The Associated PressVin A. Cherwoo NEW YORK–After his team’s first four skaters in the shootout couldn’t beat goalie Thomas Greiss, Montreal Canadiens’ coach Claude Julien decided to go with the right-handed Joel Armia instead of Charles Hudon. The move paid off. Armia scored in the fifth round on the first […]
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The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Repaying hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans and their survivors for a calculating error that deprived them of some of their pensions for seven years will cost $165 million, the federal government says. Veterans Affairs minister Seamus O’Regan revealed the error and compensation package yesterday, during […]
The Canadian PressAlanna Rizza Postmedia Network Inc. no longer will be delivering newspapers to schools across Canada in order to comply with federal laws that restrict how cannabis is advertised to minors, the company said yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Canadian newsmedia company said print deliveries have been cancelled to […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, standing, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre, and Kayleigh Speirs, administration manager at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, were busy this morning getting the new exhibit, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3,” ready at the local museum. The exhibit will open this […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–Police in Saskatchewan soon could be allowed to release information about someone’s abusive past if they believe that person’s partner may be at risk. Dubbed “Clare’s Law,” the proposed legislation is said to be the first of its kind in Canada and is aimed at reducing […]
From CBC News Thunder Bay, Ont.–A Fort Frances man charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of two people here last year has been found not criminally responsible but will remain in custody. Tyler John Cousineau was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Lovern Affleck, […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Danielle Hunter had three-and-a-half of Minnesota’s franchise-record 10 sacks and a fourth-quarter fumble return for a touchdown, making for a miserable afternoon for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 victory by the Vikings yesterday afternoon. Hunter, the fourth-year defensive end, also was credited […]
Duane Hicks Kimmy and Malcolm Daley posed for a pic at this festive photobooth on Thursday evening during Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s “Novemberfest” fundraiser there. The seventh-annual wine, cheese, and beer fundraiser, which drew a packed house, also featured hors d’oeuvres, live music, games, and a live auction. […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–The Calgary Stampeders have cemented their spot atop the CFL’s West Division but the club’s head coach feels like his squad doesn’t have what it takes to win heading into the playoffs. “We need to be a better team,” Dave Dickenson said Saturday night after the […]
Staff They had a great season but a championship just wasn’t to be in the end. The Muskie football team battled hard but ultimately fell just short in a 31-30 semi-final loss to the Elmwood Giants in WHSFL playoff action Thursday in Winnipeg. After the top-ranked Giants had built a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to snap a three-game losing skid last week but couldn’t turn that into an extended winning streak over the weekend. The Lakers blanked the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-0 on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena to win their second in a […]
Jamie Mountain Jersey Masson looked to get her skate and pad against the left post as quick as she could to thwart a wraparound attempt by a Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ forward during her squad’s 5-0 loss Saturday morning at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase at the Ice […]
