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Red Lake Miners’ captain Shaye Sommerfeld scored twice to lead his side to a 6-2 win over the Fort Frances Lakers in SIJHL action on Tuesday night at the Cochenour Arena. With the win, the Miners (28-12-3-2) moved into first place overall in the SIJHL standings, two points clear of […]

The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca has emerged as the clear front-runner in the Ontario Liberal leadership race, according to new data released by the party. Del Duca has secured the support of 1,173 delegates out of the 2,724 who will select the party’s replacement for […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie captain Jill Calder, right, tried to get her stick on the puck before her Sioux Lookout Warriors’ opponent did during the second period of Fort High’s 7-2 win in their annual “Seniors Night” game on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Calder netted a hat […]

The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee KAHNAWAKE, Que.–Mohawks manning a barricade that has disrupted rail traffic near Montreal said yesterday they’ll remain in place as long as the RCMP is present on territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation in northern British Columbia. About a dozen people milled about the site, which featured […]

The Fort Frances Lakers will take on the Red Lake Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 at the Ice for Kids arena. Admission is $12 for adults; $8 for students; $5 for children 12 and under; free for children under five. The Fort Frances Lakers will also be […]

The Canadian Press Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia: Demonstrators in Victoria are promising to shut down all provincial government offices in that city on Friday as a show of solidarity with opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project […]

Environment Canada warns that as of this morning Fort Frances and the surrounding area is under an Extreme Cold warning, as temperatures with the windchill are expected to reach -40 C (-40 F) today. Take caution to bundle up if you must be outside. Tonight will be clear with a […]

Jamie Mountain Caleb Allan had his Kenora Broncos’ opponent on skates as he hit him with a nasty crossover to get past him during the first quarter of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team’s 78-37 romp in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday afternoon here.

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Nolan Mann scored twice and assisted on two others to pace the Muskie boys’ hockey team to a convincing 6-1 win over the two-time defending NorWOSSA champion Sioux Lookout Warriors on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Peyton Avis scored and added four assists to also impress offensively for […]

Allison JonesTHE CANADAIN PRESS TORONTO–Schools across Ontario will be closed Feb. 21 as elementary, secondary, Catholic and French teachers banded together yesterday to announce a joint strike in a bid to ramp up pressure on Premier Doug Ford’s government with contract negotiations at a near standstill. The one-day job action […]

The Canadian PressLaura Osman OTTAWA–The New Democrats are asking the provinces to support their promised universal pharmacare legislation, hoping to win premiers over by calling on Ottawa to increase federal health transfers. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wrote to every premier in Canada Wednesday to outline the party’s plan and ask […]

Jamie Mountain Peyton Avis broke in all alone on the Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goal and looked to deke to his backhand on goalie Jessen Bighead during the first period of the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 6-1 win in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Avis scored […]