Staff It’s been a great start to the season for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. After dispatching the host Kenora Broncos by a 13-0 count last Tuesday, the black-and-gold followed that up by going 4-0 and snaring the title at the annual Dryden Eagles’ tournament held Friday and Saturday. The […]
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Staff The Muskie football team was able to cap an impressive season with a championship. An electrified offence scored early and often and the defence got stops when it need to as the third-ranked Muskies snared their first-ever WHSFL title with a 65-49 win over the fourth-place Churchill Bulldogs in […]
Staff You couldn’t have drawn up a better start to the year. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams came away with shutout wins over the host Kenora Broncos in their NorWOSSA regular season-openers on Tuesday. The girls’ squad rolled to a 3-0 decision while the boys routed the […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–Superbugs are likely to kill nearly 400,000 Canadians and cost the economy about $400 billion in gross domestic product over the next 30 years, warns a landmark report. An expert panel cautions in “When Antibiotics Fail: The growing cost of antimicrobial resistance in Canada” that the […]
The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliiott said in about two years, patients will be able to book more appointments online and review their own electronic health records. She said the government is adopting a digital-first health strategy, which is expected to be fully implemented in 2021-22. Elliott […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A new report says some of the more than one million Canadian workers who could lose their jobs to machines could fill growing gaps in the nation’s health-care system with the right training now. The issue is time and money for a sector that previous research […]
The Canadian Press HAMILTON–A southern Ontario school board that’s been criticized in the wake of the stabbing death of a 14-year-old student has appointed a team of experts to a panel meant to improve its response to bullying. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board announced at its meeting on Tuesday that […]
The Associated PressErik García Gundersen PORTLAND, Ore.–The Toronto Raptors defence gave the team another reason to celebrate. The Raptors held Damian Lillard to just nine points in a 114-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Pascal Siakam scored 36 points and Fred VanVleet had 30, but the story […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Zach Collaros will be fuelled by more than playoff excitement on Sunday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers starting quarterback will lead his new team against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, an opponent that discarded him earlier this season, in the CFL West Division final. “I don’t think I’d be […]
The Associated PressScott Charles UNIONDALE, N.Y.–The New York Islanders’ depth paid dividends once again. Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Derick Brassard had a goal and two assists, and the streaking Islanders held off the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 last night. Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves and the Islanders earned a point […]
The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky.–A federal court is allowing a Kentucky man to personalize a licence plate with the phrase “IM GOD,” after a three-year legal battle over the custom engraving. Court documents show Ben Hart, a self-identified atheist, set out to get the Kentucky plate in 2016. But Hart’s […]
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of minus-11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will have mainly sunny skies through the day turning to a chance of flurries overnight with a high of minus-seven (19) and a low of minus-10 (14). Saturday will have periods of snow all day and […]
