Staff Nothing like a good night’s rest in Fort Frances to get a team ready to set franchise history. The English River Miners camped out overnight on Tuesday at a local hotel, then headed south yesterday to complete a riveting postseason comeback by beating the Minnesota Iron Rangers 3-1 in […]
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Staff Megan Moriarty, left, of Northwoods Gallery and Gifts offered up some popcorn chicken for Jessica Shoemaker to sample with any of the sauces they carry during its 2016 Bridal Show there last night. About 40 brides-to-be and their guests showed up to meet with local businesses that provide wedding […]
The Canadian Press Ottawa has asked the World Trade Organization to look into U.S. countervailing duties on almost $1 billion in annual exports of supercalendered paper from Canada. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday that the “request for consultations” with the WTO follows a decision back in November asking […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO —Education Minister Liz Sandals says it looks like Ontario teachers are taking more sick days because they lost the right to bank them and take a cash payout on retirement. “There’s no reason to believe that they’re actually sicker than they were two years ago,” […]
Staff The underdogs need to find a new kennel. It was business as usual for most of the top teams as the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League playoffs kicked off last Thursday (March 24) at Fort Frances High School and St. Michael’s School. Regular-season champion How I Set Your Mother […]
Staff A house fire late Tuesday night on Pikangikum First Nation is believed to have left nine people dead. Officers from the Pikangikum Police Service, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Pikangikum Fire Department responded to a residential fire located on Dunsford Road at 11:44 p.m. As a result […]
The Canadian PressBill Beacon It’s rare, but the Stanley Cup playoffs will go ahead without any of the seven Canadian teams. The Ottawa Senators were the last to be eliminated last night despite beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1. Instead, the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals mathematically […]
Staff The SIJHL galaxy’s brightest lights were recognized yesterday, with several Fort Frances Lakers selected among the league’s elite. Fort Frances placed four members of its squad on the CCM Hockey 1st All-Star Team, with two more making it onto the 2nd All-Star Team. Leading the way for the Lakers […]
The Associated PressKaty DaigleUmar Meraj AMRITSAR, India—The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. There is little to be done short of replacing the 430-year-old temple’s gold-plated walls—an […]
The Associated PressAlicia Rancilio NEW YORK—Michelle Fiala says her 14-year-old daughter, Laura, is fine watching humans run for their lives from snarling, flesh-eating zombies on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” but if one of the characters on the show vomits, the teen has to look away. “My youngest has a real […]
The Associated PressMaria Cheng LONDON—Italian scientist Dr. Paolo Macchiarini was once considered a pioneer in regenerative medicine, credited with creating the world’s first windpipe partially made from a patient’s own stem cells. But in the last year, Macchiarini has been charged with falsifying his resume, and accused of scientific misconduct […]
The Canadian PressEric Koreen TORONTO—Every time the Toronto Raptors have reached a new high during their improbable run over the last three seasons, DeMar DeRozan has been forced into reflection mode. He is the last major link with the Raptors’ previous run of futility, a five-year stretch outside of the […]
