Jamie Mountain You could say the confidence level is at an all-time high for the Muskie boys’ hockey team right now. An 11-1 rout of the visiting Dryden Eagles last Tuesday night saw the Muskies’ record improve to a league-best 4-0 in NorWOSSA play and the squad appears to be […]
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Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers got through a season-worst slump and are starting to play some of their best hockey of the year lately. Ben Hoefler’s goal just over eight minutes into the third period proved to be the game-winner as the Lakers skated to their third win in […]
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The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual Christmas appeal has hit the mail. This year, the Foundation has set their sights “Tower” high with a goal to raise $43,000 for the purchase of a new MIS Tower for Riverside Health Care Facilities’ operating room. An MIS Tower includes all the […]
Hazel Wilde, Doug and Sue Cuthbertson, and Russell Paterson of Fort Frances were among the $30 winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s cash calendar draw for the week of Nov. 17-23. Other winners that week included Reuben Kerb (Stratton), Annette Bryk (Atikokan), and Cindy Taronno (Shakopee, Mn.) […]
Jamie Mountain Brandon Croswell, left, and Cole Kreger of the Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ Canadians were looking for any possibility of a rebound to spill out front while Westfort Rangers’ (Thunder Bay) goalie Landen Ferris covered up during the first period of the Canadians’ 3-1 win in the championship final […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team players got some final pre-game instruction from head coach Nicole Clarke ahead of their 5-1 win over the International Falls Broncos in the opener of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series on Saturday afternoon at Bronco Arena. The Muskies were slated to […]
Jamie Mountain MacKenzie Flett loaded up to fire the puck out of his own end while teammates Matthew Dyck and Flynn Perry looked on during the second period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 5-3 win over the Thunder Bay North Stars in SIJHL action on Friday night at the Ice […]
Submitted Jeff Gustafson with a nice redfish he caught last week in South Carolina.
Jamie Mountain Emma Erickson (13) of the International Falls Broncos and Muskie Tatum Glowasky had their eyes on the loose puck that was up for grabs in front of the Broncos’ goal during the first period of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s 5-1 win in the opener of their annual […]
Submitted Dr. Marcus Powlowski was officially sworn-in during a ceremony in West Block yesterday as the Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the 43rd Parliament of Canada. Joined by his family and members of his community, MP Powlowski said after the ceremony: “Today I have been presented with […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A leading voice for stricter gun control is calling on the Liberal government to place an immediate moratorium on new sales of assault-style firearms as well as a permanent ban on the importation and manufacture of handguns. In a letter sent yesterday to Bill Blair, the […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–While the federal Liberals insist they are appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on First Nations children because it limits the families that could receive compensation, multiple parties arguing on behalf of Indigenous children and families say the government simply doesn’t want to pay. Legal […]
