Duane Hicks Zombies of all ages, along with a sampling of other monsters, came out for the fourth-annual “Fort Frances Zombie Walk” on Saturday afternoon. The group shuffled around the downtown area—ultimately ending up back at St. John’s Anglican Church for snacks and prizes for best costumes.
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The Canadian Press PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.—A young man has been sentenced to four years in prison for a drunk-driving crash that resulted in the deaths of two women and left a newborn with a brain injury. Jeremiah Jobb earlier had pleaded guilty to two counts of impaired driving causing death. […]
The Associated Press From Carlos Correa to Yoenis Cespedes, baseball’s sluggers put on quite a show. There were 21 home runs in yesterday’s four games—a record for one day in post-season play. The last was a three-run shot by Howie Kendrick in the ninth inning for the L.A. Dodgers in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy planned to attend a news conference hosted by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression today at Ryerson University in Toronto. The former Al-Jazeera journalist, who was arrested in Egypt in 2013 with two colleagues and detained on terror-related charges, arrived in Toronto on Sunday. […]
The Associated Press SAN DIEGO—Five seconds left, down by three points, and the ball inside the one-yard line. The Pittsburgh Steelers needed a gutsy play against the San Diego Chargers. They got it for a stunning victory. Le’Veon Bell scored on a wildcat run as time expired to give Mike […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—When Kyle Lowry drilled his sixth three-pointer of the game last night, he shot a grin at his bench. The Toronto Raptors’ point guard, who showed up at training camp significantly more trim and fit, poured in 40 points—a franchise record for the pre-season—to lift the Raptors […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—There weren’t any whistles, but there were more than a few bells, as the marathon federal election campaign entered its final week yesterday. Stephen Harper launched a game-show style attack—complete with clanging cash register—aimed directly at front-runner Justin Trudeau during a campaign event in Waterloo, Ont. […]
Duane Hicks JMX Contracting continues to make rapid progress demolishing the old Rainy Lake Hotel. At this rate, it looks like the job will be completed on schedule. The 200 block of Scott Street will be closed to traffic this Friday through Monday (Oct. 16-19) to ensure safety during the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers keep rolling—and their stock is rising again on a nation-wide basis. Dylan Robertson netted the game-winner at 7:21 of the third period as the Lakers beat the host Minnesota Iron Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night to earn their third-straight victory. The Lakers (6-1) let a […]
Staff The Kenora Broncos found out they weren’t as good as they maybe thought they were last season playing in a higher division. The Muskies discovered Friday that the Broncos are still pretty good. Kenora used two late first-half touchdowns to break open a close game en route to a […]
Staff Town council will enter into an agreement with the Fort Frances Curling Club to help it pay off tax arrears. As per the agreement, the club must pay the town $5,000 by the end of October. Then starting Nov. 30, it must follow a payment schedule by which the […]
By Allan Kreda THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK—Though it only was their third game of the season, the N.Y. Islanders felt a great sense of relief yesterday. John Tavares had a power-play goal and added two assists as the Islanders beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 to earn their first victory […]
