Staff If you hesitated about buying a passport for the 2017-18 “Tour de Fort” season, you’ve lost out. “Tour de Fort” sold the last remaining passports it had available on Thursday–the final day of its early-bird pricing of $100 (as opposed to $125). Since all available passports have been sold, […]
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Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation regarding the Supervised Alternative Learning program during its first regular meeting of the new school year tonight. The report will be given by Superintendent of Education Al McManaman. “The primary purpose of Supervised Alternative Learning [SAL] is to […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph HAMILTON–C.J. Gable and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats finally have something to smile about. Gable’s one-yard TD run with 2:30 to go earned Hamilton its first win of the season, a lightning-delayed 24-22 decision over the Toronto Argonauts last night. The victory not only halted an ugly eight-game […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Juan Martin del Potro’s stay at the U.S. Open really should be over. Nearly was. The 2009 champion at Flushing Meadows had a fever and thought about quitting while dropping the opening two sets with little resistance against sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem in the fourth round yesterday. […]
The Associated PressJimmy Golen BOSTON–Kendrys Morales hit a three-run shot in the first inning. Jose Bautista connected for a solo home run in the third. Raffy Lopez chased reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello with a two-run homer in the sixth. “Six of the seven runs he allowed […]
The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm–the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in more than a decade–and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean today on a path that eventually could take it to the United States. The U.S. National Hurricane […]
Staff No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region over the weekend. Five news fires were reported by day’s end Friday. These were located in the Sioux Lookout, Nipigon, and Dryden districts, but none are still burning. The forest fire hazard is “low” to “moderate” across most of the […]
Joey Payeur There wasn’t many inches being given either way from the two teams who played five intrasquad scrimmages as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp over three days at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers play their first pre-season game here this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]
Joey Payeur John Kinzel of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. did his best impersonation of a Canadian on Saturday as he tried to shoot a beach ball into a golf hole as part of the second-annual cancer walk fundraiser put on by Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. A total of 29 […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–As they prepare to return to the parliamentary hot seat in two weeks, it seems somehow appropriate that Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberal colleagues are holing up in Kelowna, B.C.–amid smoke from nearby wildfires–to plot strategy. Liberal MPs are bracing for sparks to fly during […]
The Canadian PressNicole Thompson Leaders in the labour movement say things are looking better this Labour Day than they did a decade ago–despite a shifting economic landscape that includes increased automation and ongoing trade disputes. Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said the union movement has made significant […]
From the OPP Members of the Nipigon OPP are requesting for public assistance to help identify a suspect involved in an attempted abduction. On Friday around 10 p.m., an unknown male grabbed a nine-year-old in the Newton Street area in Nipigon. The child was able to run away from the […]
