Duane Hicks The process to develop the new Rainy Lake Market Square likely will take another step forward at tonight’s council meeting. The Planning and Development executive committee is recommending council award a request for proposals to a Winnipeg-based architecture firm, Scatliff Miller Murray, for the completion of the design […]
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Staff Close but no cigar. The Minnesota Iron Rangers nearly pulled off their first win at the Ice For Kids Arena this season Saturday night. Instead, it was heartbreak for the visitors, who fell 3-2 in a shootout to the host Fort Frances Lakers as Nolan Ross scored the only […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner CHARLOTTE, N.C—Superman is bringing his cape and his pen to Super Bowl 50. He’s leaving behind his camera. “Yeah, we are going to the Super Bowl. We are not going just to take pictures,” Cam Newton said yesterday after leading the Carolina Panthers into the big […]
Staff The SIJHL family appears to have added another member. The league announced Friday it has awarded a conditional expansion franchise to Thief River Falls, Mn. that, once confirmed, will join the SIJHL starting next season. The league’s board of governors voted unanimously to award the franchise—contingent on approval by […]
The Associated PressMatt Carlson CHICAGO—Following a pair of listless losses, the Chicago Blackhawks and Corey Crawford slammed the door defensively and returned to their winning ways. Crawford stopped 25 shots for his league-leading seventh shutout, and rookie Artemi Panarin and Andrew Shaw both scored, as the Blackhawks blanked the St. […]
The Canadian Press BRAMPTON, Ont.—Rachel Homan won’t represent Ontario at the Canadian women’s curling championship after suffering a stunning 10-8 upset by Jenn Hanna in the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts final yesterday. Hanna, who last represented Ontario at the Canadian women’s curling championship in 2005, scored three in the […]
The Associated Press LONDON A British adventurer has died after suffering exhaustion and dehydration while attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported. Former army officer Henry Worsley was just 30 miles (48 kilometres) from the end of the almost 1,000-mile (1,600 kilometre) trek when […]
By Barry Wilner The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. Superman is headed for the Super Bowl. He’s taking the Carolina Panthers with him. Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, and Carolina’s big-play defence stifled the league’s top-ranked offence in a 49-15 romp Sunday for the NFC […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press DENVER When Peyton Manning was watching games from the locker room a few months ago, none of this seemed possible. Manning back on the field, playing the role of the most decorated game manager in history. Manning churning his 39-year-old legs around right end […]
By Mark Thiessen The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska A magnitude-7.1 earthquake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska early Sunday morning, jolting the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone region. But there were no reports of injuries. Alaska’s state seismologist, Michael West, called it the strongest earthquake in the […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Mexican hot chocolate is a beloved beverage made from chocolate (no surprise there) combined with cinnamon and another spice or two to bring up the heat. The combination of spicy and chocolate just plain works, and I wanted to see how it would translate […]
By Janie Har The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO In the San Francisco Bay Area, where high housing costs are notorious, residents looking to make a quick buck are offering to rent their homes at super-sized prices to the 1 million visitors expected for Super Bowl 50 festivities. There’s a luxury […]
