Staff The local Cyclone swim club racked up 53 medals at the season-opening meet hosted by the Dryden Dolphins over the weekend. On the boys’ side, Gabe Gunderson took home five medals in the age 13-and-up division. That included gold in the 25m back (21.84) and bronze in each of […]
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From the OPP On Sunday around 11:15 a.m., a late-model pick-up truck was travelling northbound on Highway 105 went it left the roadway and collided with two boulders and a tree. The truck’s fuel tank ruptured and caught fire. A civilian witness came upon the scene and located two occupants […]
The Associated PressSchuyler Dixon ARLINGTON, Tex.–Kevin Byard secured the interception that sparked the sluggish Tennessee Titans and turned toward midfield. The flashback for the Dallas Cowboys was just as disheartening as the original. Byard mimicked Terrell Owens’ mocking celebration on the star logo at the 50-yard line from 18 years […]
The Associated PressMatthew Coles SALT LAKE CITY–Without Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors used a balanced team effort to get their fourth-straight win. “We have been playing basically position-less basketball,” said Kyle Lowry, who had 17 points and 11 assists as Toronto beat the Utah Jazz 124-111 last night. Serge Ibaka, OG […]
The Associated PressVin A. Cherwoo NEW YORK–After his team’s first four skaters in the shootout couldn’t beat goalie Thomas Greiss, Montreal Canadiens’ coach Claude Julien decided to go with the right-handed Joel Armia instead of Charles Hudon. The move paid off. Armia scored in the fifth round on the first […]
An additional one-three cm (about an inch) of snow is possible tonight, with an overnight low of minus-five C (23 F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 24 km/h. Tomorrow will be overcast, with a high of minus-three (26) and low around minus-nine (16). Look for northwest winds gusting up […]
From CBC News Thunder Bay, Ont.–A Fort Frances man charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of two people here last year has been found not criminally responsible but will remain in custody. Tyler John Cousineau was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Lovern Affleck, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A paper published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests life expectancy in Canada could be threatened by the same factors that are causing it to fall in the United States. “There are some signs which are pointing in the same direction,” said Juergen Rehm of Toronto’s […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse, standing, community engagement co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre, and Kayleigh Speirs, administration manager at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, were busy this morning getting the new exhibit, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3,” ready at the local museum. The exhibit will open this […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–Canada’s spy agency says many members of the environmental and Indigenous communities see the federal purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline as a betrayal, and suggests that could intensify opposition to expanding the project. A Canadian Security Intelligence Service assessment highlights a renewed sense of indignation […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal Liberals are promising more money to more cities through their cornerstone homelessness strategy–pledging $1.25 billion over the next nine years to cities looking to tackle poverty. Social Development minister Jean-Yves Duclos also said yesterday that there will be dedicated funding for the territories of $43 […]
The Canadian Press BURNABY, B.C.–A rare duck native to East Asia is making a splash in a lake east of Vancouver and experts believe he is an escaped pet. The Mandarin duck, with his vibrant golden, green, and blue plumage, is attracting visitors to Burnaby Lake and first was seen […]
