The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Earth’s protective ozone layer finally is healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientist raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide. As a result, the […]
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Staff They had a great season but a championship just wasn’t to be in the end. The Muskie football team battled hard but ultimately fell just short in a 31-30 semi-final loss to the Elmwood Giants in WHSFL playoff action Thursday in Winnipeg. After the top-ranked Giants had built a […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to snap a three-game losing skid last week but couldn’t turn that into an extended winning streak over the weekend. The Lakers blanked the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-0 on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena to win their second in a […]
Staff The Muskie cross-country team capped a banner season with a good showing at the OFSAA championships in Hamilton on Saturday. As a team, the junior girls’ squad finished 25th out of 38 schools with a combined time of 1:36:34–good enough for a score of 655. Glebe CI (Ottawa) finished […]
It will be overcast tonight, with an overnight low of minus-one C (30 F) and light south-east winds. Tomorrow will see the chance of snow, with a possible accumulation of one-three cm (about an inch). Look for a high of three (37) and low around minus-six (21), along with west-northwest […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–Danielle Hunter had three-and-a-half of Minnesota’s franchise-record 10 sacks and a fourth-quarter fumble return for a touchdown, making for a miserable afternoon for Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions in a 24-9 victory by the Vikings yesterday afternoon. Hunter, the fourth-year defensive end, also was credited […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–The Calgary Stampeders have cemented their spot atop the CFL’s West Division but the club’s head coach feels like his squad doesn’t have what it takes to win heading into the playoffs. “We need to be a better team,” Dave Dickenson said Saturday night after the […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham LOS ANGELES–Serge Ibaka outscored the Lakers by himself in the first quarter and he didn’t miss a shot until the third. He beat L.A. inside and outside on the way to the biggest offensive game of his career. Thanks to Ibaka’s brilliance for the Toronto Raptors, […]
The Associated PressStephen Hawkins FORT WORTH, Tex.–Kevin Harvick gave the checkered flag to a young fan he brought onto the track to take a selfie–one with the winning driver and car that will have a shot at another NASCAR Cup championship. Harvick rocketed past pole-sitter Ryan Blaney in overtime yesterday, […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA–The Ottawa Senators held a closed-door, players-only meeting after dropping a 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canadian Tire Centre last night. The Senators (5-6-3) now have lost six of their last seven games and the players know they need to right the […]
Duane Hicks Kimmy and Malcolm Daley posed for a pic at this festive photobooth on Thursday evening during Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s “Novemberfest” fundraiser there. The seventh-annual wine, cheese, and beer fundraiser, which drew a packed house, also featured hors d’oeuvres, live music, games, and a live auction. […]
Jamie Mountain Jersey Masson looked to get her skate and pad against the left post as quick as she could to thwart a wraparound attempt by a Fort Frances Bantam ‘AA’ Canadians’ forward during her squad’s 5-0 loss Saturday morning at the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase at the Ice […]
