Press Release As Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in May in Portage la Prairie, Man., Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, has announced that Canada’s National Junior ‘A’ Championship will return to its original name–the Centennial Cup–starting in 2020. The […]
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Jamie Mountain Lloyd Stansell has had a long and distinguished career as an ice-maker and recently was in Fort Frances to lend his wealth of knowledge at the local curling club as they prepare to get the ice ready for another great season. Widely considered a legend and innovator in […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers lost a valued member of their hockey family this spring and it was almost as if her spirit was shining down on the team over the weekend. On the same night they honoured the memory of Karen Angus in a touching pre-game ceremony ahead […]
Jamie Mountain You couldn’t ask for a better start to the season. The defending NorWOSSA champion Muskie senior girls’ basketball team made an emphatic early statement as they cruised to a 52-17 rout of the Broncos in the season-opener last Tuesday in Kenora. Muskie coach Gord McCabe said that the […]
Jamie Mountain Justin Lewtas, left, Brent Adamson, and Fort Frances Curling Club president Ron Silver had some discussions amongst each other while getting the ice ready for another curling season ahead yesterday morning at the local rink. Lloyd Stansell, a revered ice technician who will be inducted into the Northwestern […]
Staff A firefighter with the Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service hosed down a burning cube van very early this morning on the 300 block of Second Street East. Police are investigating the blaze as a suspicious fire.
The Associated PressCandice Choi NEW YORK–What makes Impossible burgers possible? An engineered ingredient that makes the veggie patty look bloody and one of many new concoctions food regulators expect to see more of in the coming years. Several new vegetarian products are competing to win over meat lovers, but two […]
The Associated Press GROSSE TETE, La.–A veterinarian has prescribed antibiotics to a camel owned by a Louisiana truck stop petting zoo after a woman bit the 600-pound (272-kilogram) animal to free herself from under its weight. Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office documents obtained by The Advocate yesterday accuse Florida couple Gloria […]
Tonight will have a shower or thunderstorm along with a low of eight C (46 F). Tomorrow will have partial sunshine with some clouds at night. Expect a high of 15 (59) and low of three (27). Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with a shower in the area during the […]
The Canadian Press LISTUGUJ, Que.–An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during its fall fishery in the Bay of Chaleur. The Mi’kmaq community of Listuguj, located near Cambellton, N.B., has […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Community housing providers who have evicted tenants for criminal activity will now be able to ban them from returning under new rules introduced by the Ontario government yesterday. Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark said the government has changed regulations and closed a loophole that allowed tenants […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Alberta’s premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month’s election. Jason Kenney, who is just back from a tour urging investment in Alberta’s energy sector, calls the prime […]
