Staff It was time for a pair of new faces to shine at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. Tyler Brown and Aaron Blacklance both nabbed their first checkered flags of the Borderland Racing Association season in the WISSOTA Modifieds and Midwest Modifieds divisions. Brown, from Rainy River, earned his […]
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Press Release Four athletes and two builders, including one from Fort Frances, make up the 2018 slate of inductees that will enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 37th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies on Sept. 29 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. The 2018 inductees include: […]
Jamie Mountain A change to the schedule in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer League will see Al’s Racquet Stringing and La Place Rendez-Vous facing each other twice more this week. The two squads were originally slated to begin their best-of-three playoff series to determine the winner of the […]
From the MNRF A Missouri man has been fined $5,500 for hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Gregory Evans of Crane pleaded guilty and was fined $2,500 for abandoning a black bear and allowing its flesh to spoil, $2,000 for hunting black bear without a licence, and […]
From the MNRF It was another busy day for lightning fire starts as the Northwest Region recorded 16 new fires by the early yesterday evening. Resources are strained as the fire load has increased to 111 active fires. Twenty-eight of those fires are “not under control,” 10 are “being held,” […]
From the OPP On Sunday at approximately 2:25 a.m., a member of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on King’s Highway in Fort Frances. The officer spoke with the driver, whom he determined was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported […]
The Associated PressMichael Rubinkam Eight states are filing suit against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun, contending the hard-to-trace plastic weapons are a boon to terrorists and criminals and threaten public safety. The suit, filed yesterday in […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont.–The Manulife Financial insurance company says it will launch the first medical marijuana program in Canada this fall in conjunction with Shoppers Drug Mart. Manulife says the program will be available as an option for participating group and individual health insurance plans. Under the partnership, Shoppers […]
The Associated PressJanie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif.–Edwin Jackson’s wife and children had been travelling the country to make sure they didn’t miss this milestone moment. Complete with an extra-large bottle of champagne that wife Erika had ready for the celebration of his 100th victory, too. He accomplished it with his 13th […]
The Associated PressErrin Haines Whack A pair of Twitter users whose posts exposing offensive tweets by baseball players went viral over the weekend say their aim was not malicious but to give fans a fuller picture of who they’re cheering for, and to expose the sport’s “toxic” culture. In exclusive […]
The Associated PressNicole Winfield VATICAN CITY–The largest association of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States urged its members yesterday to report any sexual abuse of religious sisters by clergy and demanded that church authorities “take action to end a culture of silence, hold abusers accountable and provide support to […]
The Associated PressJanet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS–Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans’ aquarium and zoo , all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There’s a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and beach toys and a jellyfish made mostly of cut-up water […]
