Jamie Mountain The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team got off to a great start last Thursday afternoon in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener against the visiting Dryden Eagles. The offence was clicking and the defence was holding firm as the black-and-gold built a 17-0 lead about midway through the second quarter. […]
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Jamie Mountain It’s been a tale of two different seasons so far for the Muskie junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams. The juniors have roared out of the gate, winning their NorWOSSA season-opener 3-2 (25-15, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, and 15-12) against the visiting Dryden Eagles last Thursday afternoon before claiming […]
Staff It was a week of mixed results for former Muskie Chelsea Kabatay and the rest of the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team. The squad split its four games, winning both matches last Wednesday before dropping both on Saturday. RRCC (4-6) started with a sweep of Gogebic […]
Jamie Mountain The day really could not have gone any better for a number of athletes on the Muskie cross-country team at the SSSAA Time Trials last Wednesday at the Kamview Ski Trails in Thunder Bay. In the first meet of the NorWOSSA season, the junior girls’ squad–comprised of Ashlyn […]
Jamie Mountain It was just a matter of who was going to get to the puck first for a pair Muskie girls’ hockey team hopefuls during a drill yesterday afternoon at the first try-out session at the Ice For Kids Arena. Those on hand tried to compete their hardest in […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The federal government says it will provide more than $154 million to the Manitoba Métis Federation as the group works towards self-government. The government said in a statement Saturday that the federation will use some of the money to improve the social and economic well-being of the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford slammed his predecessor’s handling of Ontario’s books yesterday, calling it the “biggest government scandal in a generation,” as he announced plans for a special committee that would dig further into the province’s fiscal situation. Ford’s vow to hold the previous regime accountable came […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON–A radio ad airing in Saskatchewan is asking listeners whether Canadians are being told the whole truth about residential schools. The radio spot, which aired recently across multiple private radio stations, was made by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a Winnipeg-based think-tank. “We have been told […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright OTTAWA–Confusion over the number of irregular migrants that have been removed from Canada led to an apology yesterday from Border Security minister Bill Blair–and attracted fresh calls from Opposition MPs for more action to address ongoing border woes. Over the weekend, Blair created a hornet’s nest […]
The Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa.–A judge declared Bill Cosby a “sexually violent predator” today as a first step toward sentencing the 81-year-old comedian for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over a decade ago. The classification means Cosby must undergo monthly counselling for the rest of his life and report […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Federal Liberals have rejected a request by opposition MPs to delve into the issue of whether it’s appropriate for a politician to routinely use the Constitution’s controversial notwithstanding clause to override a court’s decision. The governing MPs voted against NDP justice critic Murray Rankin’s motion proposing the […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume GATINEAU, Que.–Residents from across Canada’s national capital region who were hit by Friday’s devastating tornadoes have started rebuilding their homes–and their lives. Festus John worried about his future yesterday in a Gatineau, Que. community centre that had been transformed into an emergency shelter for hundreds of […]
