Staff It’s been some trying times of late for the Fort Frances Lakers. A pair of 5-2 losses to the visiting Thunder Bay North Stars and Red Lake Miners over the weekend extended the Lakers’ losing streak to four games. Bryce Young and Ethan Stuckless each scored twice in the […]
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Press Release The SIJHL announced Thursday the coaches and officials for its all-star game and skills competition, which is slated for this Wednesday (Nov. 28) at the Ice For Kids Arena. Wayne Strachan of the Fort Frances Lakers was named as head coach for the Team Canada. Strachan, a five-time […]
Staff It was a weekend of very different results for the two Muskie hockey teams. The Dryden Eagles used a late three-goal outburst in the third period to down the Muskie girls’ squad 4-1 yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. After a scoreless first period, Hailee Lundmark opened […]
Duane Hicks Beth Logue showed off some of the baked goodies she was selling Saturday morning during the Alberton Rec Committee’s fifth-annual “Holiday Bazaar” at the Alberton municipal office. Vendors of all ages were selling their wares at the event, which was just one of several holiday-themed bake sales and […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie Issy Taylor and Cali Lappage of the Dryden Eagles both looked to have the quickest stick in the draw during a face-off in the third period of Fort High’s 4-1 loss yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. Lappage won the face-off and later scored an […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–An opportunistic otter that is preying on koi in a unique downtown Vancouver garden has eaten at least three more of the large fish and continues to evade efforts to trap and remove it. The Vancouver Park Board confirmed on social media that the otter, which moved […]
The Canadian PressAlanna Rizza Canadians can expect a “mixed bag” of winter weather in the coming months, according to The Weather Network. The network is predicting western Canada will have warmer-than-normal temperatures this winter while the eastern half of the country will experience a long-lasting and colder-than-normal season. “When you […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–After days of backlash over its cuts to institutions serving francophones, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it’s making changes meant to recognize the “significant and ongoing” contributions of the Franco-Ontarian community. In a statement Friday evening, Premier Doug Ford said his government is creating the position of […]
The Canadian PressArmina Ligaya TORONTO–General Motors will close its production plant in Oshawa, Ont., along with four facilities in the U.S., as part of a global reorganization that will see the company focus on electric and autonomous vehicle programs. The auto manufacturer announced the closures as part of a sweeping […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points with a typically dominant performance yesterday. But it was an out-of-character moment that happened after a whistle that was the talk of the Toronto Raptors’ locker-room afterward. Leonard led the league-leading Raptors to a 125-115 victory over veteran Dwyane Wade and […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph EDMONTON–A slick turf couldn’t derail Bo Levi Mitchell, Terry Williams, and the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell threw two TD passes to earn game MVP honours while Williams had a record 97-yard punt return touchdown as Calgary ended two years of Grey Cup misery with a 27-16 win […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Once Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings took the lead on Green Bay, they played with a fierce refusal to let it go. They held onto the ball with the same determination. Cousins bounced back from his worst game of the season with 342 passing yards […]
