From the OPP A man has been arrested and charged in conjunction with a break-and-enter in Sioux Lookout. Members of the Sioux Lookout OPP were dispatched to a report of an incident at a Sioux Lookout business last Wednesday. The officers observed the cash registers to have been damaged and […]
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The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–After more than two years riding the brakes on a raft of promised reforms to election laws, the Trudeau government is preparing to put the pedal to the metal to get them in place in time for the next federal election in 2019. With Elections Canada […]
Staff How I Set Your Mother, Take A Hit, and Bump It Up all garnered the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action Thursday night. The Volley Llamas, Gillons’, Let’s Talk About Sets, Kiss My Pass, and Safe Sets each nabbed three points. Scared Hitless snared two […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–For the third-straight day, Ontario’s Liberal government, which is facing an election in about two months, pledged to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on health care–promising Thursday to tackle overcrowding and long waits in the province’s hospitals. Premier Kathleen Wynne, whose Liberals are down in […]
Staff Town council is being recommended to endorse guidelines for usage of the Rainy Lake Square at its regular meeting tonight. The guidelines include allowing bar and restaurant businesses with catering endorsements to sell alcohol at events at the Rainy Lake Square, as well as the prohibition of smoking in […]
The Canadian PressDarrin Bauming WINNIPEG–Captain Blake Wheeler wasn’t certain at the beginning of the season if his Winnipeg Jets would contend for a playoff spot. Now he has his answer. The Jets clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators last […]
Jamie Mountain English River Miners’ goalie Michael Lenko kicked a shot aside while defenceman Terix Fischer-Kobes tried to knock Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jack Bernie out of the way during the squad’s 2-1 overtime loss in Game 3 of the best-of-five quarter-final playoff series Saturday night at the Ice For […]
From the OPP On March 24 around 8:50 p.m., the body of a 16-year-old youth was located in the area of Brinkman Road and Evergreen School in Kenora. Members of the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit, the Regional Support Team, and Forensic Identification Services, under the direction of Det. […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–Despite winning 20 of their last 24 games and sitting atop the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors are doing a little soul-searching these days. A 117-106 loss yesterday to the L.A. Clippers was the Raptors’ third defeat in five games. And that stretch included a 116-112 […]
Staff It was a great showing for the Muskie girls’ hockey team last week at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships in Timmins. Seeded third for the 16-team tournament, the squad fell short of their goal of a provincial title with a 3-0 loss to second-ranked St. Anne’s CSS in Friday morning’s […]
The Associated PressEddie Pells Three teams that need no introduction. One from out of nowhere. Although the 2018 NCAA tournament produced the biggest upset in the history of the event, along with a seemingly endless string of wild finishes and unexpected results, the “Final Four” will look very much like […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ curling rink capped an excellent season by claiming OFSAA gold with a 6-3 win over Widdifield (North Bay) in the final Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The squad is comprised of skip Chris Silver, left, Daniel Vandenbrand, Jason Bazylewski, Owen Riches, and […]
