By Katie Workman The Associated Press Cabbage is almost as popular on St. Patrick’s Day as green beer! And that’s because cabbage ‚Äî unlike green beer! ‚Äî is a quintessential part of Irish cuisine (along with bacon and potatoes). Tenant farmers in the 17th century were forced to pay substantial […]
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By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS A plan for Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine passed a major milestone Thursday with the Department of Natural Resources approving the project’s final environmental review, meaning the company can now start pursuing the long list of permits it needs to move forward. DNR Commissioner […]
Joey Payeur The path back to the podium has been laid out for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. Fort High is seeded fourth—and will be the top-rated squad in Pool ‘D’—at the 16-team OFSAA ‘A/AA’ provincial championships that begins Tuesday in Stratford. The three-time defending NorWOSSA champs will look to […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Hanna LeDrew had Katelyn Sillery (18) of Dryden turned every which way after getting past the check of Eagles’ captain Sydney Allen during the first period of Fort High’s 4-2 victory in Game 3 of the NorWOSSA girls’ final Sunday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
The Canadian PressMelissa Couto DUNEDIN, Fla.—R.A. Dickey felt something was wrong with his knee after only a handful of starts last season. The Blue Jays’ knuckleballer knew it couldn’t be good, but he didn’t even want to find out how bad it was. “If I could keep going, I wanted […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors’ backcourt of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan was back working at full strength last night. The result: a team-record 11th-straight victory at Air Canada Centre. Lowry scored 32 points, while fellow all-star DeRozan chipped in with 31, as the Raptors beat the Utah Jazz […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Indigenous leaders told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers yesterday that they want a role in developing climate change policy. “It’s like we’re standing at the doorway,” said Clement Chartier of the Métis National Council. “What happens next, we’ll get to see. “It’s always good words, […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech to a clean tech conference yesterday to make a direct pitch for the expansion of Canada’s oil-and-gas sector—a direction he later appeared to dial back in response to media questions. Trudeau began a day-and-a-half of meetings on climate policy with […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO—The tracking of dangerous radioactive substances in the Great Lakes basin is woefully inadequate given the intensive nuclear activity in the area, environmental and health groups say. In a letter to the Canadian and U.S. governments yesterday, more than 100 organizations called for such substances to […]
The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Ahh, there’s nothing like a blast of fresh, frigid air to welcome you back to the planet after nearly a year cooped up in space. That’s the word from astronaut Scott Kelly, NASA’s space-endurance champ who returned to bitterly-cold Kazakhstan yesterday, along with his roommate […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Millions of dollars in federal cash earmarked for the parents of missing or murdered children have gone unspent—a clear sign the program is in need of repair, says the federal ombudsman for victims of crime. Federal documents show just $166,320 actually has gone to families in each […]
Joey Payeur Muskie athletic director Bryce Coyle, left, got help from Muskie girls’ hockey assistant coach Trevor McKinnon as he pulled the final winning name in the team’s annual cash raffle last night at Fort High. Linda Mann of Fort Frances was the grand prize winner of $5,000. Clinton Bruyere […]
