Jamie Mountain Adam Withers scored 8:02 into overtime to lift the Fort Frances Lakers to 2-1 win over the English River Miners in Game 4 of their best-of-five quarter-final playoff series last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. With the victory, the Lakers won the series 3-1 and now […]

By Lynn Elber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An interview with Stormy Daniels delivered for “60 Minutes,” giving the long-running CBS news magazine its highest ratings in a decade. But the story wasn’t a slam dunk, either in the reaction it produced or getting on the air in the […]

By Christopher Bodeen And Mark Schiefelbein The Associated Press BEIJING — A mysterious armoured train made a round trip from North Korea to Beijing without revealing its key secret: Was Kim Jong Un on board? Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korea’s reclusive leader or another high-level Pyongyang […]

By Matthew Lee And Josh Lederman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In ordering the largest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats ever, the U.S. and its allies have upped the ante in an East-West spy game that dates to the Cold War and cast light on an unspoken but widespread practice […]

By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Why wait for summer to enjoy pork ribs cooked slow and low on the grill? If you cook them in the oven, you can enjoy them right now. They won’t boast the trademark smokiness produced by grilling, but otherwise they’ll be as tender, succulent […]

By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human-driven cars as they step toward a world of self-driving vehicles. Car and tech companies are rolling out laser sensors, artificial intelligence, larger viewing screens that […]

By Ryan Nakashima And Mae Anderson The Associated Press The news that Facebook’s Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting and when […]

The Associated PressEddie Pells Three teams that need no introduction. One from out of nowhere. Although the 2018 NCAA tournament produced the biggest upset in the history of the event, along with a seemingly endless string of wild finishes and unexpected results, the “Final Four” will look very much like […]

From the OPP On March 24 around 8:50 p.m., the body of a 16-year-old youth was located in the area of Brinkman Road and Evergreen School in Kenora. Members of the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit, the Regional Support Team, and Forensic Identification Services, under the direction of Det. […]

The Canadian PressDarrin Bauming WINNIPEG–Captain Blake Wheeler wasn’t certain at the beginning of the season if his Winnipeg Jets would contend for a playoff spot. Now he has his answer. The Jets clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators last […]

The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO–Despite winning 20 of their last 24 games and sitting atop the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Raptors are doing a little soul-searching these days. A 117-106 loss yesterday to the L.A. Clippers was the Raptors’ third defeat in five games. And that stretch included a 116-112 […]

The Canadian PressGregory Strong NORTH BAY, Ont.–Canada’s Jennifer Jones won tight games, blowouts, and even pulled out some victories that easily could have been losses at the world women’s curling championship. She found a new way to win in yesterday’s final by catching a remarkable break in an extra end. […]