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will host the Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA regular-season finale today (Feb. 14) at 7 p.m. at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). It also will be “Parents’ Night.” Admission is $7 for adults and $2 for students, with those under 12 being free. A moonlight ski […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–A closer look at some unimaginably ancient fossils suggests complex life may have evolved much earlier and more quickly than scientists previously thought. “If these are complex life forms, what it tells you is that evolution happened much quicker than we think,” said Kurt Konhauser, one […]
Duane Hicks Sheri De Gagne, left, and Josie Miller socialized during a tea yesterday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the new “Fibre Content” exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. The travelling exhibit, which features a wide variety of fibre art from across Ontario, and the local […]
