Staff The Fort Frances Lakers now have their entire pre-season schedule in place. It was announced yesterday the squad will play their first of four SIJHL exhibition games Sept. 2 in Hoyt Lakes against the Minnesota Iron Rangers. The two teams then will meet again Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. […]
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Joey Payeur Kevin Gemmell of the Barwick Blue Knights slid into home safely with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning while Rainy Lake Pirates’ catcher Cole Tymkin waited for a throw that never came in Game 1 of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s best-of-three championship final yesterdy evening […]
The Canadian PressJim Morris COQUITLAM, B.C.—France’s Karine Icher made it look easy yesterday. Icher birded seven of her first 11 holes to shoot a seven-under 65 and lead after the first round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open golf tournament. “Golf should be simple,” said the native of Chateauroux, who […]
The Associated PressKen Aragaki NAGOYA, Japan — The secret to a long, happy life? Yasutaro Koide, a 112-year-old living in the central Japanese city of Nagoya who was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Friday as the world’s oldest man, says to “not overdo.” Koide was born on March […]
The Associated PressHyung-Jin KimEric Talmadge PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Friday declared its frontline troops in a “a quasi-state of war” and warned of military operations a day after the rival Koreas exchanged fire across the world’s most heavily armed border. The North has made similar bombastic claims […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione It was found in his liver and then in his brain, but very well may have started in his skin. Former President Jimmy Carter revealed Thursday that he has melanoma, a serious form of cancer. Carter, who will turn 91 in October, said he has already […]
The Canadian PressPeter Henderson TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are leading the league in wins, scoring and RBIs, yet owner Rogers Communications Inc. is probably most pleased about the ROI — the return on investment. Fan interest in the team has surged since general manager Alex Anthopoulos pulled off […]
Staff Steve Arpin’s performance in Washington, D.C. wasn’t monumental but it was his best in almost two months. The Fort Frances native zipped his way to a fourth-place finish in the eight-lap final (in a time of 46.027) at the latest stop on the Red Bull Global Rallycross circuit. Representing […]
Staff After a false start, it will be Emo’s turn to feel the thunder once more before the summer is over. The Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders tour returns to the Emo Motocross track this Saturday, with racing slated to start at 11 a.m. The event originally was scheduled for […]
Lindsay Campbell Cheyenne Calder, family support practitioner at Rainy River District’s Child and Family Services, stood with the donated backpacks for the “Backpacks for Kids” fundraiser along with co-worker Michelle Mondor, child services worker, Tammy Ouellet, fundraiser organizer, Betty-Anne Johnson, primary executive of Child and Family Services, and Jamie Beasant, […]
The Canadian PressMike Blanchfield OTTAWA—Stephen Harper’s political opponents agreed on one thing yesterday: it is unlikely the prime minister was in the dark about the controversial Mike Duffy expense payout given that his right-hand man knew. Harper said he wasn’t going to discuss the latest controversial revelations from the Duffy […]
Staff JJ Landry made sure the underdogs were kept on a leash. The right-hander tossed a four-hit, complete-game shutout to lead the top-seeded Barwick Blue Knights to a 6-0 road win over the third-ranked Stratton Eagles on Tuesday in Game 2 of the West Division final of the Rainy River […]
