The Canadian Press TORONTO–Chocolate-banana steak eclairs, pickle ice cream, fried frog legs, and s’more fried chicken sandwiches are among the crazy gastronomic concoctions revealed before the Canadian National Exhibition opens in Toronto tomorrow. The annual summer carnival is known for its wacky foods and the selection for this year’s event […]
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“Night At The Museum” will be held at the Fort Frances Museum today (Aug. 16) from 5-9 p.m. Games, a movie, flashlight tours, snacks, and more. Children ages five-12 are invited. Only 35 spots available, with the cost being $10 per child. Pre-register your child by messaging the museum on […]
From the OPP On Aug. 4 around 2:50 p.m., a member of the Atikokan OPP conducted a vehicle stop on O’Brien Street in Atikokan. The officer had a conversation with the driver and this led him to believe she had been consuming alcohol. As a result, she was arrested and […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS–Austin Gomber learned plenty about pressure during a 15-game stint in the St. Louis Cardinals’ bullpen earlier this season. The left-hander used that experience to his advantage last night. Gomber tossed six shutout innings in his fourth start of the year, and Marcell Ozuna homered, as […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station yesterday. Russian Sergey Prokopyev used his gloved right hand to fling four research satellites into space. The first mini satellite […]
A story in yesterday’s Times incorrectly listed the Region One 14U girls’ volleyball co-coach as Terry Ogden. In fact, the name should have read Terry McMahon. The Times regrets any confusion or disappointment this error may have caused.
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–It appears Johnny Manziel may have suffered a concussion after all. The gifted quarterback the Montreal Alouettes, acquired in a blockbuster trade with Hamilton on July 22, missed practice for a second day in a row yesterday and the team announced he has been placed under […]
Staff The Fort Frances Braves are well on their way to defending their Rainy River District Fastball League crown from a year ago. Cole Tymkin hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to lift the East Division champs to a thrilling 3-2 win over the Dawson Tigers […]
Staff Another Borderland Soccer League season officially is in the books. CJ Contracting and Al’s Racquet Stringing nabbed the men’s and women’s division titles, respectively, during the league finals Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Fields. Heading into the second-and-deciding game of the men’s final tied 0-0 on aggregate […]
The Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn.–A bear took a stroll into an unlikely snack venue: a Connecticut liquor store. The mid-sized creature lumbered across a parking lot in Bristol yesterday afternoon, getting close enough to the entrance of Crazy Bruce’s Liquors to trigger a sensor that automatically opened an outer door. […]
It will be mainly clear tonight, with an overnight low of 15 C (59 F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 28 (82) and low around 14 (57). Expect north-northeast winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Partly sunny skies are […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA–A rare nickel has sold for $4.5 million at a Philadelphia auction. Stack’s Bowers Galleries sold the Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head nickel last night during the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money at the Philadelphia Convention Center. It is named for financier Louis E. Eliasberg, who […]
