By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW — Russia’s top diplomat accused the United States on Wednesday of carrying out an unlawful attack against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces as he opened a fraught meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said Russia […]
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By Sam Mednick The Associated Press ”I went only with my fear,” said Gatluok Chuol. “If the soldiers found me, they would have killed me.” For several months last year, the 65-year-old South Sudanese farmer risked his life in order to feed his family. In July, when fighting erupted between […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press As Mother Nature nudges spring along, it’s time to dream of the fresh, light meals that go hand in hand with this time of year. How about a bright, rich pink piece of salmon perched atop a bed of polenta, piled with a mound […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press My mom was a wannabe urban farmer long before it was cool. Living in the city limits didn’t stop us from growing our own veggies in a backyard garden that flanked a huge handmade chicken coop, where we raised hens for eggs. (I’ll take […]
By Verena Dobnik The Associated Press NEW YORK — The sculptor of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” statue is accusing New York City of violating his legal rights by allowing the “Fearless Girl” statue to be installed facing the bronze beast, without his permission. Attorney Norman Siegel told The Associated Press […]
Staff A Fort Frances team, comprised of players from the local Borderland Soccer League, walked away with the Super 8 Super Cup tournament championship on Saturday in Kenora. The local squad struggled mightily at last year’s tourney but rolled to victory this time around. • • • Two Fort Frances […]
Staff The Northwestern Ontario Norskies were the lowest-ranked team in their division but still stared the biggest dog in the yard in the face and nearly got away without being bitten. Facing the top-ranked Kingston Volleyball Club, the 28th-seeded Norskies went tooth-and-nail before finally falling 2-1 (25-22, 22-25, and 15-13) […]
Joey Payeur Brenda Hanzuk walked down the aisle of one of hockey’s historic buildings for the very last time with what was even better than a Stanley Cup ring on her finger–ensuring it won’t be her last time walking down an aisle. The Fort Frances resident and now fiancé Brad […]
Joey Payeur The badminton teams for the Muskies and Owls had such a great time away from home the past two weeks, many of the members chose to make another road trip. There are plenty of representatives from both schools at the NorWOSSA finals being held today in Kenora after […]
Joey Payeur They have come by the dozens–spanning six grades and even coming from other sports. There’s no pigeon-holing the roster of this year’s Muskie track-and-field team as roughly 40 athletes have arrived on scene to give coach John Dutton his largest and most multi-dimensional contingent in many seasons. “Last […]
Joey Payeur Players gave their undivided attention to the on-ice coaches when it came to the next drill they were about to go through during the first identification camp held in Fort Frances by the Kenora Thistles of the Manitoba ‘AAA’ Midget Hockey League on Saturday at the ’52 Canadians […]
Joey Payeur Michelle McFayden, left, and Jeannie Sheppard were judging line while keeping in time with their synchronized sweeping on this shot from skip Kathie Jackson during her rink’s 7-3 victory over Samantha Mueller in the Fort Frances Curling Club’s ladies’ ‘A’-event playoff final Saturday.
