Staff Those who like their SIJHL hockey with a healthy dash of suspense mixed in got their fill when it came to the Fort Frances Lakers over the weekend. First, affiliate player Matthew Glomba scored with 12 seconds left in regulation time to give the Lakers a 3-2 victory over […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Tom Mulcair was leaving the national capital—his devastating federal election defeat still stinging—when he realized he wanted to stay on as leader of the NDP. Mulcair, having just wrapped up a post-election event in Ottawa with defeated colleague and “extraordinary friend” Paul Dewar, was returning to his […]
Mike Cranston THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AVONDALE, Ariz.—For the second time in a month, two cars crossed the finish line seemingly together and no one was sure who won. Electronic scoring and slow-motion replays put Kevin Harvick in a familiar spot on top at Phoenix International Raceway, and NASCAR celebrated another […]
From the OPP On Friday around 2 p.m., Kenora OPP officers were at the Kenora Courthouse transporting several people in custody to the Kenora District Jail when a 31-year-old male escaped. The male fled to the Kenora Bay waterfront, where he crossed the ice making his way to Treaty Island. […]
Duane Hicks A sure sign that spring is near, a lone trumpeter swan was spotted at Seven Oaks on Thursday evening. A local bird-watcher told the Times that they had seen not only the same swan but also a dozen Canada geese, two mallards, two common goldeneyes, two bald eagles, […]
Joey Payeur Stratton native Trevor Bonot and his rink will be off to Yarmouth, N.S. in November to vie for a national championship after winning the provincial mixed title with a 5-3 victory over Dylan Johnston in yesterday’s final at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
The Canadian PressKeith Leslie TORONTO—A single paragraph buried in the Ontario budget could mean big changes in the lives of some of the province’s most impoverished residents by giving them a guaranteed minimum income. Last month’s provincial budget promised a pilot project to test “that a basic income could build […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong OTTAWA—A mediocre start to round-robin play at the Tim Hortons Brier didn’t faze Alberta’s Kevin Koe. The veteran skip won his last seven games at the national men’s curling championship—taking out three of the sport’s best teams in the playoffs—to hoist the Brier Tankard for the […]
The Associated Press DUNEDIN, Fla.—Jose Bautista hit his first spring homer, and Aaron Sanchez tossed four scoreless innings, as the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 6-1 victory over a Tampa Bay Rays split-squad yesterday. Playing in just his second game of the spring, Bautista drove an inside fastball from […]
Staff One false move and it was over. Katherine Johnson netted the decisive goal at 9:43 of double-overtime to lift the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs to a 2-1 win yesterday over the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs in the final of the ACHA Division 2 national women’s hockey championship in […]
Staff Town council will get more information about the Shaw Go WiFi initiative at its regular meeting tonight. Ian Phillips, government relations manager for Shaw, sent a letter to the town back in January, noting Shaw would like to enter into a municipal WiFi agreement so Shaw can offer WiFi […]
Joey Payeur Jackie McCormick will get to play for a national championship again—and this time she gets to take her brother along. The Stratton native played third for skip Trevor Bonot, who now lives in Thunder Bay, as the rink captured the mixed provincial crown yesterday at the Fort Frances […]
