Local News from Across the Rainy River District
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ 91st competitive round at the Masters will start like all the rest. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, the five-time champion will stick his tee into the ground at Tea Olive, the name of the first hole at Augusta National, take a couple of […]
The Fort Frances Lakers finished with a league-worst record this season finishing with just five wins, 35 losses and one overtime loss and were swept by the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in three games in the playoffs, scoring only one goal. Interim Head Coach Ron MacKinnon says a big part […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames extended their lead in the Pacific Division with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. The win gives the Flames a five-point advantage over the Kings atop the division and […]
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise single-season record for goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Monday night. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games, had his seventh career hat […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The worldwide seafood industry is steeling itself for price hikes, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions on Russia make key species such as cod and crab harder to come by. The latest round of U.S. attempts to punish Russia for […]
Officials with the Calgary Stampede have begun the countdown to this year’s Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. Stampede president Steve McDonough unveiled on Wednesday the poster for 2022’s popular rodeo and exhibition. The poster, designed by 19-year-old artist Kane Pendry of Edmonton, shows an Indigenous man riding near a rail […]
After losing two of its last three World Cup qualifiers, Canada has dropped five places to No. 38 in the latest FIFA rankings. But the Canadian men remain on an upward trajectory after qualifying for the World Cup for the first time since Mexico 86. While Canada (8-2-4) topped the […]
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at the Toronto General Hospital. He was reportedly mere days away from death before a suitable […]
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Right-hander Chris Archer and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $3.5 million, one-year contract on Monday, a potential boost for their rotation with a two-time All-Star who’s coming off an injury-ruined season. He has a $2.75 million salary, and the deal includes a $10 million […]
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Former high school football players and their parents can’t sue an ex-coach and others over claims that young team members were beaten in a hazing ritual, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer dismissed a lawsuit seeking $12 million from former Davidson High School […]
TORONTO (AP) – Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday. Canada has been to the World Cup just once before, in 1986. “Speechless. Dream come true,” midfielder Jonathan Osorio said. […]
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – With international curling medals more elusive for Canada than they once were, Kerri Einarson claimed bronze Sunday at the women’s world curling championship. Einarson edged Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 8-7 in an extra end to get the host country on the podium at the CN Centre. Switzerland’s […]
