The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL—A Quebec police constable who died in the line of duty has been remembered by friends as a go-to guy who always was ready to lend an ear. “In my heart, I lost a brother,” Simon Villeneuve said of his friend, Thierry Leroux, who was shot […]
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The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—To hear Ban Ki-Moon tell it, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s rapprochement with the United Nations was nothing short of the return of the prodigal son. But the Conservative opposition says the UN secretary general’s flattery of Canada’s new Liberal prime minister may have had a political […]
Duane Hicks Camron Oster, left, and his sister, Jordyn, got ready to speed down the snowhill yesterday during the Alberton recreation committee’s 15th-annual winter fun day at the Millennium Park there. Fun Family Day activities also were going on in Fort Frances, Emo, Barwick, and elsewhere in the district.
Staff Both Muskie hockey teams came away victorious over their upcoming NorWOSSA semi-final opponents, but in two very different ways. The girls’ squad routed the Warriors 14-0 on Sunday for their 10th-straight league win. But the journey home became its own drama when the team bus broke down halfway down […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The number of missing and murdered indigenous women across the country is “way bigger” than 1,200, Indigenous Affairs minister Carolyn Bennett said yesterday. Her comments came as the government marked the end of a consultation process with the families of victims as it prepares to establish […]
Joey Payeur The enthusiasm was noticeable among those who pulled out from the starting point on Eighth Street here Saturday morning as the Borderland Snowmobile Club held a poker run to Emo and back. About 15 sledders took part, with the club planning to stage more such runs in the […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney TORONTO—The Golden State Warriors are chasing history. Everyone else in the NBA is chasing them. The defending champs have been so dominant that they already could be a 50-win team this weekend. And unless opponents start figuring out a way to slow Stephen Curry and the […]
The Associated PressJay Cohen CHICAGO—The sell-out crowd chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” and Patrick Kane cracked a wry grin. It was a sweet ending to a difficult homestand for the Chicago Blackhawks. Kane had a goal and three assists as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide with a dominant 7-2 victory over […]
Joey Payeur Slow start, stupendous finish. Davis Ross scored in the fourth round of the shootout as the Fort Frances Lakers edged the Dryden GM Ice Dogs 5-4 in a Family Day matinee at the Ice For Kids Arena. With a season-high crowd of more than 900 cheering them on, […]
Staff Have an idea to help make the future Rainy Lake Market Square the best it can be? A come-and-go open house is being held today (Feb. 16) from 4-7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The public is welcome to speak with representatives from Winnipeg-based architecture firm Scatliff […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of South Korea’s president warned Tuesday that rival North Korea faces collapse if it doesn’t abandon its nuclear bomb program, an unusually strong broadside that will likely infuriate Pyongyang. President Park Geun-hye, in a nationally televised parliamentary address defending her decision […]
By Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press A tarantula named after singer Johnny Cash is among 14 new species identified by scientists who spent a decade collecting the hairy spiders and studying nearly 3,000 of them. The spider doesn’t sing, but it’s black and can be found near the California prison […]
