The Canadian PressDirk Meissner VICTORIA–Maxime Comtois, the lone veteran on Canada’s world junior hockey team, hopes his teammates learn from yesterday’s victory. Comtois had two goals and two assists in Canada’s 5-3 win over Switzerland in a pre-tournament game designed to help both squads prepare for the world junior championship […]
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The Associated PressDave Campbell EAGAN, Minn.–The Minnesota Vikings have hit their familiar stride on defence during the second half of the season after some uncharacteristic earlier struggles. There’s been no better example of this lately than Anthony Barr. “He’s always been a good player,” coach Mike Zimmer said. “I think […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto TORONTO–Pascal Siakam summed up his confidence in teammate Fred VanVleet with two words: “Steady Freddie.” VanVleet displayed his resiliency last night–bouncing back from a dismal first three quarters to rally the Toronto Raptors to a 99-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers. VanVleet was 1-for-12 through the […]
The Associated PressLeanne Italie NEW YORK–Racial justice. Obstruction of justice. Social justice. The Justice Department. Merriam-Webster has chosen “justice” as its 2018 word of the year–driven by the churning news cycle over months and months. The word follows “toxic,” picked by Oxford Dictionaries, and “misinformation,” plucked by Dictonary.com Peter Sokolowski, […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Scientists think they’ve figured out the falling dominoes that led to Earth’s largest mass extinction and worry that human-caused climate change puts the planet on a vaguely similar path. Some 250 million years ago, about 90 percent of sea life and 70 percent of land life […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–A lawyer representing some indigenous hockey teams in Manitoba argued in court yesterday that all the “white teams” got together and formed a new Junior ‘B’ league which excludes First Nations. All of the teams were part of the Keystone Junior Hockey League until May, […]
The Associated Press DENVER–Gabriel Landeskog got the chance to celebrate his goal a second time–after a big sigh of relief. He thought his score would count despite a challenge for goaltender interference. But really he wasn’t sure. It’s hard to be completely sure. The Colorado captain broke a tie 35 […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-14 C (seven F) and north winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-12 (10). Look for east-northeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Cloudy skies are […]
From the OPP On Feb. 16, 2017, members of the Dryden Police Service attended a residence in response to a child in medical distress. A three-year-old boy was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. The OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit commenced an investigation following a request for assistance […]
From the OPP On Dec. 18 around 11:40 a.m., Dryden OPP officers conducted a stop for Highway Traffic Act offences on Highway 17 in Machin Township, west of Dryden. As a result of the stop, police seized a large quantity of drugs with an estimated street value of $ 36,200. […]
Sam Odrowski Santa and Mrs. Claus surprised a group of children at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday morning during the “Family Story Time” event, which is held each Wednesday from 10:30-11 a.m. in the Children’s Department. The kids had a chance to sit on Santa’s lap, get their picture […]
The Canadian PressHina Alam VANCOUVER–A newly-discovered cave and the surrounding area in British Columbia’s Wells Gray Provincial Park has been closed off to the public, with threats of fines up to $1 million for those who don’t stay away, says an order from BC Parks. The order issued this week […]
