The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill OTTAWA–Playing professional golf isn’t that much different from having a standard 9-5 job. There’s a similar litany of problems. In the first round of the CP Women’s Open, it was a traffic jam. Marina Alex had four birdies on the back nine and finished at five-under […]
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The Associated PressDick Scanlon ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–The Tampa Bay Rays were saved by a replay reversal, plus a pair of reversals by star centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Alex Cobb and four relievers combined on a six-hitter, and Kiermaier made two spectacular catches, as the Rays blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 […]
The Associated Press BRAINTREE, Mass.–A 53-year-old Massachusetts hospital worker stepped forward yesterday to claim the biggest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history–a $758.7 million Powerball prize–after breaking the news to her employer the way the rest of us only dream of. “I called and told them I will not be […]
Nicholas Donaldson Hunter Ottoson and Anthony Gill-Roisin prepared to try out a new marijuana-impaired driving simulation being developed by Innocorp at the ’52 Canadians Arena yesteday. The simulation involves goggles that change the wearer’s perception of colour and causes them to second guess themselves when pedalling around a course, representing […]
Duane Hicks John and Arthur Cox made “withy lanterns” yesterday afternoon at the Lions Park during the final weekly “Open Air Art Studio” organized by Community Living Fort Frances and District. The lanterns were made with willow branches and other sticks, saran wrap, tissue paper, and paste, with an LED […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local MP Don Rusnak listened to concerns and ideas about local food during an open house on a food policy for Canada, one of many taking place across the country. The discussion, held yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library, covered topics like increasing access to affordable […]
Joey Payeur Dawson Tigers’ catcher Matt Godin’s glove showed the result of pitcher Jeff Morrison’s fastball against Vaughan Wilson of the Barwick Blue Knights yesterday evening in Game 2 of the West Division final of the Rainy River District Fastball League in Pinewood. Wilson and his squad got the last […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Starting Aug. 31, transgender Canadians can indicate on their passports that they don’t identify as either male or female. It’s the latest step in the federal government’s plan to eventually allow individuals to identify their sex as “x”–that is, unspecified–on passports and other government-issued documents that typically […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–Mike Duffy, the Senate, and the RCMP are heading back to court with the senator seeking more than $7.8 million in damages stemming from the high-profile investigation, suspension, and court case about his expenses. Duffy filed a claim in Ontario Superior Court yesterday that alleges his […]
Staff Four new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon while three were confirmed by day’s end Wednesday. Two of yesterday’s fires were in Sioux Lookout District, with the other two in Red Lake District. Provincially, the fire numbers and hectares burned have surpassed 2016 for this […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–“Harvey” intensified into a hurricane today and steered for the Texas coast with the potential for up to three feet of rain, 125 m.p.h. winds, and 12-foot storm surges in what could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the United States in almost a dozen years. Forecasters […]
The Associated Press OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.–Golf hasn’t felt this easy to Dustin Johnson since he was making it hard for anyone to beat him. Coming off a week in the Bahamas and switching back to his old putter to rely more on feel, Johnson ran off three birdies over his […]
