Staff The Fort Frances Lakers took care of business over the weekend with a pair of 7-2 wins against the Minnesota Iron Rangers in Hoyt Lakes on Friday and Saturday. The Lakers used a well-balanced attack–getting goals from seven different players Saturday night. Last-place Minnesota (3-40-0-0) did start off strong […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has written directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to waive solicitor-client privilege so former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould can talk publicly about what happened with SNC-Lavalin. The request is contained in an open letter dated yesterday, in which Scheer said […]
The Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.–With plenty of sunlight and no drama, Phil Mickelson finished off a seven-under 65 this morning to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and match the tournament record with his fifth victory. Mickelson had a three-shot lead over Paul Casey with two holes to play […]
Staff The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team showed more of their dominance over the weekend as they compiled a 6-0-1 record en route to claiming the title at the St. Patrick Volleyball Festival in Thunder Bay. Fort High went 3-0-1 in Pool ‘A’ play on Friday, which included straight-sets wins […]
The Associated PressDavid Bauder LOS ANGELES–Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took centre stage. Childish Gambino’s disturbing look at race relations, “This is America,” won record and song of the year on last night’s telecast. It was […]
The Associated PressJohn Wawrow BUFFALO, N.Y.–Goalie Connor Hellebuyck initially took exception to the suggestion of the Jets being in a slump before being reminded their 0-2-1 skid had been Winnipeg’s longest of the season. “Yeah, that’s a good point,” Hellebuyck conceded. “I don’t know if I’d use that term [slump]. […]
Duane Hicks Autumn Smeeth and her brother, Chevy, made heart-shaped tissue paper suncatchers during the Craft Club for Kids held Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. The craft club runs there every Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult for this free activity.
Staff Makenna Henttonen, Martina Woods, Issy Taylor, and Jill Calder each scored twice to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 14-1 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena that improved their NorWOSSA record to 7-7-0-1. It also was “Seniors’ Night” […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.–Only four American courses have hosted a PGA Tour event and a major championship in the same year–a concept that USGA chief executive Mike Davis does not consider to be ideal. One big exception is Pebble Beach. “I think this is great,” Davis said […]
More light snow is possible tonight, with an overnight low of minus-24 C (11 below zero F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 24 km/h. Tomorrow will see clearing but frigid conditions, with a high of just minus-18 (zero) and low around minus-26 (15 below). Look for west-northwest winds gusting […]
Press Release After securing solid contract gains last spring, about 140 Unifor members at Norbord in Barwick now are seeing big profit-sharing cheques to kick off 2019. “Unifor and Norbord negotiated a more traditional five-year deal last spring that included major improvements such as 10.5 percent in wage gains, a […]
The Canadian PressSheryl Ubelacker TORONTO–Researchers have found much deeper links between cardiovascular disease and the risk of cognitive impairment than previously were known, strengthening the message to Canadians that taking steps to prevent heart disease and stroke also protects the brain. A study by researchers at the Heart and Stroke […]
