The Associated PressAndrew DaltonTom Hays and NEW YORK–Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like “Just What I Needed,” was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment. The New York Police Department said that officers found […]
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Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 17 C (63 F). Tomorrow will start off partly sunny with considerable cloud coverage rolling in later in the day and a shower or thunderstorm in the area. The high will be 25 (77) with a low 18 (64). Wednesday will […]
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The town is currently working on developing its next strategic plan which will help guide the municipality in all of its decisions-making and provide a vision of what the community can look like in three years. Part of the plan’s purpose is to ensure the town works in coordination towards […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ basketball teamed played hard but ultimately came away with a 1-3 record at a tournament hosted by Lakehead University over the weekend for its first game action of the season. Despite hanging tough with the St. Ignatius Falcons through three quarters in the opener on […]
Staff It unfortunately wasn’t a winning start to the Winnipeg High School Football League season for the Muskies. The host Springfield Collegiate Sabres–playing in their inaugural game–stormed out to an early lead and never looked back as they dumped the Muskies 29-7 on Friday evening in a Currie Division (‘A’) […]
Staff Better late than never. Newcomer Stone Stelzl scored with just 91 seconds left in regulation time to lift the Fort Frances Lakers to an exciting 2-1 win over the Red Lake Miners in the pre-season finale for both teams yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. Red Lake […]
Sam Odrowski Seine River First Nation chief Tom Johnson spoke at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Multi-Use Cultural and Tourism Centre in his community on Thursday. He said the centre will act as a gathering place for the community to participate in sacred ceremonies and a place where elders […]
Sam Odrowski Miller Environmental Corp. employees and town staff sorted through hazardous waste at the Public Works yard on Saturday during the town’s yearly Hazardous and Special Waste Day. Propane tanks, aerosol cans, batteries, paint cans, and other hazardous items were brought to the Public Works yard to be disposed […]
Ken Kellar Participants in the 2019 Terry Fox Run set off from the Sorting Gap Marina early yesterday afternoon. The annual fundraier drew more two dozen participants who ran, walked or rode the path along the waterfront from the Sorting Gap to Seven Oaks and back. Organizers said the run […]
Jamie Mountain Jim Ballard took some practice swings as he got ready to tee off on hole No. 6 during the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s golf scramble hosted by Heron Landing on Saturday. The foursome that included Dale Cooper, Mike Bodnarchuk, and Ed Morrison ended up as the victors. All […]
Jamie Mountain Now there’s a sight you don’t usually see. Due to the Fort Frances Lakers’ SIJHL pre-season game against the Red Lake Miners here getting postponed on Friday evening, the Lakers decided to combine rosters with the Muskie boys’ hockey team and made up two teams to play a […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal food safety watchdog says a batch of powdered baby formula has been recalled due to rancidity. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there have been reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the product, which it notes was also off-colour. Abbot Laboratories says it voluntarily […]
