Joey Payeur Charlotte Kozlowski (left) and her twin sister, Hayley, kept the chain of kindness going with Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Dylan Kooner yesterday in Carla Harris’ Grade 1 class at St. Michael’s School. Kooner and three of his teammates volunteered at the school as part of the weekly visits […]
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The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn.—Matt Dumba and the Minnesota Wild will take a hard-fought win over sloppy play any time. Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and Dumba scored a power-play goal, as the Wild nipped the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 last night. […]
Staff Cooper Witherspoon and Graeme Kitt each scored twice as the Muskies boys’ hockey team opened defence of its title at the Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, Man. yesterday with a 8-2 romp over the Sanford Collegiate Sabres. Fort High zipped out to a 7-0 lead, with Witherspoon and Kitt […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Ontario government is adjusting the province’s electoral map to bring it in line with the one used for federal elections. The government said population changes in southern Ontario have prompted it to add 15 new ridings to that part of the province, bringing the total up […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School will present its “Recognition of Excellence” to the St. Francis Student Council and its teacher leader, Melanie Fafard, as well as Sheila Quesnel and Debbie Jean, French Immersion teachers from St. Michael’s School, at its regular meeting tomorrow. St. Francis principal Darlene Fejos Rousseau […]
Staff Nick Minerva is not resting on his laurels. Two days after being named the SIJHL’s top player for November, the Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman dished out three assists in a 5-3 win over the host Minnesota Iron Rangers last night. The Lakers (18-3-0-1) beat the Iron Rangers (9-13-2) for […]
Staff Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation teachers in District 5B (Rainy River) will initiate a selective withdrawal of services starting this Wednesday, (Dec. 9) against the Rainy River District School Board unless a local collective agreement can be reached by that time. During this local job action, if it goes […]
By By John Seewer The Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio Salvage crews have finished pumping hazardous oil-based substances from a sunken barge that apparently had been sitting undiscovered on the bottom of Lake Erie for nearly 80 years, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. Federal officials overseeing the underwater operation say […]
By Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON A polarized Senate voted Thursday against expanding background checks for more gun purchases, rejecting the proposal a day after the latest U.S. mass shooting left 14 people dead in California. Thursday’s mostly party-line 50-48 vote, which followed the Senate’s defeat of other firearms […]
By Nancy Benac The Associated Press WASHINGTON It’s a natural reaction in times of grief: Politicians from both parties offered supportive thoughts and prayers for those killed in the San Bernardino shootings. But within hours, social media was awash with pushback from gun control advocates calling out those who offer […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press The prospect of roasting a duck strikes many a home cook as a mountain too high, but I’m not sure why. It’s definitely no more complicated than cooking a whole turkey, and I think it tastes far better. Some folks surely suspect that duck […]
By Dylan Lovan The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. Alarmed that black lung disease routinely goes unreported decades after it was discovered among miners, federal mine safety officials are touting new regulations that will step up monitoring for the coal dust that causes the deadly disease. Beginning Feb. 1, the Mine […]
