Duane Hicks The team of Zeila Dal, left, Harper Woolsey, and Gabby Bourgeault worked together to build Lego structures on Thursday during the “Lego Zip-Line Challenge” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Kids were challenged to build their own Lego structure and then run it down a zip-line, […]
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Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ curler Ashley Payne had the utmost concentration as she prepared to release a shot during practice Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Members of both the girls’ and boys’ rinks were hard at work as they prepare to host the OFSAA championships being held […]
Duane Hicks Special Care Unit activity worker Liz Logue toasted Rainycrest resident Jan Hall on Friday afternoon during a St. Patrick’s Day party organized by the Rainycrest Auxiliary. Residents were treated to some festive songs courtesy of Gerry and Jackie Guimond, Diane Maxey, and June Caul.
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie girls’ hockey team posed for a photo beside the bus parked at the Memorial Sports Centre this morning as they prepared to make the trip to Timmins for the OFSAA girls’ ‘A/AA’ hockey championships that run this Wednesday through Friday. The black-and-gold are seeded […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario’s Liberal government, which is trailing in the polls ahead of a spring election, delivered a throne speech outlining its priorities today as the opposition accuses it of trying to hit the reset button before the June vote. Kathleen Wynne announced the move Thursday–less than a […]
The Canadian PressAmy Smart Mike MacDonald, a pioneer of the Canadian standup comedy scene, has died. The longtime comedian died Saturday afternoon from heart complications at the Ottawa Heart Institute, his brother, J.P. MacDonald, said yesterday. He was 62. MacDonald was a regular on the Just for Laughs stage, appeared […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–Ontario’s New Democrat leader unveiled parts of her platform at a campaign event Saturday, saying the party would de-privatize Hydro One and offer universal pharma and dental care for all Ontarians if elected. Andrea Horwath said the party also would focus on lowering wait times health-care […]
The Canadian Press A 38-year-old Cirque du Soleil performer died after falling during a Saturday evening performance in Tampa, Fla., the Canadian entertainment company announced yesterday. The Montreal-based entertainment group said French aerialist Yann Arnaud fell to the stage while performing an aerial straps number during a performance of the […]
The Canadian PressSalmaan Farooqui TORONTO–Minor hockey players paid tribute to their fallen teammate in their first game since their star goalie was killed in an alleged triple homicide east of Toronto. Fifteen-year-old Roy Pejcinovski, described as a promising hockey player, was found dead in his family’s home in Ajax, Ont. […]
Look for overcast skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-eight C (17 F) and east-southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of zero (32) and low around minus-10 (14). Look for southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Variable cloudiness is […]
By John Seewer The Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio — Shipwreck hunters say they’ve discovered the remains of a steamer that sank in Lake Erie over a century ago and left eight people dead. The National Museum of the Great Lakes says the wreck is several miles off the Ohio shore […]
By Terence Chea The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and levelling soil for building projects. Now the former Google engineer is turning that […]
