The Canadian PressDarrin Bauming WINNIPEG—Alex Chiasson pulled the Ottawa Senators out of their four-game losing streak, but it came too late to save their playoff hopes. Although Ottawa edged the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 to snap their skid, the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Captials last night mathematically […]
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The Associated Press HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—A report of armed men near an Arkansas elementary school led to a campus lockdown before police confirmed the three were actually pest control employees chasing squirrels. A teacher at Gardner STEM Magnet School in Hot Springs saw the men about 8 a.m. yesterday and […]
By Katy Daigle And Umar Meraj The Associated Press 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 […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said Wednesday. The three have been suspended but not charged with any crime. Parents of the 32 first-graders […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — It’s a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace on the Korean Peninsula. And, once again, it’s […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Tesla Motors built its reputation making sporty, sexy and very expensive electric cars. It’s staking its future on something more affordable. Tesla plans to unveil its Model 3 electric car Thursday night at its Los Angeles design studio. At a starting price […]
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 Wedenesday that the “request for consultations” with the WTO follows a decision back in November asking […]
Staff The best of NorWOSSA’s best received their just rewards this past week. First, it was the reigning OFSAA ‘A/AA’ champion Muskie boys’ hockey team paying tribute to its top performers at the year-end awards banquet last Wednesday at the Copper River Inn. Forward Graeme Kitt collected two nods—earning the […]
Joey Payeur The Ontario government is getting no argument from local tourist operators when it comes to its recent five-year extension of the spring bear hunt. “It’s great news,” said Tom Pearson, who owns Camp Narrows Lodge on the north arm of Rainy Lake. “It was ridiculous that they cancelled […]
Joey Payeur It’s time to pass the torch. Youth—and their involvement in appreciating and protecting nature—was the prevailing theme at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club’s annual general meeting held March 22 at the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre. The evening began with a presentation by two of Jody […]
Joey Payeur The importance of never underestimating one’s opponent was made crystal clear to the Fort Frances Lakers this past weekend—and they didn’t even have to be on the ice to get the point. In an upset of seismic proportions, the West Kelowna Warriors ousted the Penticton Vees in six […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Larson feels like he barely got to play hockey this season. But when he did, he made it count—and plans on doing the same in the coming weeks. The Fort Frances native and captain of the Carleton Place Canadians was chosen as a CCHL third team all-star […]
