Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s aim is to get better each and every time out on the court. So far, so good. The black-and-gold compiled a 3-1 record en route to snaring the bronze medal at the Falcon Invitational tournament over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “We […]
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Jamie Mountain You can’t take any opponent lightly and the Muskie girls’ hockey team made sure not to do that over the weekend. The Muskies downed the Sioux Lookout Warriors by a combined 26-1 in a pair of road games to improve their NorWOSSA record to 4-5-0-1. Head coach Chris […]
Jamie Mountain You can’t win them all but the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team tried its best to do so. The black-and-gold claimed the silver medal at the “Winter Blast” tournament hosted by the Kenora Broncos with a hard-fought, three-set loss in Saturday’s final to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints […]
Jamie Mountain If you’ve been itching to get out on the snowmobile trails, this weekend is a great time to do it. The Borderland Snowmobile Club will be holding its first “poker run” of the season on Saturday from Fort Frances to Emo. Registration is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the […]
Press Release The provincial government is making life more affordable by putting a stop to hunting licence fee increases for all Ontario residents and removing the $2 service fee. “We’re making it easier for Ontarians to enjoy the great outdoors by keeping hunting licences affordable,” said Natural Resources and Forestry […]
Jamie Mountain It was another loss in the end but you can’t fault the effort. The Fort Frances Lakers played their best game after the Christmas break but ultimately came up on the short end of a 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night […]
Staff It was a great day on the trails for the Muskie Nordic skiing team last Wednesday in Kenora. The nine-member contingent all clocked impressive times at the Mount Evergreen Classic, which was the first race of the NorWOSSA season. Emma Toriseva and Kayli Machura finished 1-2 in the junior […]
Jamie Mountain The end of the regular season is quickly approaching and the Rainy River Owls’ court teams will be looking to end on a high note. The junior boys’ basketball squad came up on the wrong end of a 57-47 score to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane SURREY, B.C.–The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern British Columbia, and also erect a temporary detachment to maintain safety in the area. The Mounties enforced a court injunction Jan. 7 allowing Coastal GasLink workers […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords The head of the union representing workers at a General Motors plant slated for closure said Premier Doug Ford offered assurances yesterday that he would pressure the automaker to change its plans for the facility in Oshawa, Ont. Unifor president Jerry Dias and Ford initially had […]
Jamie Mountain Katrina Slomke, left, and Andrea Schram got ready to sweep a rock down the ice after Jillian Cousineau released her shot during the Muskie girls’ curling team’s win over the Rainy River Owls during the NorWOSSA qualifier yesterday afternoon at the Fort France Curling Club. The black-and-gold went […]
Skies will clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-23 C (nine below zero F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 30 km/h. Tomorrow will see increasing cloudiness, with a high of minus-15 (five) and low around minus-22 (seven below). Look for west-northwest winds gusting up to nine km/h. Gradual […]
