Sam Odrowski Courtney Roach was at J.W. Walker School on Tuesday to register Arianna Vivian for kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year. Grade 6 students gave tours of the school to parents while staff was on hand to answer any questions they may have had.
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Staff The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League playoffs kicked off with two quarter-final games Tuesday night at Fort High. Both games saw teams hit great shots, pass the ball well, and–other than the Muskies–have two subs each. The first game had the third-ranked BDO Ballerz squaring off against the sixth-place […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–John Tavares answered three questions about a resounding Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory before attention turned to what was already on everyone’s mind–the star centre’s return to Long Island. Andreas Johnsson scored twice as part of Toronto’s four-goal outburst in a seven-minute stretch to open the second […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reconsidering Jody Wilson-Raybould’s future in the Liberal party after his former attorney general accused him, his senior staff, and the country’s top civil servant of putting her under relentless pressure to interfere in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin and refused to say […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–An incident in which a well-known comic actor nuzzles and licks the ear of an on-air TV journalist reporting from a meeting of comedians sparked widespread public condemnation and prompted the reporter to take the matter to police yesterday. In a widely-seen clip, CBC’s Chris Glover is […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge TORONTO–An ad campaign from a group of open vaccine skeptics that briefly dotted some streets in the Toronto area represents a “very concerning” development in the ongoing fight against misinformation, Ontario’s health minister said yesterday. Christine Elliott expressed fundamental disagreement with the billboard ads paid for […]
Staff The Dryden Eagles used a three-goal outburst in the third period to pull out a 3-1 win over the visiting Muskie girls’ hockey team in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final Tuesday night. After both Muskie goalie Jersey Masson and Eagles’ netminder Hannah Zilkalns formed their versions of […]
From the OPP
Members of the Kenora OPP, the Marine and Trails Unit (MTU), and the Forensic Identification Unit are investigating a fatal fire on Lake of the Woods. On Monday, Feb. 18 around 1 p.m., the Kenora OPP was advised of a structure on fire on Kendal Inlet Road on Lake of […]
By Adam Schreck And Eric Talmadge The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam — As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the two would conclude their second summit […]
By Deb Riechmann And Jill Colvin The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam — The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. Water glasses were filled. Wicker fans provided a cool breeze. But nobody came. “Schedule change,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced. That was […]
By Michael Hill The Associated Press HERKIMER, N.Y. — Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their […]
By Chad DayStephen Braun And Michael Balsamo The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen told Congress a loT and much of it wasn’t good for Donald Trump. In matter-of-fact testimony, the former Trump lawyer drew a troubling picture of his former boss, implicating the president in lies big and small […]
