Staff It was a banner day for three of the four Muskie court teams on Friday at the NorWOSSA playoffs hosted by the Kenora Broncos. The junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams, as well as the senior boys’ hoops squads, all won their respective finals to finish as league champs. […]
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Jamie Mountain Nash Dolyny of the Fort Frances DC Giants looked take the puck to the Fort Frances Armstrong Crushers’ net en route to scoring a goal during the first period of his squad’s 6-4 win in the final Sunday morning of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Novice […]
Sam Odrowski Diane Maxey of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club assisted members of the Builders Club at Robert Moore School in cooking and selling mini-doughnuts on Thursday to raise funds for those who are homeless in the community. To facilitate the event, the student-run organization used the Kiwanis Club’s doughnut-making […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A convoy of angry Albertans and other westerners rolls into Ottawa today for a mass protest against federal energy and environmental policies that has also become a magnet for extremist, anti-immigrant elements. A couple of hundred vehicles are expected on Parliament Hill as part of the “United […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer CALGARY–Production from the foot soldiers has helped lift the Calgary Flames out of a funk. Austin Czarnik and Derek Ryan both scored in a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes yesterday afternoon. The two forwards had combined for a goal and three assists in Saturday’s […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto DUNEDIN, Fla.–Marcus Stroman is ready to embrace a leadership role with the Blue Jays this season, but he’s concerned the lack of veteran presence on the team’s roster will do a disservice to Toronto’s young stars. The 27-year-old right-hander, speaking to media on Sunday for the […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government plans a new tax targeting online giants like Google and Facebook that earn plenty of money in the country but pay little tax. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said there’s a gap that needs to be closed. “Our […]
By Hau Dinh And Grant Peck The Associated Press BAC GIANG, Vietnam — In a rice field in northern Vietnam, 14 headstones are an enduring symbol of the wartime friendship of Vietnam and North Korea. They mark the original burial ground of North Korean pilots who died while secretly fighting […]
The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are searching for a man who crashed his car into the glass doors of an adult novelty shop, then ran inside and stole lingerie and sex toys. Police say the heist at Hustler Hollywood happened at about 3 a.m. Monday, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Health Canada says children and adolescents under age 18 should not use cough and cold products that contain opioids. A safety review by the federal department found there is limited evidence to support the effectiveness of the potent narcotics in cough and cold products in […]
Staff In a statement to the Fort Frances Times earlier today, local MPP Greg Rickford indicated all parties involved in the potential sale and re-start of the Resolute mill here have to have access to all levels of government and provincial ministries. Rickford indicated the proposed non-disclosure agreement between Resolute […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAMPO, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — Power-strapped North Korea is exploring two ambitious alternative energy sources tidal power and coal-based synthetic fuels that could greatly improve living standards and reduce its reliance on oil imports and vulnerability to sanctions. Finding a lasting energy […]
