The Canadian Press VANCOUVER–Before the Vancouver Canucks kicked off their season, head coach Travis Green said he wanted his team to “score by committee.” They did just that last night when they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. Jake Virtanen, Brendan Gaunce, and Antoine Roussel all found the net for the […]
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The Associated Press Calgary’s potential bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite failed to pass. Ten votes out of 15 from the council were required to abandon the Nov. 13 plebiscite asking […]
By Maria Verza The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — The brothers-in-law knew all too well that crossing the desert leading to the United States could be lethal. One had lost a father on the journey in 1995 and an uncle in 2004. And the two young men had already tried […]
By Lori Hinnant And Bram Janssen The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — One by one, five to a grave, the coffins are buried in the red earth of this ill-kept corner of a South African cemetery. The scrawl on the cheap wood attests to their anonymity: “Unknown B/Male.” These men were […]
Sam Odrowski Zack McClain, left, played “Hansel,” Mackenzie Taylor played the witch, and Mackenzie McClain performed as “Gretel” during “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” staged by Fort High students that ran Friday through Sunday at the Townshend Theatre. The two were found in the witch’s house and kidnapped before the witch […]
Cannabis is now legal in Canada but remains illegal in the United States and those who attempt to bring cannabis south of the border can face serious criminal penalties. It also remains illegal to purchase cannabis in the United States and bring it to Canada, those who do so can […]
Sam Odrowski Rich Agnew of Wyndham Hotels, left, along with distillery founder, Marty Goulet, revealed all the different kinds of “Woody’s Fairly Reliable” alcoholic beverages that the Cantilever Distillery in Rainer, Mn. will offer when it opens next summer. The two talked about the distillery’s future moving forward during the […]
Sam Odrowski New main carriage lines currently are being installed at Manitou Forest Products to increase the efficiency and yields of its operations. The carriage lines are part of the business’s $2-million expansion that was made possible through a loan of close to $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage […]
Sam Odrowski The Special Olympics are coming to Thunder Bay in 2020 and a local OPP officer is working to raise both funds and awareness around the organization and event. Community safety officer Cst. Yenta Davidson is the Law Enforcement Torch Run representative for the OPP here and her role […]
Staff The Fort Frances Homeless Committee received its largest donation to date in support of opening an “Out of the Cold” shelter here–and it has the 10 First Nations of the southern Treaty #3 to thank. The committee received word of a $25,000 donation in the days following the “Longest […]
Sam Odrowski The chiefs of the Treaty #3 First Nations have taken a stand for indigenous youth in the classroom. At an assembly earlier this month, they passed a resolution instructing lawyers for Grand Council Treaty #3 to file a motion with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to seek […]
Sam Odrowski Cannabis became legal across Canada on Oct. 17 and reaction has been mixed so far. Here in Fort Frances, Rainy River Cannabis Collective owner Angela Olson said it’s a step in the right direction. “Legalization is a positive step,” she remarked. “This is a product that a lot […]
