Joey Payeur Tim Archie of the Fort Frances Braves, left, shared a laugh with base runner Darren Smith of the Northwest Bay Chieftains during Rainy River District Fastball League action last night at VanJura Ball Park. The Braves held on for a 15-11 win to improve their season record to […]
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Joey Payeur Serenity Dobransky looked like a young Brooke Henderson while displaying her skills yesterday at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. The Rainy River resident was participating in a youth golf clinic hosted by Spruce Creek owner Laurie Pentney, with the last of the series of session scheduled for […]
Joey Payeur Glenn Ward, foreground, and Doug Berry were in high spirits as they set out for Day 1 of the “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament earlier today at Lake Despair Lodge. The duo are part of a 52-team field which will be gunning for the $5,000 first prize at […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Quebec government is hoping to offer free abortion pills later this year. “We believe women in this province do have a choice,” Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said yesterday. “We’ve always been in favour of women having the right to decide for themselves and today we have […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–More than 500 Ontarians aged 27 to 101 have chosen medically assisted death since it became legal in Canada a little over one year ago, according to new statistics from Ontario’s chief coroner. Of the 548 medically assisted deaths in Ontario, cancer was the most common underlying […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A Sunwing Airlines flight bound for Cuba had to return to Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport yesterday evening under a fighter jet escort due to an “unruly customer.” An airline spokeswoman said flight WG604 had departed for Cayo Coco but turned around due to the passenger making “non-specific […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–More than a dozen Toronto students on an ill-fated high school trip to Algonquin Park are still making their way back home after the death of a classmate who disappeared while swimming in a lake. Ontario Provincial Police say search and rescue divers pulled the body of […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–A man high on fentanyl or some similar powerful opioid caused a series of hit-and-runs on a Calgary expressway and almost overdosed before being revived, city police said yesterday. The growing use of new synthetic opioids that can be lethal even in very small amounts has led […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon MONTREAL–A two-game eastern road trip turned out to be a success for the B.C. Lions. For a second week in a row, a fourth-quarter offensive surge produced a victory as the Lions topped the Montreal Alouettes 23-16 last night, with back-up quarterback Travis Lulay running in […]
The Associated Press SPARTA, Ky.–Once Christopher Bell got out of his own way, getting past competitors was pretty easy. Bell overcame an early spin to take the lead by the midpoint and held off Brandon Jones to win the rain-delayed Camping World Series NASCAR Truck race early today at Kentucky […]
The Associated Press ONEIDA, Wis.–Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon birdied three of the final four holes yesterday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Sei Young Kim in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Gonzalez Escallon, the 26-year-old former Purdue player who won twice last season on […]
The Associated PressLinda A. Johnson The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it’s being abused. Endo International PLC said yesterday it will voluntarily stop selling the pills, approved for use in patients with severe, constant pain, […]
