The Associated Press BOSTON—The Toronto Raptors lost a game but clinched a playoff spot anyway. Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, Evan Turner added 17 and the Boston Celtics beat the Raptors 91-79 last night. Toronto clinched its third consecutive post-season berth moments later thanks to a 115-107 loss by Chicago […]
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From the OPP Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a four vehicle collision that occurred yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 61 and Harbour Expressway. An emergency service vehicle was east bound from Highway 11/17 making a left turn to continue […]
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—Health Minister Eric Hoskins complained yesterday about the billing practices of some Ontario doctors, who he said were taking hundreds of millions of dollars away from home care and other services. “Unpredictable and frankly out of control billing by some doctors is a problem that creates […]
Joey Payeur Grade 8 student Rachel Anderson from J.W. Walker shared her outdoor education experiences during a presentation at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club’s annual general meeting at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Tuesday. Anderson and classmate Kaya Hammond were part of the wintertime excursion done earlier […]
Staff A former Fort Frances Laker helped move his new team one step closer to facing his old gang. John Cuni fed Tyler Lindstrom for the game-winner at 4:26 of overtime as the Minnesota Iron Rangers nipped the English River Miners 3-2 in Game 1 of their SIJHL first-round series […]
Press Release Ontario will raise the general minimum wage from $11.25 to $11.40 on Oct. 1—keeping Ontario’s wage the highest of any province. Minimum wage rates for liquor servers, students under the age of 18, hunting and fishing guides, and homeworkers also will increase at the same time. Changes to […]
From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with the assistance of the Community Drug Action Team (CDAT) and the North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on 1200 block of King’s […]
The Associated Press KIOWA, Kan. — A wildfire burning Wednesday across nearly 110 square miles of rural Oklahoma and Kansas destroyed at least two homes and shut down stretches of highway, while strong wind and dry conditions increased fire threats in neighbouring states, authorities said. Gov. Sam Brownback declared a […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Two pieces of debris recently discovered along the coast of Mozambique are “highly likely” to have come from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian and Malaysian officials said Thursday. An analysis of the parts by an international investigation team showed both […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 per cent to 43 per cent in a nationwide poll that ended Thursday. More than 2 million people voted in the ballot to decide whether to […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Archeologists who scanned the grave of William Shakespeare say they have made a startling discovery: His skull appears to be missing. The researchers used ground-penetrating radar to explore beneath the playwright’s tomb in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Holy Trinity Church. Kevin Colls, who led the study, said the […]
By Josef Federman And Paisley Dodds The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Despite the high death toll and dramatic scenes of destruction, this week’s attacks in Brussels appear to have been surprisingly easy to carry out, requiring little more than some careful preparation, a handful of motivated militants and ingredients that […]
