Staff The Mackenzie Jolicouer rink went 3-0 at the U18 regional qualifier in Atikokan over the weekend to earn a berth to the provincials to be held at the Fort Frances Curling Club on March 6-10. The Stratton-based rink, which includes Aynsley Williams (third), Andrea Schram (second), and Micaela Jolicouer […]
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Jamie Mountain The bragging rights belong to this side of the border this season. Austin Armstrong scored twice to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a 4-2 win over the International Falls Broncos in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series Thursday night in front of […]
Jamie Mountain While it didn’t show on the scoreboard this past weekend, the Fort Frances Lakers are learning what it takes to play as a team. The squad let a two-goal second-period lead slip away Friday night en route to a 5-4 overtime loss to the host Thief River Falls […]
Staff The Fort Frances Wolves (Ma’iingan) showed some bite to their game over the weekend. Fort Frances blanked the Kenora Huskies 3-0 in Sunday morning’s Novice division final to capture the gold medal at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s annual Novice and Atom tournaments at the Ice For Kids […]
It’s the start of a new chapter in my fishing career down in Florida this week with the first Bassmaster Elite Series event of 2019 taking place at the St. John’s River. After six seasons fishing the FLW Tour, I have changed things up this year and will fish the […]
Look for occasional light snow late tonight, with a possible accumulation of one-three cm (about an inch). The overnight low will be minus-18 C (zero F), with northeast winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will see snow, particularly later in the day, with a possible accumulation of five-10 cm […]
The Associated PressDavid Bauder PASADENA, Calif.–The New England Patriots’ competitive but action-starved Super Bowl victory over the L.A. Rams on Sunday night was seen by 100.7 million people on television and streaming services–the smallest audience for football’s annual spectacle in a decade. A boycott by disgruntled New Orleans Saints’ fans, […]
From the OPP On Feb. 1 around 3:40 p.m., Dryden OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Highway 17 in Eton Township (west of Dryden). As a result, officers seized 27 cases of cigarettes with a total estimated value of $81,000. Two Edmonton residents, […]
From the OPP Officers of the Fort Frances OPP have charged an adult male with impaired driving. On Feb. 3 around 2:20 p.m., during a routine motorized snowmachine patrol on the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club’s trails surrounding Fort Frances, officers stopped a 1995 all-terrain vehicle. Upon speaking with the […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s health minister yesterday was forced to make assurances that long-term care inspections and the province’s air ambulance service will not be privatized, as leaked documents appear to peg those services for “outsourcing.” Christine Elliott’s comments came after the NDP released a second set of confidential […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–True north isn’t quite where it used to be. Earth’s north magnetic pole has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say past estimates no longer are accurate enough for precise navigation. Yesterday, they released an update of where true north really […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey TORONTO–A serial killer who preyed on men from Toronto’s gay village took photographs of his victims’ bodies posed in various states of undress and kept the images on his computer, accessing some of them long after the killings. The Crown provided previously-unheard details of Bruce McArthur’s […]
