With the NorWOSSA playoffs fast approaching, every game is crucial from here on out for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The Muskies are playing with confidence heading into the stretch run of the season after pulling out a comeback 3-2 shootout win over the rival St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Through 15 consecutive victories, the Toronto Raptors have proven fearless in the face of adversity, unfazed by countless injuries. And they’ve made Canadian pro sports history in the process. The Raptors roared to their 15th win in a row last night, beating the revamped Minnesota Timberwolves […]
The Canadian PressCarol Schram VANCOUVER–The final score made the win look easy, but Jacob Markstrom was the difference as the Vancouver Canucks snapped their four-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday. “You’ve gotta come up with some timely saves,” said Markstrom, who made 36 […]
The Canadian PressLaura Osman OTTAWA–A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, has landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a release Tuesday that the plane landed with 130 Canadians and 58 accompanying family members. Officials […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Commuter trains have been shut down for a second day on a train line near Montreal as supporters of a pipeline protest in northwestern British Columbia maintain their presence on the tracks. Officials at Exo, which runs the commuter trains in the Montreal area, announced early Tuesday […]
Tonight will bring flurries and a low of -11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will see continuing flurries before clearing overnight with a high of -14 (seven) and a low of -29 (-20). Thursday will be sunny and clear with a high of -16 (three) and a low of -28 (-18). […]
Gary J. Barney, front left, Fred Laverdure, Louis Tabak, and Jan Gustafson played a game of cards during the Fort Frances Senior Centre’s special “Introduction to Bridge” learning session on Friday morning. The learning sessions are recurring each Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. To get involved pre-register by calling […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Deep South on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again filled a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of failing. The National Weather Service said minor to moderate flooding was expected from […]
The Associated PressIsabel Debre CAIRO–Egypt’s fast-growing population hit 100 million people on Tuesday, the official statistics agency announced, presenting a pressing problem for an already overburdened country with limited resources. The staggering figure is an increase of 7 million since the publication of the latest census results in 2017. Egypt’s […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Elementary teachers are hitting the picket lines en masse in Ontario today in their second provincewide strike to put pressure on the government in contract talks. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is also using the other four days of the week to stage rotating strikes, ensuring […]
Press Release DALLAS, TEXAS — Today, Premier Doug Ford and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, concluded a mission to Dallas, Texas where they reinforced the benefits of investing in Ontario to business leaders and officials, including Toyota Motor North America, the Canadian Consul General in […]
The Associated Press LONDON–U.S. chip maker Intel and Chinese smartphone maker Vivo are among the latest companies to pull out of a major European technology fair over virus worries. The two companies said Tuesday they would not participate in the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on […]
