Staff Nick Minerva’s league-imposed holiday will be a short one. The Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman received an automatic one-game suspension from the SIJHL after incurring a game misconduct inside the final 10 minutes of the third period of Saturday’s 5-2 win over the visiting Dryden GM Ice Dogs. But Minerva […]
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Staff It was a big day in “Big D” for the Muskie court teams yesterday. Fort High took three out of four matches against the host Dryden Eagles in the final NorWOSSA action before the exam break. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team clinched first place—and a bye to the […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON It’s cold season and the miserable trudge in seeking antibiotics because their mucus turned green, or the cough has nagged for weeks. Despite years of warnings, doctors still overprescribe antibiotics for acute respiratory infections even though most are caused by viruses that those […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press SAINT ANDREWS, N.B.—Canada’s infrastructure minister says the federal government is considering changing the way it traditionally funds construction projects and pick up more of the tab. Most infrastructure projects that receive federal funding require provinces and municipalities to pony up matching funds, splitting the costs three […]
Joey Payeur Causeway Cougars’ goalie Carter Payne and defenceman Holden Dvorak were intent on not letting this puck find its way into the net during the second period of the all-Fort Frances ‘B’ final against Gillons’ at the local Atom ‘A’ tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. Gillons’ […]
The Canadian PressMurray Brewster OTTAWA—Even though they’re responsible for a string of atrocities and affiliated with the grand-daddy of terrorist groups, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb largely has flown under the radar in terms of public perception of extremists. But that could change in the aftermath the slaughter of at […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP charged an Alberta male with impaired driving on Saturday around 1:15 a.m. During routine patrol, officers stopped a pick-up truck on the 800 block of King’s Highway here after observing a male driving erratically. The driver, a 32-year-old from Edmonton, was arrested […]
Heather Latter Logan McFayden, left, and Jesse Marschalk went head-to-head during the third round of the “Magic: The Gathering” pre-release Oath of the Gatewatch event on Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The Players League event, which saw about 30 participants, featured four 50-minute rounds, with […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—The Manitoba government has named a northern lake after an RCMP officer who was killed in the line of duty. The body of water, about 45 km north of Flin Flon, has been named Lake Strongquill. It commemorates RCMP Cst. Dennis Strongquill, who was shot and killed […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers got back to their winning ways on the weekend. But they may have to try continuing to do so for the next few games without arguably their best player this season. The No. 7-ranked Lakers snapped a season-high three-game losing streak by blanking the […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA—The Supreme Court has added four months to the federal government’s deadline for producing a new law on doctor-assisted death—but with an exemption for anyone who wants to ask a judge to end their life earlier. The Liberal government had argued it needed the original Feb. […]
Heather Latter Shawn Morrison picked up a tree on Scott Street during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up Saturday. Teams spent the afternoon collecting the trees, which were taken to the wood chipper at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. They also collected money to donate to a local […]
