Submitted Trophy whitetail deer like this one are part of the attraction for non-resident hunters visiting Sunset Country to hunt.
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Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Mark Richter tried to put a sharp-angled shot past Minnesota Iron Rangers’ goalie Tyler Thompson during the host team’s 5-3 win Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Nicholas Donaldson Fort Frances High School students practised the opening number for this year’s musical revue, entitled “Country meets City,” during a dress rehearsal last night at the Townshend Theatre. The show, which tells the story of a group of country youths trying out life in the city, will run […]
The Canadian Press COCHRANE, Alta.–A wildlife biologist says a young injured black bear that has been wandering alone west of Calgary for weeks has not built up enough body fat or grown a thick enough fur undercoat to survive the winter without help. The small bruin was spotted hobbling in […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–One of the country’s biggest civil service unions is calling on the Trudeau Liberals to completely scrap the problem-plagued civil service pay system known as Phoenix and start over from scratch. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada says, after nearly two years of promises […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–John Simpson is determined to use the novel experience he gained in a troubling search for his daughter to help others who have lost loved ones. Ashley Simpson went missing in Salmon Arm, B.C. in April, 2016, and this spring her father travelled there from Ontario […]
The Canadian Press PENDER ISLAND, B.C.–A battle over beavers is brewing on South Pender Island, B.C., where residents are vowing to save the animals from euthanasia. The beavers have been building their own dams in Greenburn Lake, threatening an earthen dam constructed on part of the Gulf Island National Park […]
The Canadian PressDarren Haynes CALGARY–Patience is starting to pay off for rookie Mark Jankowski. Jankowski had two goals and an assist, Sam Bennett scored his first of the season, and Kris Versteeg had the winner as the Calgary Flames scored five times in the third period in a 7-4 victory […]
The Associated PressSteve Reed CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Cam Newton was tired of the Carolina Panthers’ defence getting all of the glory. Newton took it as a challenge when the defence vaulted to the league’s No. 1 ranking last week, saying it was time for the offence to strive to match them. He […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione ANAHEIM, Calif.–Women are less likely than men to get CPR from a bystander and more likely to die, a new study suggests, and researchers think reluctance to touch a woman’s chest might be one reason. Only 39 percent of women suffering cardiac arrest in a public […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–The chances of a hurricane flooding parts of Texas, like Harvey did, have soared sixfold in just 25 years because of global warming and likely will triple once again before the end of the century, a new study says. Study author Kerry Emanuel, a meteorology professor […]
The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS–The tallow tree, a “super invader” with toxic leaves and no natural enemies in North America, is conquering the U.S. South. Overtaking forests from Texas to Florida, tallows grow three times faster than most native hardwoods, and each one casts off 100,000 seeds a year. Controlled […]
