Press Release This Thursday (Aug. 9), residents are encouraged to continue the 16-year tradition of making miracles happen by visiting their local Dairy Queen to celebrate “Miracle Treat Day.” Proceeds from every “Blizzard Treat” sold at the Dairy Queen here will be donated to The Children’s Hospital of Manitoba, one […]
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It will be mostly cloudy this evening, with an overnight low of 15 C (59 F) and south-southwest winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and hot, with a high of 29 (84) and low around 14 (57). Look for west-northwest winds gusting up to 17 […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND–Trevor Bauer struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in six innings as the Cleveland Indians hit four home runs in routing the Minnesota Twins 10-0 last night. Bauer (11-6) has 206 strikeouts this season, one behind Boston’s Chris Sale for the AL lead. The right-hander […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The Ontario government says it will offer “non-financial incentives” to brewers who sell their beer for $1 once the province’s buck-a-beer plan is in place later this month. Premier Doug Ford said participating businesses will be offered prime spots in Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores, […]
The Fort Frances Museum’s front entrance is getting revamped to accommodate those with accessibility issues. Construction workers were on-site this morning continuing to build a ramp while adding on a rail. -Sam Odrowski photo
The Canadian PressHelen Moka Beyond simply piling up along the coast, discarded plastics that end up in the ocean also could be a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by a Canadian-led team of researchers from the University of Hawaii. The team, which is led by […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime walked out to a loud applause from a jam-packed grand stand at the Rogers Cup last night. They took a few warm-up shots, smiled at each other, then calmly faced off against two of the top players in the game. While […]
The Associated PressJohn Kekis WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.–Like father, like son. Mired in a confounding losing streak since the start of his NASCAR Cup career in 2016, Chase Elliott finally broke into the win column Sunday–holding off road course ace Martin Truex Jr. at Watkins Glen. The son of Hall-of-Famer Bill […]
Sam Odrowski A temporary “bailey bridge” now is being utilized on the south side of the overpass here as Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals has begun replacing storm sewers and watermains that run underneath the roadway. The whole project is slated for completion by Oct. 19.
From the MNRF FireRanger crews continue to chip away at the Northwest Region’s active fire load while wet weather over the past 48 hours is keeping new fire starts to a minimum. High drought code values in the region, a measure of moisture levels deep in the soil, are expected […]
The Canadian Press UNION BAY, B.C.–Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like–but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman said she shooed a black bear out of her home twice in one day last week. “I was sitting in my […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The Trudeau Liberals are offering indigenous communities $30 million in prize money as part of a contest that could end up rewriting the rules about how the federal government funds badly-needed housing on-reserve. Key to the contest is to draw in private-sector builders to help finance […]
