The Canadian Press SILKEBORG, Denmark–Chelsea Carey’s Canadian rink dropped to 4-5 after a 9-3 loss to Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni this morning at the world women’s curling championships. Switzerland put it away by scoring four in the eighth, breaking open a close game. The loss dropped Canada into a three-way tie […]
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The Associated PressMurray Evans OKLAHOMA CITY–Forced to play overtime after blowing a 20-point second-half lead, the Toronto Raptors found their groove again in the extra period. Pascal Siakam had 33 points and 13 rebounds, and Fred VanVleet added 23 points and six assists, as the Raptors won the first of […]
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“Go Local” is marking its sixth anniversary next week with a gift card giveaway. Starting Monday (March 25), every time a customer uses their points card at a “Go Local” business, they will earn a chance to win a $25 gift card. Every “Go Local” member business will issue at […]
Duane Hicks
Fort Frances is among the 405 small and rural communities in Ontario that will benefit from one-time funding totally more than $200 million in all. The town will be getting $689,030 this year, Mayor June Caul told the Times this morning.She had received a letter from Municipal Affairs minister Steve […]
Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League saw two tight defensive semi-final games played Tuesday night at Fort High. Only one of the four semi-final teams were able to break the 50-point barrier and unfortunately for all those watching the games, they also saw a number of significant injuries take […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will need to come up with their best game of the season if they hope to extend their playoff lives. Jacob Anthony made 25 saves, and had a little luck on his side in the late going to help him post a shutout, as the […]
Barb Everett
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Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Br. #29 met on March 13 with 27 members in attendance. The meeting was brought to order at 7:05 p.m. by president Alfreda Easton, followed by the minutes of the Feb. 13 general meeting and the March 6 executive meeting being read and approved. […]
Sam Odrowski
In small communities, human trafficking isn’t as commonly seen or talked about. But it is an issue affecting the district and happens more often than people realize, says Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program. “I learned at a conference that we go to annually down in […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press Patrons enter a cafe and pass by a hologram of coffee pouring from a carafe into a cup. They scroll through a three-dimensional menu and see exactly what each dish will look like to help them decide what to order. A small robot, arms […]
By Dave Skretta The Associated Press Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the NCAA Tournament as trendy upset picks. There’s Kansas and Michigan State to provide some blue-blood flavour, and Murray State’s Ja […]
By Juliet Williams And Nick Perry The Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of “military-style” semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques last week. Ardern said a sales ban was effective immediately […]
By Greg Beacham The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels announced their $426.5 million, 12-year contract on Wednesday night, a record deal that ties baseball’s top player to the Orange County club for what likely will be the rest of his career. Trout gets […]
