Staff Trips to Thunder Bay in recent pre-seasons have not exactly been kind to the Muskie boys’ hockey team. This past weekend was a definite exception. The Muskies went undefeated in three outings against the host Thunder Bay Minor Midget ‘AA’ Kings, collecting two wins and a tie. On Friday, […]
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Staff So much for thoughts of a winning streak for the Muskie football team, at least for now. Coming off a season-opening victory Sept. 8 that snapped a nearly two-year losing skid in the WHSFL, Fort High fell 36-0 to the Kenora Broncos in its home-opener Friday afternoon. With an […]
Staff The toughest opponent for the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team this NorWOSSA season has been firmly established. It will be their own overconfidence. Fort High tore through both their NorWOSSA rivals en route to winning the Dryden Eagles’ pre-season tournament with a 3-0 record. The Muskies beat the Kenora […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers finished their SIJHL pre-season schedule winless after suffering a pair of losses to the English River Miners over the weekend. Kyle Rosolowski, Ryan Patterson, and Nolan Dawson notched second-period goals Friday night in the Miners’ 3-1 win at the Ice For Kids Arena. Westin Cardwell […]
Duane Hicks Jordan Forbes, left, of Forbes Consulting Services and second vice-president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, chatted with Energy minister Glenn Thibeault on Friday evening during a “Business After Hours” event at the Copper River Inn. The Sudbury MPP spoke to Chamber members on topics ranging from […]
Duane Hicks Les Winter, of Miller Environmental Corp. from Winnipeg, poured some motor oil into a drum during the annual Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Day on Saturday morning at the Public Works building here. The event once again proved popular as 249 vehicles dropped off loads of paint, oil, […]
Duane Hicks Participants took off from the starting point at the Sorting Gap Marina during yesterday afternoon’s Terry Fox Run here. Despite the brisk weather, 62 people of all ages–as well as some pets–came out to support Fox’s legacy while raising funds for cancer research.
The Associated PressLynn Elber LOS ANGELES–The dystopian vision of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the deeply-cynical Washington comedy “Veep,” and the ever-topical “Saturday Night Live” won top series honours Sunday in an Emmy Awards ceremony that took almost non-stop aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in awards and speeches. “Go home, get […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Liberal government is heading into the second half of its mandate with a number of big legislative priorities it is eager to move through Parliament. And the Liberals are ready to curtail debate if they think the opposition parties are dragging their feet–especially since the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords HAMILTON–The four federal NDP leadership hopefuls had one last chance yesterday to make their case to party voters before balloting begins to select a replacement for outgoing leader Thomas Mulcair. And all four said they are the candidate to unseat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. Manitoba […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Rookie politician, indigenous rights’ activist, and author Wab Kinew was elected leader of the Manitoba NDP on Saturday and he vowed to rebuild the opposition party as he continues to face questions about his troubled past. Party members elected Kinew, 35, over veteran cabinet minister Steve […]
Duane Hicks A blustery day couldn’t extinguish the flame of hope yesterday as 62 participants came out to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run along the La Verendrye Parkway. While organizers still are crunching the numbers, they estimate the annual fundraiser brought in about $7,200. These numbers were […]
