Staff The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association held its annual year-end banquet Sunday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Gianna Gushulak nabbed the Larry Tucker Memorial Novice rookie-of-the-year award. Here is a complete list of the winners from each team: •Novice Heat–Melia Friend (most improved), Peyton Sisco (most dedicated), Ainsley […]
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Abigail Stefanick-Gibbons led the way as Faye Kinsman, Daisy DeGagne, and Bella Hunter followed in-sync during their “My Little Pony” routine.
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Provinces and territories have agreed to fund a key financial pillar supporting the Trudeau Liberals’ decade-long housing strategy, vowing to spend billions to repair and build social housing units and create a new rental benefit. Several of the key programs in the housing strategy unveiled in […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians need to have a conversation about whether to allow women and men to be paid to donate eggs or sperm for fertility treatments. While many strong opinions are expected on this proposed change, Trudeau said he believes it is an […]
Duane Hicks The “Welcome Home” Fort Frances Family Centre has a new location. The former Fort Frances Women’s Centre has moved westward from the 300 block to 272 Scott St. (the old Bonnie Blue) and reopened its doors there as of yesterday. “Welcome Home” remains a drop-in centre for women […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKennaKelly Geraldine Malone HUMBOLDT, Sask.–One family got the worst news, the other the best. After believing Humboldt Broncos’ hockey player Parker Tobin had survived the team’s bus crash late last week in Saskatchewan, his family was told there had been a mistake. He actually was dead. It […]
Drama Division (April 9) •CLASS D510 Excerpts from a play, Grade 5–1. Kaden Kelly with Maya Davis (Honours) •CLASS D902 Solo Poetry, Humourous, Grade 9-10–1. Tori Anne Toriseva (First Class Honours) •CLASS D801 Solo Poetry, Serious, Grade 8–1. Maya Davis (First Class Honours) •CLASS D204 Serious Reading, Grade 1-3–1. Cassandra […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–The president of the University of British Columbia opened the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre yesterday with an apology to survivors for the role UBC played in perpetuating a harmful system. Santa Ono told a crowd that universities bear part of the responsibility for the […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Two months after their leader resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have turfed another legislator and barred him from running for re-election over sexual harassment allegations from a former intern. In a statement issued yesterday, the Tories said the decision to oust Michael Harris […]
The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–With one swing of the bat, Josh Donaldson turned a tight duel into a blowout and sent the historically-meagre crowd at Camden Yards scurrying toward the exits. Donaldson hit his fourth career grand slam, and Steve Pearce homered for the third-straight game, as the Toronto Blue […]
The Associated PressNoah Trister DETROIT–On the second night of a back-to-back, with first place in the Eastern Conference already wrapped up, the Toronto Raptors easily could have packed it in after falling behind by 17 points. That’s not what coach Dwane Casey wanted. “We are taking these last games seriously […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Connor Hellebuyck is going to try to make sure his golfing buddy, Devan Dubnyk, hits the links before he does this spring. The goalies became friends while training and playing golf together last summer. But that friendship is on hold now that their teams are foes in […]
