Jamie Mountain Nick Vogan (#8) and Reece Chorney (#9) looked to keep a St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ opponent from directing the ball over the net during the second set of the Rainy River Owls’ senior boys’ volleyball team’s 3-0 loss (17-25, 15-25, and 16-25) in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action Monday afternoon […]
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Jamie Mountain Monday afternoon produced two different results for the Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior girls’ basketball teams. The seniors were in tough against a skilled St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) team and suffered their second-straight loss with a 43-30 defeat in NorWOSSA ‘A’ action at RRHS. The Owls […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Garret Sparks had a lot of thoughts rattling in his head before his first start of the season. He didn’t have a chance to overthink the second. Toronto’s back-up goalie made 33 saves in place of the injured Frederik Andersen, and Kasperi Kapanen, scored twice as the […]
The Associated PressGenaro C. Armas GREEN BAY, Wis.–A pick, a beneficial penalty, and a game-winning kick. Quite a final minute for the Green Bay Packers. Mason Crosby booted a 27-yard field goal as time expired to cap an 81-yard drive set up by Kevin King’s interception with 1:07 left as […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with a possible snowshower. Look for an overnight low of minus-four C (24 F) and west-northwest winds gusting up to 22 km/h. Tomorrow will be partly to mostly sunny but cold, with a high of just two (35) and low around minus-two (28). Expect […]
Duane Hicks Sarah Faragher, centre, helped her daughter, Carmen, and son, Theo, stick pins in a pattern in preparation to make string art yesterday afternoon during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open art studio in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library. Community Living is expected to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–With just hours to go before pot is legal in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says parents will play a role in talking to their kids about the drug. Trudeau says a regulated market for marijuana–a pillar of his 2015 election campaign–will help keep cannabis out of […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Two Ontario legislators from different parties introduced separate bills yesterday aimed at stopping auto insurance companies from charging drivers higher premiums based on where they live, saying it was time for the practice to end. The politicians–one from the ruling Progressive Conservatives and another from the […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–MPs spent their first day back in Parliament after Thanksgiving break debating the perils of climate change. The emergency debate was granted by House of Commons Speaker Geoffrey Regan just a week after the United Nations climate change arm dropped an explosive warning. It bluntly said the […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson Voters in London, Ont. will become the first in Canada to use ranked ballots in a municipal election when they head to the polls next week, with experts saying the city’s experience will be closely watched by communities across the country. This is the first year […]
The Associated PressBeth Harris LOS ANGELES–The Milwaukee Brewers know they can count on their intimidating bullpen to get outs. They may not have been expecting a twice-demoted shortstop to generate so much offence. Jhoulys Chacin combined with four relievers on a five-hitter and Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in […]
Duane Hicks The local municipal and school board election got off and running here yesterday, with about 11 percent of the electorate having cast their votes via the internet or telephone by the end of the day. “Day 1 went very, very well,” returning officer Lisa Slomke told the Times […]
