The Associated PressBeth Harris NEW YORK–Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality. The late bloomer won the Belmont Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths on Saturday, giving the sport its 13th Triple Crown champion. American Pharoah ended a 37-year drought in 2015 and now just […]
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The Associated Press SINGAPORE–United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to seize the opportunity “to support a peaceful, prosperous, secure, and verifiably-denuclearized Korean Peninsula.” The U.N. chief is commending the two leaders for pursuing a diplomatic solution and “seeking […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars KENORA–Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Rickford was elected as MPP for Kenora-Rainy River riding over New Democrat Glen Archer, Liberal Karen Kejick, and Ember McKillop of the Green Party in Thursday’s provincial election. It was a close race initially between Rickford and Archer as the first numbers poured […]
Staff A tender for various capital facility renovations and an addition to the Fort Frances Cemetery garage has come in $115,844 over-budget. The tender closed on June 5 and saw only one bid submitted by local contractor Ed Kaun and Sons totalling $633,984.85, including HST and $40,000 in contingency. This […]
The Associated PressTeresa M. Walker MEMPHIS, Tenn.–Dustin Johnson is back in his spot as the world’s top-ranked golfer thanks to a dominant victory capped by an absolutely amazing hole-out for eagle. “What a cool way to end the day,” Johnson said. Johnson shot a four-under 66 yesterday in making the […]
The Associated PressHoward Fendrich PARIS–In full control of the French Open final, a rather familiar position for him, Rafael Nadal suddenly was worried. He led by two sets plus a break early in the third when the middle finger on his racket-wielding left hand was cramping so badly he couldn’t […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Curtis Granderson started doing some math in the Blue Jays’ dugout after Toronto took a 12-run lead against the Baltimore Orioles. Playing in the 1,849th game, Granderson was trying to figure out if what Toronto second baseman Devon Travis had just told him was true: that […]
Duane Hicks Jay Wayash-Calder, centre, received his Building Construction diploma from Seven Generations Education Institute post-secondary co-ordinator Don Eldridge, left, and Shawn Chorney, vice-president of enrolment, student services, recruitment, and marketing for Canadore College, during Thursday afternoon’s ceremony at the Memorial Sports Centre. A total of 27 secondary school graduates […]
Duane Hicks Young entrepreneurs Mellody Sinclair, left, and her sister, Cadance, spent a couple of hours of their day off school Friday selling their homemade “candy kebobs” during the “Mini-Market” held downstairs at Curvy Chick (256 Scott St.) The second such event held this spring, the market saw kids sell […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Greg Rickford, his wife, Janet, and thier two daughters, Poppy Kate and Abigail Mae, were all smiles as they celebrated his election win Thursday night in Kenora. A few dozen people were gathered at Bob’s Burger Bar there to hear Rickford’s celebratory speech after he was declared winner […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s outgoing Liberals made a pitch to hold on to official party status Friday as they entered a period of extreme uncertainty in the wake of an election that took them from a majority government to a mere seven seats. Kathleen Wynne, who stepped down as […]
The Canadian PressMike BlanchfieldLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Leaders from across Canada’s political spectrum yesterday voiced their support for free trade and opposition to U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum while denouncing the Trump administration’s unprecedented attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Among them were some of Trudeau’s fiercest critics, Conservative leader Andrew […]
