It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of seven C (44 F) and east winds gusting up to 20 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual sunshine, with a high of 18 (64) and low again around seven (44). Look for east-southeast winds gusting up to 22 km/h. Cloudy skies […]
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Jamie Mountain Pasquel Shortreed looked to get the ball from her Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s 2-1 loss in the NorWOSSA final yesterday afternoon here. The Muskies had advanced after edging the Kenora Broncos 1-0 in the semi-final that morning.
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students took their musical talents to the Townshend Theatre stage last night to perform their annual year-end concert for parents and staff who filled it to maximum capacity.
Jamie Mountain Captains Cole Kowalski and Cam Lidkea hoisted the NorWOSSA trophy after the Muskie boys’ soccer team blanked the Kenora Broncos 2-0 here yesterday afternoon to capture their eighth-straight league title.
The Canadian PressRoss Marowits MONTREAL–Canadian shippers breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday after CP Rail reached a tentative agreement with its train crews to end a strike mere hours after it began. The Calgary railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference reached a four-year deal while the union also […]
The Canadian PressPaola LoriggioColin Perkel After vowing for weeks to deliver a fully-costed platform, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives yesterday quietly released a compilation of their campaign promises without saying how they would pay for them. The updated “Plan for the People,” posted on the party’s website, lays out how much each […]
The Canadian PressCraig Wong OTTAWA–The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold yesterday but noted the Canadian economy was a little stronger than expected in the first quarter, raising expectations that rate hikes are coming later this year. The central bank held steady its target for […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Canada quietly has paid another $54 million toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter, bringing its total investment in the controversial project to roughly a half-a-billion dollars over the last 20 years. The government is consulting fighter-jet makers, including U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, before launching a […]
The Canadian PressJim Bronskill OTTAWA–A Jehovah’s Witness who was expelled from a Calgary congregation cannot take his case to a judge, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 9-0 decision today, the high court said the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has no jurisdiction to review the congregation’s […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday. “Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard. Richard had […]
The Associated Press ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine says it’s releasing a new type of gourmet potato. The new spud is called the “Pinto Gold” and the university’s potato breeding program leader describes it as a high-yielding, yellow-fleshed specialty variety. Gregory Porter, who leads the breeding program, says […]
