The Canadian Press HELSINKI–Canadian ice dancing darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are poised to capture their third title at the world figure skating championships. Skating to a Prince medley, the Olympic gold- and silver-medallists scored 82.43 points to break their own world record in the short dance today in […]
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The Associated PressTeresa M. Walker NASHVILLE–Frederik Andersen proved he’s feeling just fine after missing nearly two games with an upper-body injury. The Maple Leafs’ goaltender made 29 saves last night in helping Toronto beat the Nashville Predators 3-1. Andersen appeared to be hurt last weekend in a collision with Sabres’ […]
The Associated Press HUMBLE, Tex.–Rickie Fowler shot an eight-under 64 for a one-shot lead over Sung Kang after the first round of the Houston Open yesterday. Fowler had his best round in six appearances at the tournament, topping a previous low score of 68. He overcame damp conditions and a […]
Submitted Some of the Fort High students who signed their names on a link for the “Best Buddies” Chain of Friendship gathered to show off the lengthy paper chain in the atrium Tuesday afternoon. With March being “Best Buddies” month, the Chain of Friendship represents expressing kindness, acceptance, and friendship […]
Duane Hicks Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob, left, spoke with Grade 11 and 12 Fort High students in the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program this morning at the site of the future Rainy Lake Square. As an Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) training day exercise, the students spent […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–One of the perceived front-runners in the Conservative leadership race is calling Sen. Lynn Beyak’s comments about residential schools “unfortunate.” But Kevin O’Leary is stopping short of saying he would kick her out of caucus. In a roundtable interview yesterday with The Canadian Press, O’Leary said […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A new institute for artificial intelligence research opened yesterday in Toronto, with funding from the federal and Ontario governments and the private sector. The Vector Institute will specialize in the fields of machine learning and deep learning, which uses software and algorithms to simulate the neural circuits […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The CEO of Ontario Power Generation is the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province, earning nearly $1.2 million last year. Jeff Lyash tops the so-called “sunshine list” of public-sector workers making $100,000 or more. This year there are 123,410 workers on the list–up from 115,431 last year. […]
The Canadian PressPeter Cameron The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has purchased more than 1,000 hectares of property on the north shore of Lake Superior that is crucial to species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons. It notes the Big Trout Bay area is one of the last […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today doubled down in his defence of Canadian military spending levels, as the U.S. brought fresh pressure to bear on NATO allies to pony up. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used his first NATO summit in Brussels to demand all allies […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–Bright lights, airplane near-misses, and light-fingered aliens with a penchant for cool shades all are part of the annual report on UFO sightings in Canada. The 2016 Canadian UFO Survey produced by Winnipeg-based Ufology Research was released this week. In total, there were 1,131 sightings of unidentified […]
Staff All the favourites held serve, save for one. Fourth-ranked Bump It Up was the only one of the top four seeded teams entering last night’s opening draw of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League playoffs that wound up leaving with a mark in the loss column. Fifth-ranked Gillons’ defeated […]
