Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team cruised to a 14-0 romp over the Kenora Broncos in Game 1 of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final on Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Siobhan Mackintosh lit the lamp four times and added two assists while captain Annalise (C.C.) Hayes netted […]
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Jamie Mountain Students at St. Michael’s School had some fun this morning participating in a relay race, meant to simulate retrieving water from a well, as part of their “Change Challenge” initiative. Students are helping to raise funds for the Tom Newell Home For Children orphanage in Whowgbhay, Liberia by […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ hockey team captain Annalise (C.C.) Hayes, along with her parents Darwin Hayes and Lisa George, posed for pictures during the squad’s annual “Senior Night” prior to their 14-0 rout of the Kenora Broncos in Game 1 of the NorWOSSA semi-final at the Ice For Kids Arena […]
of Rainy River District School Board Piper Lidkea, centre, in the role of “Frog,” and Sophia Black, in the role of “Toad,” rehearsed the song “Down the Hill” from the upcoming J.W. Walker production of “A Year with Frog and Toad.” A one-night only performance of the musical is slated […]
Duane Hicks Couchiching First Nation elder Irene Morrisseau offered a traditional welcome before a screening of the documentary, “Colonization Road,” yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The event, presented by the Rainy River District Right Relations Circle, drew a full house to the Shaw Community Hub […]
The Canadian Press The second step on the Olympic podium was a place of both joy and pain for Canada’s athletes on Day 13 of the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The silver medal was no consolation prize for Canada’s women’s hockey team, which had its bid for a fifth straight Olympic […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Police have released a high-tech image they say is a likeness of the mother of a baby girl found dead in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. They have also released a composite sketch of the baby. Police say the mother’s image was produced by a company in […]
The Canadian PressLiam Casey Harry Potter’s power appears to extend beyond the page, as recent Canadian research suggests listening to an audiobook from the popular fiction series can improve focus on long and boring drives. Lana Trick, a psychology professor at the University of Guelph, wanted to look into areas […]
The Canadian PressLevi Garber OTTAWA–The federal government doesn’t believe it can do much on its own to stem the growing tide of fake news in Canada, according to briefing notes prepared for Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly. The documents, obtained by The Canadian Press through an access-to-information request, highlight that […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson NEW DELHI–A man who was convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian cabinet minister in 1986 should not have been invited to receptions held in Delhi, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today. His statement came after a senior official in Trudeau’s office said an invitation issued […]
The Canadian PressArmina Ligaya TORONTO–Sun Life Financial Inc. is adding medical marijuana as an option for its group benefits plans, marking an industry shift and the latest sign of growing public acceptance of cannabis. The Toronto-based insurer’s chief executive Dean Connor said the move was influenced by rising interest from […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press Former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the dialogue between the two Koreas that began during the Winter Olympics must be kept alive so it can hopefully lead to reconciliation, peace and the denuclearization of North Korea. Ban, who was South Korea’s foreign […]
