The Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn.—As Joey Logano circled Bristol Motor Speedway, he’d briefly glance in the mirror to watch Kevin Harvick. Logano had taken the lead on a restart with 64 laps to go but Harvick was closing in by using a completely different line. Refusing to get rattled, Logano […]
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Cameron Penney More than 350 people attended the annual fish fry hosted by the Watten Volunteer Fire Department on Friday at Sunny Cove. About 50 volunteers also were on hand to prepare the food, organize the hall, and clean up afterwards.
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Toronto Stock Exchange plunged this morning—part of a global downturn affecting markets around the world. The market’s benchmark S&P/TSX index was down about 348.39 points at 13,125.28 shortly before noon, representing a drop of 2.6 percent from Friday’s close. Earlier in the day, the Toronto index […]
Joey Payeur It was back to work—and back to fun—for this group of Midget and high school hockey players last night at the Ice For Kids Arena as part of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s “Development Week” activities. The camp, featuring ice time and dryland training for all age […]
The Associated PressJoe Resnick ANAHEIM, Calif.—The L.A. Angels were counting on Garrett Richards to keep the hot-hitting Toronto Blue Jays in check after a couple of one-sided losses by Hector Santiago and rookie Andrew Heaney. But the hits kept on coming for the Jays, who pounded out 17 more yesterday […]
The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C.—During their practice round together before the Wyndham Championship, Tiger Woods pumped local favourite Davis Love III for tips on how to play the course. Looks like Love saved a few secrets for himself. Love became the third-oldest winner in PGA Tour history with his victory […]
Staff Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell will be in Fort Frances this Wednesday (Aug. 26) as part of her tour of Northern Ontario. The first stop on her itinerary will be a visit to the local tourist information centre at 9 a.m. Accompanied by Deputy Mayor June Caul and town officials, […]
The Associated PressFoster KlugEric Talmadge PYONGYANG, North Korea — South Korea’s president on Monday vowed a hard line and signalled Seoul’s mounting frustration as marathon negotiations by senior officials from the rival Koreas stretched into a third day. Park Geun-hye said that without a clear North Korean apology for a […]
The Associated PressElaine GanleyMaggy Donaldson PARIS — Three American travellers say they relied on gut instinct and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium. U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, recounting for the first time on […]
The Associated Press BELEN, N.M. — A group of people in New Mexico say they cooked the world’s longest tamale Saturday morning. Luis Hernandez of the ABQ West Chamber of Commerce says that a team of more than 30 chefs at Viva II, a three-day celebration of the state’s heritage, […]
Mitch StacyThe Associated Press MARION, Ohio — The thousand-mile journey to the Texas border was supposed to bring the Guatemalan teenagers to a better life. Instead, it was the beginning of a terrible ordeal: prosecutors say they were fraudulently plucked from U.S. custody by conspirators posing as friends or family […]
The Canadian PressPeter Henderson TORONTO—The Toronto Blue Jays are leading the major leagues in scoring and RBIs yet owner Rogers Communications Inc. probably is most pleased about the ROI—the return on investment. Fan interest in the team has surged since general manager Alex Anthopoulos pulled off deals that netted the […]
