The Associated Press GENEVA — Christie’s sold the “Pink Legacy” diamond at auction Tuesday for more than $50 million including fees, saying it’s a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Christie’s said renowned jeweler Harry Winston was the buyer. The auction house had expected to fetch […]
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By John Flesher The Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A grey wolf relocated this fall from mainland Minnesota to Isle Royale National Park has died of unknown causes, officials said Tuesday, a minor setback in a multiyear plan to rebuild the predator species on the Lake Superior archipelago. The […]
The Associated Press Calgary’s bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was rebuffed on Tuesday when local voters said “no” in a nonbinding referendum. Unofficial results showed that 56 per cent voted against bidding for the Olympics. Results showed that out of 767,734 eligible voters, 304,774 cast ballots and 171,750 […]
Staff Talk about capping a successful weekend in style. Callum McCormick’s hat trick helped the Emo Express Green roll to a 4-1 win over the West End Bruins in the gold-medal game of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual PeeWee ‘A’ tournament Sunday at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
Jamie Mountain It appeared as though the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was close to putting a disappointing regular season behind them early in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday. But after claiming the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-15 against the top-ranked Kenora Broncos, things started […]
Jamie Mountain Acquired from the Red Lake Miners for a player development fee last Thursday, Owen Lee wasted little time in shining with his new squad. The 19-year-old scored twice and added two assists to help the Fort Frances Lakers earn a pair of victories over the weekend. “I think […]
Jamie Mountain Their head coach had the utmost confidence in them all season and they came through in the clutch. The second-seeded Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 victory over the top-ranked Dryden Eagles to claim NorWOSSA gold last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold dropped […]
Jamie Mountain They were the best team in the regular season and rightfully earned the bye to the NorWOSSA ‘A’ junior girls’ basketball final. And as it turns out, they were the best team between them and the host St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last week in Kenora. The Rainy River […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team may have lost three of four games to the top-ranked Dryden Eagles during the regular season but it wrote a new script in the NorWOSSA final here last Tuesday night. The second-seeded Muskies used a nine-point performance from Grace Petsnick to upset […]
Jamie Mountain They knew the target was squarely on their backs and that a talented Kenora Broncos’ team would be hungry to try to snatch the crown from them at the “Fish Tank.” But the top-ranked Muskie junior girls’ basketball team displayed the skills that had made them the top […]
Jamie Mountain Team Jackson is ready to show what it can do on a national stage. The rink–which includes locals Kathie Jackson (skip), Michelle McFayden (lead), Jacquee Loerzel (second), Leanne Eluik (third), and Teresa McFayden (fifth)–went 6-0 en route to nabbing the title with a 9-4 triumph over Lisa Wilson […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 15-21: •Nov. 15–7:23 a.m. and 4:34 p.m. •Nov. 16–7:24 a.m. and 4:32 p.m. •Nov. 17–7:26 a.m. and 4:31 p.m. •Nov. 18–7:27 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. •Nov. 19–7:29 a.m. and 4:29 p.m. •Nov. 20–7:30 a.m. and 4:28 p.m. •Nov. 21–7:32 a.m. and […]
