The Associated PressBrian Hall MINNEAPOLIS–Even with Josh Donaldson missing 16 games on the disabled list, Jose Bautista gone, and Kendrys Morales off to a slow start, the Toronto Blue Jays are powering up again and supplying the offence they’ve become used to north of the border. Justin Smoak and Russell […]
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The Associated PressJosh Dubow SAN JOSE, Calif.–William Karlsson and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights proved they can handle some adversity just as well as they can thrive as front-runners like they did most of their inaugural season. The Golden Knights bounced back after allowing a late tying goal in regulation […]
Sam Odrowski North Star School in Atikokan will receive the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly recognition of excellence for its “I’m Here” campaign at tonight’s regular meeting. The school is being saluted for its commitment to promoting attendance to help students reach their full potential both academically and socially. […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Both are small, and are located in the Sioux Lookout and Dryden districts. There were eight forest fires in the Northwest Region over the weekend, located in the Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Thunder Bay […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ and boys’ soccer teams hosted a pair of exhibition games yesterday afternoon at Fort High against the Rainy River Owls to get prepared for their upcoming season. The Muskie girls fell by a narrow score of 3-2 while the boys were victorious with a 3-0 […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students Jaykob Ryll (“Sir Galahad”), left, Brenden Laur (“King Arthur”), and Carmen Hebert (“Patsy”) took part in the first full-scale dress rehearsal of the comedic musical, “Spamalot,” last night on the Townshend Theatre stage. The musical, from the 1975 film, “Monty Python and the […]
Duane Hicks Kerry Zucchiatti of 93.1 The Border drew the May “Trip of the Month” draw winner while Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services here. Ted Scholten will be heading to Reykjavik, Iceland–a trip valued at $4,000. Next month’s trip is to Barcelona, Spain ($4,500).
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson TORONTO–Students in every province except Ontario improved their performance in math between 2010 and 2016, according to a report released yesterday that examined the results of tests administered to eighth graders over the six-year period. The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program report, which looked at tests taken by […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–Saskatchewan plans to hire a private consulting firm to do a safety assessment of an intersection north of Tisdale where a hockey team bus collision killed 16 people. The Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team was travelling to a playoff game on April 6 when it collided […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Hydro One says it is reviewing its executive compensation arrangements at the urging of the Ontario Liberal government. The move comes weeks after Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford said he would fire the CEO and board of directors at the partially-privatized utility if his party is elected […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The federal Liberal government wants to make it easier for Canadians to cast a ballot while making it harder for political parties–or foreign entities–to violate their privacy or persuade them who to vote for using falsehoods or vast sums of money. “We are committed to maintaining […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–If money equals momentum, the federal Conservatives appear to be chugging along with a strong head of steam heading into next year’s federal election. New fundraising numbers show the Tories raked in nearly twice as much cash as the Liberals during the first three months of […]
