The Associated Press TORONTO–Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau pointed to Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen. “He won them the game,” Boudreau said. Andersen made 35 saves to help the Leafs beat the Wild 4-2 last night. Nazem Kadri, Patrick Marleau, Connor Carrick, and Connor Brown scored for Toronto. Playing without star centre […]
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The Associated PressJanie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif.–Steve Kerr will never wish for a star player to sit injured as Kevin Durant did against Minnesota last night. But Golden State’s coach sure saw a lot of encouraging signs from many in his supporting cast to pick up the slack with the NBA […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Matt Nichols only threw a few short passes at yesterday’s practice but Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ head coach Mike O’Shea said the injured starting quarterback should be able to play this weekend. “I think he’ll be healthy enough, I really do. I believe that,” said O’Shea, whose […]
The Associated PressBob Baum GLENDALE, Ariz.–The Seattle Seahawks must love the desert. They’ve beaten coach Bruce Arians’ Cardinals three of the past four times they’ve played there. The exception was last season’s excruciating 6-6 tie–a Sunday night game when Arizona and Seattle both missed chip-shot field goals that would have […]
The Associated Press VATICAN CITY–Pope Francis is saying “Just Say No” to cigarettes. The Vatican announced today it no longer would sell cigarettes to employees in its duty-free shop and supermarket–giving up an estimated 10 million euros ($11 million) a year in profit. Francis made the decision because “the Holy […]
The Associated Press NEWTON, N.C.–An 800-pound heifer made a big splash when it was found in a North Carolina family’s swimming pool. Catawba County Chief Animal Control Officer Jenna Arsenault told news outlets the agency received a 9-1-1 call yesterday morning and arrived to find the young female bovine defiantly […]
Staff Back on Oct. 20, the Fort Frances Lakers were in third place riding a three-game winning streak. How things have changed. The Lakers were dumped 9-3 by the host English River Miners on Tuesday night to extend their losing skid to five-straight games while dropping to fifth place in […]
Staff Both Muskie junior teams brought home NorWOSSA gold from Kenora on Tuesday. The girls’ basketball squad capped an undefeated season with a 51-26 win over the host Broncos in the final. In boys’ volleyball, meanwhile, the black-and-gold downed Kenora 3-1 in their final. The Muskies took the first two […]
The Canadian PressGemma Karstens-Smith VANCOUVER–From Everest to Denali, a mountaineer from British Columbia has climbed to a record after spending more than two years scaling some of the tallest peaks on Earth. North Vancouver’s Liz Rose reached the summit of Mount Kosciuszko in New South Wales in Australia this week, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Staff at Nexus Community Savings here posed with the pink treats and keychains they were offering Monday in support of breast cancer awareness. For more than a month now, the Fort Frances and Rainy River branches have been selling the keychains made by staff member Sue McFayden, with […]
Duane Hicks Fine Line Art Gallery co-op member Jean Richards put out one of the festive items donated for the silent auction now underway there (529 Mowat Ave.) Bids are being accepted through Sunday, Nov. 19, when the winning bidders will be announced during the gallery’s “Christmas Extravaganza” open house. […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–From the slow-paced, tree-lined streets of downtown Charlottetown to the modern, western architecture of metro Vancouver, Canada’s urban waterfronts are a beacon for condo developers, tourists, and everyone in between. But even in best-case scenarios for global warming, a new series of interactive maps that illustrate […]
