The Associated Press DENVER–Good luck navigating through the top five of Washington’s lineup these days. It’s definitely a pick-your-poison sort of situation. Trea Turner nearly hit for the cycle for a second-straight night, finishing a triple shy, while Bryce Harper had four more hits to up his average to .432 […]
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The Canadian PressDan Greenspan ANAHEIM, Calif.–Adam Larsson doesn’t think much of his shot. At least, that’s the way teammate Mark Letestu tells it. The shocked crowd at Honda Center probably would disagree with that assessment. Larsson scored his second goal with 4:40 to go, and Letestu had two power-play goals, […]
The Associated PressBrett Martel AVONDALE, La.–It has the feel of a guys’ weekend out in New Orleans for Bubba Watson, Jordan Spieth, and a host of fellow PGA Tour stars at the new team event the Zurich Classic has become. Watson expects the revamped format in the “Big Easy,” which […]
Duane Hicks Turn up the volume when you talk about mental health next week. The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association has a multitude of activities planned for “Mental Health Week” (May 1-7), the theme of which is “Get Loud.” “We really wanted to put ‘Mental Health […]
Staff Caroline Spencer’s crew was snake-bitten, to say the least. The head coach of the Fort Frances Vipers saw her team finish third in Pool ‘C’ before it made a quick exit from the playoffs in the 16U division of the 2017 PVC girls’ volleyball tournament in Winnipeg over the […]
Staff The Donald Young School All-Stars once again have established themselves as the team to beat when it comes to Grade 8 boys’ basketball in the Rainy River District Athletic Association. The defending regional champs went 5-0 to capture the Jim Oster Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Robert Moore School–capping […]
Submitted Montana Plasky, left, and Jaida Norris were among the 35 kids who took part in the “glow-in-the-dark” Zumba fundraiser for Canada Day activities here Saturday evening in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, led by Jenna Nowak of “Zumba with Jenna,” drew more than 50 adults and 35 […]
Joey Payeur Jacob Argue of the Donald Young All-Stars, left, had no intention of giving Ashton Cousineau of the Crossroads Tornadoes any room to operate during the All-Stars’ 17-13 victory in the final of the Jim Oster Memorial Tournament for Grade 8 boys’ basketball on Saturday at Robert Moore School.
Kiera Kowalski Seth Lauzon displayed how gravitational waves work using a heavy weight, some fabric, and stepladders he set up to mimic our solar system during this semester’s “Co-op Display Day” earlier today at Fort High. Lauzon is doing his co-op in a Grade 12 chemistry class.
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont.–The Ontario city best known for headquartering BlackBerry soon may be known for an entirely different commodity: dog poop. Waterloo soon will be the home of a pilot program that will turn dog waste into energy, using a process called anaerobic digestion that happens when organic […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–A woman who spent hours suspended high above a construction site after scaling a crane in downtown Toronto was rescued by being strapped to a rappelling firefighter and lowered to the ground as dozens watched in suspense from below. Cheers erupted from onlookers as the pair’s […]
The Canadian Press SAGKEENG FIRST NATION, Man.–The killing of a 19-year-old high school student, and a graphic video believed to be linked to the death, has shocked a small Manitoba First Nation that has seen more than its share of tragedy. RCMP said yesterday they were reviewing the video circulating […]
