Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Jon Busch fired home Fort High’s 11th goal of the game during the third period of Saturday night’s 17-2 rout of the Red Lake Rams at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold will conclude their regular season with back-to-back games in Red Lake this Friday […]
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Staff A trio of Fort Frances Aquanauts had a standout weekend Feb. 3-4 at the Northwestern Ontario LC Championship hosted by the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts. Jacy Gagne claimed gold in the female age 15-and-older 50m breaststroke (40.08) and also nabbed bronze in the 100m breaststroke (1:30.75). Ayiana Gagne earned bronze […]
Jamie Mountain He may be the youngest guy on the team but his puck-stopping abilities make him look more like a seasoned veteran. Darian Klem has been a star between the pipes for the Muskie boys’ hockey team this season, starting in goal in each of the black-and-gold’s 11 games […]
When it comes to choosing your lure or presentation for ice-fishing, there certainly are some proven options for most species of fish. The traditional jig and minnow for walleye, the white tube for lake trout, and a small spoon for whitefish, for instance. But experimenting with lures, and finding new […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government wants its proposed stricter rules to crack down on harassment in federal workplaces to reflect the fact that colleagues no longer restrict their interactions to daytime hours at the office. “We know that those boundaries are very blurry and especially in workplaces like […]
The Canadian PressDavid Alter TORONTO–The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t let a late Tampa Bay rally affect their game plan last night. Instead, they refocused to show they could compete with the top team in the Eastern Conference. William Nylander scored twice and added an assist, and James van Riemsdyk scored […]
Staff Town council has sent a draft of its sidewalk snow removal bylaw back to committee for a do-over. “I think we should send this back to committee because it’s not addressing what was asked to be addressed,” deputy mayor Ken Perry said during last night’s council meeting. “We were […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wants progress within days from Ottawa in resolving a pipeline dispute with British Columbia or her government will look at further retaliatory measures. Notley, who already has suspended talks to buy B.C. electricity and has banned B.C. wines from Alberta, […]
The Canadian Press GATINEAU, Que.–Justin Trudeau says it’s time Canadians acknowledged that racism and unconscious bias against black people exist in this country. And the prime minister says it’s time to take action to ensure equal opportunity and treatment of the more than one million black Canadians, including doing more […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Taxpayers would have saved $1.8 billion if the Ontario government had taken on traditional debt to fund infrastructure projects instead of partially privatizing Hydro One to pay for the work, the province’s fiscal watchdog said yesterday. In a report that examined the Liberal government’s sale of […]
Staff Captain Annalise (C.C.) Hayes notched four goals to lead the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a narrow 5-4 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last night in Kenora. Hayes opened the scoring at 10:54 of the first period, with Jillian Calder and Taylor Croswell drawing the assists. Chelsea […]
The Canadian PressLevi Garber OTTAWA–Parks Canada is launching a new initiative in Nunavut to collect and share the testimony of Inuit elders who have knowledge of the doomed Franklin expedition of 1845. The project is seeking a contractor to conduct archival research and record interviews with Inuit elders with historical […]
