The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–David Price went home a winner in a post-season start for the first time in his career. That, he insisted, is all he ever cared about. “This is bigger than David Price,” he stressed last night. “This isn’t about me. This is about the Boston Red […]
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Staff On a frigid Autumn afternoon, the Muskie football team was left frozen in their annual Homecoming game. The St. John’s Tigers came to town and rode away with a valuable two points in the standings after a 21-13 victory in WHSFL action at Fort High. The loss also snapped […]
The editorial in yesterday’s Times, headlined “Have your say,” referred to a travelling Voter Help Centre being set up on Thursday (Oct. 18) from 1-3 p.m. at Columbus Place on Nelson Street. It neglected to mention a travelling Voter Help Centre also would be set up at on Monday (Oct. […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–Alex Cora led Boston to a victory over the hated N.Y. Yankees. Next up for the first-year Red Sox manager: the team he left after winning a World Series as a bench coach last season. “I’ve been talking about them the whole season so now we […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario is launching a public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of using recreational cannabis and promote social responsibility ahead of the legalization of marijuana next week. Attorney General Caroline Mulroney said the ads will emphasize the province’s rules around the sale and consumption of pot, […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-four C (24 F) and west winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-five (23). Look for west-southwest winds again gusting up to 17 km/h. Afternoon […]
From the OPP On Oct. 7 around 5:10 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP were dispatched to a call of a possible impaired driver at a local restaurant drive-thru. An officer attended the scene and located the suspect vehicle in the parking lot. The member spoke with the […]
The Rainy River District Best Start Network will host a one-day gathering and interactive workshop, entitled “Creating Community Change,” on Friday, Oct. 12 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Copper River Inn. Lunch will be provided. There is no cost to attend but registration is required by contacting Tanis at […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario soon will allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, joining three other provinces in providing the exemption. The Progressive Conservative government said yesterday that the exemption, which goes into effect Oct. 18, will recognize Sikh motorcycle riders’ civil rights and religious expression. “The safety […]
Staff It was another job well done for the Muskie cross-country team on Tuesday at the annual Hial Pike meet in International Falls. The 24-runner contingent once again showed excellent running skills and wound up with some impressive race times in their final meet before the NWOSSAA championships next week […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The United States says Canadians who work in the marijuana industry will not be barred outright from entering the country. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said in an updated statement that someone working in the legal pot industry in Canada will “generally be admissible” as […]
The Associated Press PANAMA CITY, Fla.–Search-and-rescue teams fanned out across the Florida Panhandle to reach trapped people in Michael’s wake today as daylight yielded scenes of rows upon rows of houses smashed to pieces by the third-most powerful hurricane on record to hit the continental U.S. At least two deaths […]
