The Canadian Press BALZAC, Alta.–Two semi-trailer truck drivers played a little blacktop rodeo when they used to their big rigs to safely steer a horse off a busy highway north of Calgary. RCMP said they got word around 4 a.m. today from an Edmonton woman who said her horse had […]
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The Canadian Press QUEBEC–Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne contradicted the leader of one of Quebec’s opposition parties Friday, saying he misunderstood their private conversation and shouldn’t have publicly revealed its contents on the internet. On Thursday, the leader of the Coalition for Quebec’s Future (CAQ) published a tweet congratulating himself for […]
Staff Town council will be receiving some input on the 2018 municipal budget at its regular meeting tonight. While no one is on the agenda to make a verbal presentation, council will be receiving written submissions, including: •a request for sponsorship of the OFSAA provincial high school curling championships coming […]
Staff The Muskie golf team took home-course advantage to a whole new level Friday. With the familiar confines of Kitchen Creek Golf Club providing the backdrop, the black-and-gold obliterated the competition to repeat as the NorWOSSA boys’ team champions. Fort High carded a combined score of 334 to defeat the […]
Staff The number on Tanner Dola’s back (9) matched the amount of Muskies who planned to try and stop him. The scenario did not end well for the black-and-gold. Dola returned a punt 110 yards for a touchdown, with the subsequent convert by kicker Dylan Fathers the difference, in a […]
Staff If this is the sign of things to come, it’s going to be a long season for anyone not named the Muskies when it comes to junior girls’ basketball. The Muskies romped through the four-team field over the weekend to capture their home tournament with a 3-0 record. Fort […]
Staff For most of the first two periods Friday, the Fort Frances Lakers’ winless pre-season was a distant memory. But it all came rushing back by the end of the night–and continued on into Saturday. The Lakers blew a 4-1 lead in falling 5-4 in a shootout to the Thief […]
Staff Not yet, Gillons’. That was the clear statement delivered by defending champion How I Set Your Mother, which took three points off Gillons’ last night in a battle of first-place teams in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. With another three-point win against Safe Sets, How I Set Your […]
Nicholas Donaldson Rya Hawrylak, Emma Howarth, Shaelynn Kino, and Erica Bowie worked on some watercolour paintings this morning during the annual “I am Awesome (And I Know it!)” girls’ self-esteem retreat at Sunny Cove Camp. The girls arrived yesterday afternoon and will stay until Sunday, participating in discussions, workshops, and […]
Duane Hicks The Nite Hawk Band wowed the crowd on Scott Street with a selection of classic rock, blues, and country tunes–and their impressive musicianship–yesterday evening during the second official concert in the “Rainy Lake 150” series. Next Thursday’s concert, Daylin James and his “Elvis Show,” will be held at […]
Joey Payeur Muskie golfer Cole Kowalski kept tabs on his putt attempt on the green at No. 2 at Kitchen Creek earlier today. Kowalski and the rest of the seven-man Muskie team were participating in the NorWOSSA golf season-finale, with the top three teams and top five non-affiliated individuals in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A Progressive Conservative private member’s bill is seeking to jail or slap large fines on people using pill presses illegally to make counterfeit opioids. The bill from Michael Harris would fine anyone–besides pharmacists–using or possessing such machines up to $200,000 or send them to jail for up […]
