Staff Third periods in the Dudley Hewitt Cup this week resembled sulfuric acid to the Fort Frances Lakers. They were burned badly in both of the ones they played and now their hopes at making it to the national stage have been dashed—courtesy once again of the Soo Thunderbirds. Zach […]
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The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO—One game into the Toronto Raptors’ playoff series against Miami, LeBron James and some news outlets already are looking ahead to a Cavaliers-Heat Eastern Conference final. Raptors’ coach Dwane Casey was less than pleased, but not surprised. “I saw that. Like I’ve said, nobody respects us, […]
By Ciaran Giles The Associated Press MADRID — Officials say a hippopotamus that escaped from a visiting circus caused some traffic chaos and not a little diversion when he strolled easily along a street in the southwestern town of Palos de la Frontera. A town spokesman said the animal escaped […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, Wednesday’s research is part […]
By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press TORONTO — Sarah Mulholland vividly remembers the first time her 13-month-old son called out “Mama.” She was cooking about two months ago when little Conri began clamouring for her attention, clinging to her legs and whining until he suddenly uttered those two simple syllables […]
By Ian Bickis THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A new study by the Carbon Tracker Initiative shows the world’s biggest oil and gas companies can still make big profits in a carbon constrained world if they avoid high cost, high carbon projects like the oilsands. The London-based organization did an […]
Curran Strachan Dear editor: This is a response to the “Scandalous” letter you published on April 27. What I find “disheartening” about this letter is that still today in 2016, we have people who still have such narrow minds. It’s unfortunate that it is still frowned upon to dress your […]
Nina Stopa Dear editor: I am writing this in response to the letter entitled “Scandalous” in your paper last week. While I am not here to dispute Mr. Johnson’s claims, as it is my belief that such ignorance and bigotry is inarguable, I am here to say shame on you […]
Matt Soprovich Dear editor: I’d like to extend a big public jeer to Jerome Johnson for last week’s thinly-veiled homophobic rant disguised as a letter to the editor (“Scandalous,” April 27.) You’ve clearly expressed yourself with the clarity and logic of a YouTube comment section when you try to argue […]
Valerie Hallam Dear editor: In reply to the letter “Scandalous” from Mr. Jerome Johnson (Fort Frances Times, April 27). Oh dear, Mr. Johnson . . . where have you been? Time and the world have moved on. I am quite confident in suggesting that no parents of these children “forced” them […]
Joey Payeur It may not be the same as taking over for Scotty Bowman or Al Arbour. For starters, those coaches only won four championships in a row. Chris Sinclair is trying to keep things in perspective as he heads into today’s NorWOSSA soccer regular-season opener here against the Kenora […]
