The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C.–The Carolina Hurricanes struggled to beat Montreal goalie Carey Price for 54 minutes. Price turned away shot after shot–to the point that even Hurricanes’ coach Rod Brind’Amour thought there was no way his team was going to find the net. Then everything changed. Andrei Svechnikov scored […]

The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Pascal Siakam called it “March Madness.” Madness, indeed. Jeremy Lamb banked in a circus buzzer-beater from 48 feet last night to lift the Charlotte Hornets to a jaw-dropping 115-114 win over the Toronto Raptors. One of the craziest endings in Raptors’ history left Scotiabank Arena fans […]

Ken Kellar The Watoto Children’s Choir of Uganda delivered music and personal stories of overcoming adversity to an enthusiastic crowd at Bethel Baptist Church here Thursday evening. The choir currently is on a tour of Canada that will see them on the road until early July.

Jamie Mountain It was a great day for all the judoka who competed at the Borderland Judo Club’s fourth-annual shiai held Saturday at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Judo clubs from across Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and the U.S. competed at the event and put their skills to the test. Divisions included […]

Sam Odrowski A group of girls participated in self-esteem building games during the “Girls’ Empowerment Day” event held Saturday at the NCDS building on Scott Street. Those who attended also made crafts and listened to guest speakers who shared their own stories of empowerment.

Jamie Mountain The group of Adalynn Seguin, Aubrey Johnson, Bryden Strachan, Emilie Jewell, Grayson Wright, Leslie Anderson, Lila Black, Payton Idrissou, and Tayah Cumming performed beautifully to the theme of “Emo Speedway Racers” during the Northern Lights School of Skating’s inaugural skating exhibition, entitled “True North,” on Saturday afternoon at […]

Staff The Muskie girls’ curling rink’s dream of OFSAA gold came to an end Friday night in North Bay with a narrow 7-6 loss to Paris DHS in the quarter-finals. The squad, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea Schram, Daffni Chabot, and Jillian Cousineau, led 6-3 after five ends. But […]

Staff The Kim Beaudry rink is doing its best to showcase the talent Northern Ontario has to offer at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships being held in Chilliwack, B.C. The squad, which also features Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), had compiled a 3-2 record […]

Staff There will be no extended post-season run for the Fort Frances Lakers this year. Evan Pakkala scored three times, including the game-winner in the second period, as the Dryden GM Ice Dogs rolled to a 6-2 win over the Lakers in Game 3 of their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series […]

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The Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service will be getting a new pumper truck, replacing the older of its current two. Town council will be asked tonight to award Tender 19-AF-02 (a triple combination custom pumper fire truck) to Fort Garry Fire Trucks for a total net tender cost of […]

The Fort Frances Horticultural Society will hold its next meeting today (March 25) at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Senior Centre (Sister Kennedy Centre). Everyone is welcome to attend, including new members. This is a correction from the information in Around Town of Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, which stated the […]

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — Swedish diplomats are keeping a room ready for the U.S. to use if it ever decides to have an official presence in the North Korean capital. The unmarked, slightly musty room next to the Swedish ambassador’s office […]