Staff Julian Uhryniuk put the brakes on the Fort Frances Lakers’ bus before it went over the cliff. He netted the game-winning goal with 1:48 left in the third period to give the Lakers a 4-3 win over the host Minnesota Iron Rangers on Tuesday night. The Lakers (41-8-0-2) had […]
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Staff Some people might be heading to sunny southern destinations or the big city for March Break. But for those taking a “staycation” this year, there will be plenty to do around here. Both the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre and Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team have […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—Nikita Soshnikov wasn’t scared. Or so he said and looked in the first shootout attempt of his NHL career. The Leafs’ exciting 22-year-old rookie held the puck on his backhand before flinging it between the pads of Islanders’ goalie Thomas Greiss. It was the shootout winner […]
Joey Payeur Chris Silver and his black-and-gold gang are standing on the edge of history. The Muskie boys’ skip and his team of third Daniel Vandenbrand, second Jason Bazylewski, and lead Davis Jackson dumped the Ecole Secondaire Catholique Theriault Flammes (Timmins) 9-2 margin in six ends this morning in the […]
Staff They tried to make the most of a difficult situation, but it was not to be. The Muskie girls’ hockey team lost both its games today in the consolation bracket to finish 12th at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship in Stratford. The Ecole secondaire catholique Embrun Cyclones beat the Muskies […]
Cameron Penney OTTAWA— For the first time in 15 years, the Muskie boys’ hockey team will leave the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship with a medal around their necks. Just what colour it is was to be determined this afternoon. Fort High advanced to the gold-medal game against Silverton Collegiate Institute (Etobicoke) […]
Joey Payeur The rink was tropical but the revenge was served ice cold. Shelby Tymkin had a goal and an assist as the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs blanked the West Chester University of Pennsylvania Golden Rams 6-0 yesterday in their first game at the ACHA Division 2 national women’s […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Two homeless Saskatchewan men who say they were given one-way bus tickets to British Columbia have arrived in Vancouver. Charles Neil-Curly, 23, has been homeless for about five months and living in a North Battleford, Sask. shelter. But he says the province cut his funding—forcing him to […]
Duane Hicks 2015 was a busy year for the Fort Frances Fire Department. Fire Chief Frank Sheppard told council at its regular meeting Monday night that firefighters responded to a total of 559 calls for service last year—301 in the first half and 258 in the second half. Not all […]
Cameron Penney Sullivan Shortreed barrelled towards the net in search of a goal during the Muskie boys’ semi-final game against the St. Joseph Panthers (Cornwall) this morning at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship in Ottawa. The Muskies won the game 3-2 and took on the Silverthorn Spartans (Etobicoke) for the gold […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Mauril Belanger no longer is able to talk but he managed to speak volumes yesterday about the desperate need to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as he accepted an unprecedented tribute from his peers in the House of Commons. The long-serving Ottawa MP presided […]
Staff Katie Beninger is a big believer in bulk production. Beninger racked up four goals to lead the Fine Foods Fury to an 8-4 victory over the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night at Fort High. It’s been feast or famine lately for the […]
