By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the signing ceremony for the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons and the Security Council hold a high-level meeting on its far-flung peacekeeping operations as world leaders tackle a wide range of crises and challenges on the […]
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By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Was it a bluff? A warning that Washington would shoot down North Korea’s next missile test? A simple restatement of past policy? Officials and pundits across Asia struggled Wednesday to parse U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to “totally destroy […]
By Christopher Sherman And Peter Orsi The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Rescuers and volunteers frantically dug through the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings long into the night, looking for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake since 1985 as the number of confirmed fatalities jumped to 226 early […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Humble, bumpy, rough carrots. We peel and slice them into sticks and stuff them in lunchboxes, or put them out with a dip when company comes. We chop them and use them in soups and stews, but rarely do we let them star on […]
Joey Payeur The rest of Hayden Haw’s teammates on the Rainy River Owls anxiously anticipated his oncoming set during the first set of the Owls’ 3-0 loss to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action Monday.
Joey Payeur Katelyn Brown of the Rainy River Owls (25) wasn’t about to give Alyssa Turcotte of the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints an open look at the basket during the visitors’ 33-11 victory in NorWOSSA ‘A’ junior girls’ basketball action Monday afternoon at RRHS. See story on C4.
Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jack Bernie was not exactly the most welcome of guests in front of the English River Miners’ net during Friday night’s 3-1 pre-season win by the visitors at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Joey Payeur Muskie receiver Riley Argue looked to have a clean catch on this play but actually grabbed the ball on the bounce for an incompletion in the fourth quarter of Fort High’s 36-0 loss to the Kenora Broncos in WHSFL action here Friday afternoon.
Joey Payeur Lakers’ forward Jeff Venzon, right, had this chance at a tip-in just escape his reach during first-period action here Friday night.
Joey Payeur When the Muskie boys’ hockey team last was on the ice, it saw its dream of winning the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship on home ice dashed in heart-wrenching fashion. This season’s edition of the black-and-gold has clear ambitions to erase the memories of that heartbreak–and they’re off to a […]
Joey Payeur Any panic buttons in Wayne Strachan’s office remain unpushed at the present time. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers wasn’t about to get all worked up over an 0-3-0-1 record in the SIJHL pre-season, which ended with the Lakers dropping both ends of […]
Staff Dan Bird expected scoring to be a sore spot for his team this season. So far, he looks to be a soothsayer. The co-coach of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team watched his squad exceed 21 points just once in four games as they went 1-3 to finish tied […]
