From the OPP Two people were charged with impaired driving offences here over the weekend. On Sept. 27 around 1:15 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers stopped a pick-up truck after observing a Highway Traffic Act infraction on the 200 block of Second Street East. After speaking with the driver, […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—A federal advisory panel lambasted an early, sombre design for a national memorial to the victims of communism as potentially “detrimental to the dignity” of nearby Parliament Hill, newly-released documents show. The National Capital Commission’s advisory committee on planning, design, and realty also had concerns last year […]
The Canadian Press REGINA—It had been a long time since Macho Harris had a game like he did yesterday. The Saskatchewan linebacker tied a Roughriders’ record with three interceptions in a game—bringing one back for a touchdown—as Saskatchewan beat the visiting Montreal Alouettes 33-21 at Mosaic Stadium. “I’ve never had […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson TORONTO—The Blue Jays’ celebrations continued on the field yesterday as Josh Donaldson’s walk-off solo homer served up a wild ending to Toronto’s regular-season home finale before another Rogers Centre sell-out. The ninth-inning blast to left field gave Toronto a 5-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay […]
The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H.—Matt Kenseth pushed Kevin Harvick down the stretch, then took the lead for good when the defending series champ ran out of gas yesterday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the second race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Kenseth advanced to the […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ATLANTA—Jordan Spieth didn’t need the Tour Championship, the FedEx Cup, or an extra $10 million to prove anything. He just played that way. No matter what happened yesterday at East Lake, his highlight always was going to be the green jacket he won at the Masters […]
Devin Eldridge District residents joined those across Canada who looked to the skies to witness the “supermoon” lunar eclipse last night. The rare occurrence involved a lunar eclipse—when the Earth’s shadow passes over the moon—coinciding with a “supermoon” phenomenon (when a full or new moon makes its closest approach to […]
Staff Town council can expect to get at least some input on its 2016 budget this evening. Written submissions have been made by Bob Tkachuk, chair of the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee, Rick Wiedenhoeft, chair of the Police Services Board, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, president of the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
Staff This season isn’t last season but the champs are still the champs until somebody knocks them off the top of the SIJHL mountain. The Fort Frances Lakers are off to a 3-0 start after a pair of weekend home wins at the Ice For Kids Arena. In a rematch […]
By Nicole Winfield And Rachel Zoll The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease ‚Äî good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge each patient’s risk. The test accurately identified a group of […]
By Verena Dobnik The Associated Press NEW YORK Sliced heirloom tomatoes, steamed lobster and house-made burrata greeted Pope Francis on his first night in New York, where a celebrity chef cooking for her second pontiff said her menu was inspired by Francis’ humility and simplicity. Feeding the leader of the […]
