The Canadian Press SASKATOON–A Saskatchewan scientist is telling a three bears’ story that has a very different ending than the familiar fairy tale. Doug Clark of the University of Saskatchewan said he’s got the first recorded proof of grizzly, black, and polar bears all using the same land. “Scientifically, it […]
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Staff Games in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League continued the early trend of being low-scoring on Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game of the night featured the Muskies battling the BDO Ballerz, which was an exciting match between what seemed to be two evenly-matched teams. League newcomer […]
Staff It was the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints who went marching in to victory on Tuesday in Kenora. Jill Calder tallied a second-period goal but it wasn’t enough as the Muskie girls’ hockey team lost 3-1 to the host Saints to see their NorWOSSA record drop to 1-1. Chloe Skead […]
Riverside Health Care will hold its next open board meeting today (Nov. 22) at 6 p.m. in the boardroom at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. The Church of the Holy Spirit will host a “Coffee House” on Friday, Nov. 23, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Enjoy live music, […]
Press Release This season, “Rhythmic Circus” comes to the Backus stage in International Falls with its trademark blend of live music and tap dance as you’ve never seen before. Don’t miss out on this wildly-imaginative, “not-so-silent night” the whole family can celebrate together. Four world-renowned hoofers and their swingin’ eight-piece […]
By Lisa Marie Pane The Associated Press The photos from doctors came quickly and in succession: blood-stained operating rooms, blood-covered scrubs and shoes, bullets piercing body parts and organs. The pictures on Twitter were an emotional response to a smackdown by the powerful gun industry lobby, which took issue with […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA’s InSight spacecraft all the way to Mars face their biggest test yet. Their mission is to broadcast immediate news of InSight’s plunge through the Martian atmosphere on Monday. The twin CubeSats will […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — The National Energy Board says crude-by-rail exports from Canada rose to a record 269,829 barrels per day in September. That’s up more than 17 per cent from 229,544 in August and just over double the 134,132 barrels per day recorded in September 2017. Total crude […]
It’s sad to think that, in 2018, there’s still a need to have an official “Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week.” But given what has been unfolding this past week at the prestigious St. Michael’s College private boys’ school in Toronto, not to mention frequent media reports involving young people committing […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual general meeting this Tuesday (Nov. 27) from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Copper River Inn, which is open to all members in good standing. The FFCC is excited to welcome mayor-elect June Caul as the guest speaker. […]
Duane Hicks The ninth-annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign is less than a month away and organizers are lining up volunteers to help out. The event will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Safeway, The Place, and Walmart here, Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo, and Beaver Mills Market in Rainy […]
In a story on page A5 of last week’s Times, local resident Robert Holmes incorrectly was identified as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force (R.C.A.F.) In fact, he was an aircraft mechanic in the R.C.A.F. The Times regrets any inconvenience this error may have caused.
