Joey Payeur After weeks of drills, conditioning, and more drills, the Muskie girls’ hockey team is well past the point of being anxious to get its new season underway. The two-time defending NorWOSSA champs—and reigning OFSAA silver-medalists—begin their march to a possible third-straight trip to the all-Ontarios by trying to […]
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Duane Hicks The front of the old Rainy Lake Hotel started to crumble in spectacular fashion Friday afternoon. A significant amount of demolition progressed over the weekend, leaving only the ground floor standing as of Monday morning. The Rainy Lake Hotel was built in 1928 and closed in 2005. See […]
Heather Latter Above, a choir made up of local children performed “Consider Yourself” from “Oliver,” followed by “It’s the Hard Knock Life” from “Annie,” during the “Open Hearts—Open Doors” fundraiser to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis. Meanwhile, above right, Naomi Dunn, left, along with Tatum and Star Martin, performed […]
Joey Payeur Trent Wilson of the DYS Eagles, right, shifted into overdrive to outlast Garrett Paull of the St. Francis Sentinels in this dash to the finish line to win the Grade 5 boys’ two-km event during the 19th-annual Rainy River District Athletic Association’s cross-country running championships last Thursday at […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Tory Beaudry, left, was embroiled in a heart-pounding dash to the finish line against Ally Erickson of Greenway/Nashua/Keewatin during the girls’ open five-km run at the annual Hial Pike Invitational at the Falls Golf Course last Tuesday (Oct. 13).Joey
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society recommends that […]
By Christopher S. Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON Consumers, fueled by job growth, cheaper gas and higher home values, would drive the U.S. economy through a global slump. That was the widespread hope just a few months ago. Now, doubts are growing that the United States can withstand economic pressures […]
By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Millions of fans cried out in joy after they saw the latest trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but it also left more than a few wondering where Luke Skywalker has been during all the marketing. Twitter said there were more […]
By Curt Anderson The Associated Press MIAMI U.S. drinkers of Beck’s beer who thought the American-made brew they were buying was still a fancy, century-old German import can get cash payments under a $20 million settlement approved Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit over deceptive packaging. On tap: People with proof […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influential government task force’s advice. In new guidelines out Tuesday, the cancer society recommends that […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO—Toronto’s power outage ended last night, allowing the Blue Jays to get one foot out of the hole they had dug for themselves in Kansas City. Troy Tulowitzki, Josh Donaldson, and Ryan Goins each homered as the Jays battered Royals’ ace Johnny Cueto en route to […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Gillian Taronno wasn’t going to let giving birth to triplets stop her from voting. She and her husband, Sandy, went to a polling station in the riding of Winnipeg South Centre yesterday morning. Gillian asked those in line inside Harrow United Church if they could go ahead […]
