Press Release The Treaty #3 Police Service, along with a number of police services throughout Ontario, recently participated in “Operation Northern Spotlight,” a co-ordinated, national effort to end human trafficking. During this operation, officers were able to ensure the safety of six people who had been working in the sex […]
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Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host the annual Scott Clendenning Memorial Showcase this weekend. Four teams are taking part, with action getting underway Friday at 2:15 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold will open play Friday at 7:15 p.m. against the Thunder Bay Queens, then […]
Staff It will be business as usual over the next two weeks for a group of Muskie cross-country runners. Four practices a week. Same intensity. But with a new motivation. A trip to the OFSAA championships Nov. 4 in Petawawa. Both the Midget and Junior girls’ squads captured first place […]
Staff Talk about a comeback. After losing the first two sets by identical 25-23 scores, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team definitely found itself in a hole last Thursday against the visiting Dryden Eagles. But the black-and-gold stormed back, winning the next two sets by scores of 26-24 and 25-18 […]
From the MNRF Three deer hunters from Cottam, Ont. have been fined a total of $2,500 for illegal deer hunting. Lyndsay Webster and Cody Webster pleaded guilty and each were fined $500 for possessing a loaded firearm within eight metres of the edge of the travelled portion of a roadway. […]
Staff If the Fort Frances Lakers hope to have success against the Thief River Falls Norskies going forward, they had best heed a lesson learned from their last game. Get off to a better start. “We were flat in the first 12 minutes of the game and watched them, allowing […]
Nicholas Donaldson Wendy Grennier sorted through some of the many donated coats yesterday for the Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville annual coat drive. Coat drop-off continued today from 1-4 p.m., with pick-up days for those in need set for tomorrow and Thursday (Oct. 25-26) from 1-3 p.m. at the Fort […]
Duane Hicks The most recent group of “Canada 150” pin recipients proudly showed off their pins and certificates in the foyer at the Civic Centre yesterday evening during the regular meeting of town council. The Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances, Fort Frances Lions Cub and Voyageur Lions Club joined nearly […]
Nicholas Donaldson Morgan Beckett (Insp. Kemp) was rallying the townspeople to go after Frankenstein’s monster during Sunday’s practice for Fort High’s fall play, “Young Frankenstein.” The stage adaptation of the classic Gene Wilder/Mel Brooks comedy will run Oct. 26-28 at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets cost $7 for […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have pulled off a stunning byelection upset, snatching the federal riding of Lac-Saint-Jean away from the Conservatives. A Liberal victory in Quebec’s nationalist heartland–where the party hasn’t won since 1980 and where it posted its worst result in the province in 2015–would have […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The Ontario government is spending $100 million to add hundreds of new beds to hospitals across the province to address the issue of overcrowded wards ahead of what’s expected to be a bad ‘flu season. Health minister Eric Hoskins, who made the announcement yesterday, said adding […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio Unseasonably warm weather in parts of Canada may deprive some areas of one of their trademark natural attractions: rich fall colours. A forestry expert says the vivid red leaves that draw crowds of tourists to areas of Ontario and parts of Quebec are triggered by bright […]
