Duane Hicks Melissa Wilson of the Northwestern Health Unit, left, and Sarah DeGagne of the United Native Friendship Centre, right, were joined by Meghan Spooner, Susan Crans, Bryanna Taylor, Beth Paleczny, and their young companions during a walk Thursday to mark “World Breastfeeding Week” and support the right of children […]
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Sam Odrowski Robert Moore student Chloe Allen roasted bannock outside of the Nanicost building on Thursday during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest.” Students learned about indigenous culture, traditions, and lifestyle.
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers were able to put any thoughts of going on an early-season slide to bed Saturday night. After dropping a second-straight game Friday night by a 4-2 score to the visiting Thief River Falls Norskies, the Lakers rebounded in a big way with a 5-0 shutout […]
Staff Talk about a day of Muskie dominance. All four court sports teams came away victorious against the visiting Kenora Broncos on Thursday afternoon at Fort High. The senior boys’ volleyball squad nabbed its first win of the season to improve to 1-3 in NorWOSSA play. They downed the visitors […]
Staff The Muskie football team has been a well-oiled machine this season and rolled to their fourth-straight win Thursday afternoon with a 17-7 victory over the Maples Marauders in WHSFL action at Fort High. After a scoreless first half in which both quarterbacks threw interceptions, the Muskies (4-1) opened the […]
The Associated PressBrett Martel NEW ORLEANS–Before Drew Brees could blow kisses to the adoring Superdome crowd, before he could embrace his wife and children on the sideline, the Saints’ 39-year-old quarterback had to shred one of the NFL’s top pass defences with ruthless efficiency. And so he did. Brees passed […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA–The L.A. Dodgers went through all the expected motions after winning a playoff series. They broke out T-shirts and caps. They posed for pictures in the middle of SunTrust Park. They doused each other with beer in the clubhouse. Then, just like that, their focus turned to […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Brock Holt had one thing in mind: He was swinging for the fences. After all, the game was decided long ago. And everything else went Boston’s way all night, so why not this? The part-time utilityman put the finishing touch on a Red Sox blowout, becoming […]
Look for intermittent snow tonight, with a possible accumulation of three-six cm (one-two inches). Expect an overnight low of one C (34 F) and northeast winds gusting up to 28 km/h. An additional five-10 cm (two-four inches) of snow is expected tomorrow, with a high of three (37) and low […]
The Canadian PressCraig Slater REGINA–Willie Jefferson made the big play when it mattered most. The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ defensive end soaked up spotlight as only he could in his team’s thrilling 19-12 victory yesterday over the Edmonton Eskimos after snagging a Mike Reilly pass attempt and returning it 49 yards for […]
Staff The course in Dryden may have been more challenging but it didn’t appear to be too much of an obstacle for the Muskie cross-country team. Once again, the 21-runner contingent fared well at the annual “Turkey Trot” meet held Thursday. Greta Fedoruk ran to her second-straight first-place finish, claiming […]
From the OPP On Oct. 3 around 3:20 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP received a trespassing call at a Fort Frances institution. An officer attended the location and observed the man, subsequently asking him to leave the premises. An investigation revealed the male had warrants for his […]
