Staff Town council will be asked to approve new rates for loading zones, private rental stalls, and the Portage Avenue parking lot at tonight’s regular meeting. A report from the Planning and Development executive committee recommends that as of July 1, 2018, the annual fees for these each would be […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Toronto Blue Jays will retire former pitcher Roy (Doc) Halladay’s No. 32 on opening day. Halladay, 40, died Nov. 7 when the plane he was flying crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The Jays will retire Halladay’s uniform March 29 when they host the N.Y. Yankees […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ hockey team served their cake and ate it, too. Just hours after hosting their annual tea and bake sale in the Fort High cafeteria, the black-and-gold (10-1) closed out their regular-season home schedule with a 17-2 rout of the Red Lake Rams on Saturday night […]
The Canadian Press A veteran group of decorated figure skaters and moguls star Mikael Kingsbury earned Canada its first gold medals of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont. clinched Canada top spot in the team figure skating competition today after finishing third in the women’s free skate, before […]
Jamie Mountain Monica Walsh of the Dryden B&B Blazers looked to blast a shot on the Fort Frances PeeWee Venom’s net during her team’s 3-2 loss in Sunday’s gold-medal game of the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s PeeWee and Bantam Showcase at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Venom won […]
Staff Three of the four Muskie court sports teams are heading into this Friday’s NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden on a high note. The senior and juniors girls’ volleyball teams, along with the junior boys’ basketball team, all came away victorious this past Thursday against the host Eagles. The junior boys […]
A Valentine luncheon, hosted by St. John’s Anglican Church, will be held there Friday, Feb. 9 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It will feature assorted soups, sandwiches, and dainties, as well as a bake table. Admission is $8 for adults and everyone is welcome. The Fort Frances Lakers will host the […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie Eric Pitkanen looked to make a play towards the front of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints’ net while defenceman Andrew MacPherson tried to get his stick in the way to thwart it during Fort High’s 5-1 win here Tuesday night to improve to a league-best 9-0.
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario Progressive Conservatives who want to help choose the party’s next leader will have to prove their identity before they can participate in the vote. The party said it is putting in place a two-step verification system to ensure the transparency of the online ballot, which […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Coun. Wendy Brunetta, left, spoke about planning an election campaign as fellow councillor June Caul looked on yesterday evening during a “Women in Politics” symposium entitled “Do You Want to Run for Politics?” held at Confederation College here. The event featured a panel of speakers, including […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–People shouldn’t “jump to conclusions” about when they’ll be able to buy marijuana legally as a key federal bill makes its way through Parliament, Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale says. There will be an implementation phase that takes a “short period of time” after passage of […]
