Staff Five ties and seemingly 500 changes in momentum. But in the end, it took just one shot to bring a painful end to another successful Muskie girls’ hockey season. The eighth-ranked All Saints Titans (Whitby) topped the 11th-seeded Muskies 6-5 yesterday afternoon in the quarter-finals at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ […]
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Joey Payeur The one-night hometown favourites departed with a long-awaited trophy in tow but left behind some indelible memories with local hockey fans. Cody McFarlane had the only goal of a shootout to carry the fourth-ranked Belle River Nobles to a thrilling 3-2 win over the third-seeded St. Mary’s Crusaders […]
From the OPP Members of the OPP’s Sioux Lookout Crime Unit have laid charges against a former teacher after receiving a report of a historical sexual assault on a student. As a result of this investigation, a 48-year-old Sioux Lookout man has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. […]
By Eric Olson The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thanks, Michigan. It was fun while it lasted. So who’s going to be the lovable underdog in the NCAA Tournament now? Take your pick: Xavier or South Carolina. The Musketeers are a No. 11 seed after losing their starting point […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts have ventured out on a spacewalk to prep the International Space Station for a new parking spot. NASA’s Shane Kimbrough (KIM-broh) and France’s Thomas Pesquet (pes-KAY) floated out the hatch Friday morning. Their main job 250 miles up involves […]
The Associated Press DUJIANGYAN, China — American-born giant panda Bao Bao made her first appearance Friday before the public in southwestern China following her move there from Washington, D.C. Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington to pandas on loan from China. Under the standard loan agreement, […]
The Associated Press LONDON — The World Health Organization says it’s aiming to vaccinate more than 115 million children against polio across Africa next week, in its continuing bid to wipe out the crippling disease. In a statement Thursday, the U.N. health agency said all children under five are being […]
The Associated Press BOSTON — A diary kept by a young John F. Kennedy during his brief stint as a journalist after World War II is being auctioned. The diary was written in 1945 when the 28-year-old Kennedy was a correspondent for Hearst newspapers, rubbing shoulders with the powerful and […]
The Associated PressJill Lawless LONDON–Lawmakers and lords, researchers and reporters, cleaners and catering staff returned to Britain’s Parliament today as Britain’s seat of government shook off its shock and got back to work after an attack that left two civilians and a policeman dead. The Parliament complex is not just […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–The author of a controversial article about Quebec that appeared in Maclean’s magazine this week has stepped down from his post at McGill University. Andrew Potter said in a social media post today his resignation as director of the Institute for the Study of Canada was […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–NDP MP Nathan Cullen is planning a series of town-hall meetings in Liberal ridings across the country in an effort to resurrect the issue of electoral reform. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed away in February from his election promise to end “first-past-the-post” voting, saying there was no […]
Staff Taggs Source for Sports earned second place in the OFSAA planning committee’s “Paint the Town Black & Gold” contest with this detailed tribute to the Muskie boys’ hockey team, including photos of all the team members. Many entrants also wished the Muskie girls good luck in their quest for […]
