Don’t expect to hear a Christmas cantata this year, as choir director Diane Maxey has slightly different plans for the holiday season. “It’s not a cantata, so we can’t call it a cantata,” Maxey explained. “It’s 15 Christmas anthems and they’re absolutely beautiful,” she added. Nomenclature aside, the performances that […]
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Ken Kellar
The Backus Community Center in International Falls has long been a hub of activity in the Borderland, and this weekend is proving to be no exception. The first show of the 2019-2020 Performing Arts Series takes to the stage tomorrow evening (Sept. 27), and members of the community can turn […]
Jamie Mountain Joanna Empey (35) and Simone Payne tried their best to keep their Sioux Lookout Warriors’ opponent from advancing the ball up the court during the second half of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s 49-1 rout in their NorWOSSA home-opener last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. Alina Eldridge […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s education workers will head back to the bargaining table this weekend amid preparations for a work-to-rule campaign starting Monday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees said in a statement Wednesday that talks with the province are set to take place Saturday and Sunday. The news […]
The Canadian Press SURREY, B.C.–The RCMP will release its investigative findings on Friday into the murders of three people in northern British Columbia that sparked a manhunt for two teenage suspects across Western Canada. Bryer Schmegelsky, who was 18, and 19-year-old Kam McLeod were found dead of self-inflicted gunshot wounds […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Indigenous people are spending fewer nights in homeless shelters than non-Indigenous users, a finding from federal researchers who warn in internal documents that the result points to more problematic–or even insidious–issues in the country’s housing system. The study found that no matter the community, Indigenous people […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Shares of Netflix are opening in negative territory for the year–the first time that’s happened since 2016–as major media players step into the stream to fight for subscribers. The streaming service revolutionized the way people watch TV and because of its success, there was little doubt […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The international research firm Opensignal reports that rural parts of Canada get much slower wireless services than in cities ‚Äî but they’re still faster than rural parts of the United States and many other countries. The Opensignal report comes as Canada’s wireless industry comes under fire from […]
The Associated Press EAGAN, Minn.–The Minnesota Vikings had moved on, comfortable going in a new direction at punt returner and distancing themselves from one of the biggest first-round draft misses in team history. All it took was one injury for both Marcus Sherels and Laquon Treadwell to come back. When […]
Tonight will have periods of rain with a low of eight C (36 F). Tomorrow the sun will come out to play for a while, with periods of clouds and sunshine expected all day and remaining partly cloudy overnight. Expect a daytime high of 12 (54) and low of two […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country running team had a great showing at the season-opening SSSAA Time Trials in Thunder Bay yesterday. Trent Wilson had the top showing for the Muskies, topping the Novice boys’ 4K race with a time of 15:50. He was followed by Caden McGinnes in third (17:33), Maverick […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL — A McGill University professor says tea lovers may be swallowing billions of tiny plastic particles along with their favourite brew. Nathalie Tufenkji published a study Wednesday in the U.S. journal Environmental Science & Technology that examined the amount of microplastics and nanoplastics released when four […]
