The Canadian Press VICTORIA—An investigation by B.C.’s corner into the latest incident of a running shoe with a human foot washing ashore now is focused on a specific period of time. The coroner says in a news release that the runner first was sold in North America three years ago, […]
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Joey Payeur Logan Flamand from the Fort Frances Nursery School let the love in his heart shine through his smile as he took part in the school’s project to have the children mail Valentines to themselves. The group gathered at the Canada Post office here yesterday to deliver their correspondence […]
Staff Not even Old Man Winter could cool down Josh Mastin on Monday. The top scorer in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League stood out in leading Team Black to another pair of wins as the squad extended its lead atop the standings. Mastin netted 36 points as Team Black […]
Staff This is not how a contender is supposed to act. The Dylan Johnston rink from Thunder Bay, featuring Devlin native Mike Badiuk at third and Travis Showalter from Nestor Falls at lead, are in an early hole after an 0-2 start yesterday at the men’s provincial playdowns in North […]
Joey Payeur Muskie girls’ skip Erin Tomalty exerted her full force on the broom on this first-end shot on the first day of action at the NorWOSSA curling finals Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The rink finished with a 3-1-1 record to win the silver medal and advance […]
Staff There were no hats thrown but it still was a pretty sharp trick pulled off by Maggie Jean. Three goals from this season’s most potent scorer fuelled a 6-1 win for the Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes over the Shear Serenity Strykers in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—Lebanon and Jordan are at a critical “tipping point” and need more Canadian help in order to survive the pressure of the Syrian civil war, says Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion. That’s why Canada will beef up its military and diplomatic presence in the two countries […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press I love lamb in all its guises: lamb chops, lamb stew, rack of lamb, ground lamb, souvlaki… You name it, I dig it. But my favourite is a big old leg of lamb, seasoned and roasted, with each succulent slice landing on the plate […]
By Mark Thiessen The Associated Press WASILLA, Alaska Another low-snow year in Alaska is playing havoc with the world’s most famous sled dog race. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race always begins with a ceremonial jaunt a day before the start of the competitive portion. A lack of snow last […]
By Ahn Young-Joon The Associated Press PAJU, Korea, Republic Of North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of co-operation with South Korea, calling Seoul’s earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North’s […]
By David Rising The Associated Press DETMOLD, Germany A 94-year-old former SS sergeant went on trial Thursday in western Germany on 170,000 counts of accessory to murder, based on accusations that he served as a guard in the Auschwitz death camp as hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews and others […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK A national retailer sold Chinese-made flooring that emits hazardous levels of formaldehyde, a federal investigation found. The laminate flooring was sold by Lumber Liquidators until last May, when the company announced it was halting sales. A long-awaited federal safety review found the […]
