Staff It was a night of firsts in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game saw the Muskies taking on winless Arctic Cat. Sporting a much shorter bench, and a much better overall game, Arctic Cat came out of the gate strong in […]
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Staff Anytime the Muskies and International Falls Broncos square off, it’s bound to be a classic. That rang true once again Tuesday night as Reece McQuaker scored the overtime winner with just 36 seconds left to lift the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a thrilling 2-1 win in over the […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Auston Matthews says the last month has been torture watching his Toronto Maple Leafs. The team’s star centre jumped right back in the action without missing a beat last night. Matthews had two goals and an assist in his return to the lineup after missing 14 […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.–Drew Brees and the Saints have a chance to do something that should seem familiar to Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys. If it happens, New Orleans even might have the NFC South title already in hand by the end of the week. The record-setting […]
Duane Hicks The annual Christmas parade, this year entitled “Christmas at the Movies,” is all set to go this Sunday (Dec. 2) and it’s shaping up to be a holiday event to remember. The parade will be held along Scott Street at 3 p.m., starting at Reid Avenue and ending […]
Jamie Mountain Garrett Wojcicki (Minnesota Iron Rangers) of Team U.S.A. looked to fire one into the gaping net during his squad’s 8-6 win over Team Canada in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game last night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Despite being unable to finish this glorious scoring chance, Wojcicki […]
The Associated Press LAKE PRESTON, Australia–“Knickers” the steer is huge on the internet–for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of “Holy Cow!” after photos surfaced of the 194-cm (6’4″) steer standing head and shoulders above a herd of brown cattle in Western Australia […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is bracing for some tense moments during this Monday’s launch of the Soyuz rocket that will send him and two others to the International Space Station. On Oct. 11, a rocket failure forced a Soyuz capsule carrying two astronauts to abort and make […]
An article in yesterday’s Times incorrectly named a Muskie senior boys’ basketball player as Ben Larson. In fact, his name is Brandon Larson. The Times regrets any confusion or disappointment this error may have caused.
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-eight C (17 F) and southwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of minus-three (26) and low again around minus-eight (17). Look for west-northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Cloudy skies […]
Duane Hicks A handful of items donated for the “Spirit of Christmas” currently are on display at the La Verendrye General Hospital tuck shop. The hospital auxiliary’s silent auction fundraiser, to be held this Sunday (Dec. 2) starting at 2 p.m. in the Copper River Inn ballroom, will feature a […]
Duane Hicks Mayor-elect June Caul showed off the tag she filled out this morning for the new “Christmas Kindness Pledge” initiative. Go Local Fort Frances and the Town of Fort Frances are inviting local residents to go to participating “Go Local” businesses and fill out tags, promising to do a […]
