The Associated PressBradley KlapperMichael Weissenstein HAVANA, Cuba — U.S. Marines raised the Stars and Stripes over the newly reopened American Embassy in Cuba on Friday as Secretary of State John Kerry made an unprecedented nationally broadcast call for democratic change on the island ruled by a single party for more […]
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Joey Payeur Maggie Jean of the La Place Rendez-Vous U-18 Voyageurs, left, tried to shake free of the speedy defensive pursuit of Marisa Tremblay from Taggs/Source for Sports during last night’s Borderland Soccer League women’s championship final at the Struchan Gilson Soccer Pitch. Jean and her crew proved too much […]
Lindsay Campbell Caitlin Anderson, centre, smiled after being crowned this year’s Emo Fair Queen yesterday evening upstairs at the Emo Arena following the entertainment portion of the pageant. Kaitlynn Lougheed, right, captured the title of First Princess title with Kassidy Strachan, left, was named Second Princess.
Lindsay Campbell Emo Fair Queen 2014, Kassidy LeDrew, left, quizzed mini-king contestant, Rustin Chartier, yesterday evening at the Emo Arena during the pageant’s question period. Chartier went on to take the 2015 title along with Cassandra Armstrong (not pictured) who was crowned as this year’s mini -queen.
Lindsay Campbell Dairy Queen employees Jenna Clendenning, left, and Liz Henderson, right, posed with owner Candice Kadikoff for the franchise’s “Miracle Treat Day” yesterday. The event was held to fundraise for the Children’s Miracle Network. A whopping 932 Blizzards were sold at the Fort Frances location. All proceeds will go […]
Joey Payeur They worked hard to get to the top of the mountain and weren’t about to get pushed off when it mattered most. Both first-place clubs in the Borderland Soccer League proved their regular seasons were no fluke as they claimed their respective division championships at the Struchan Gilson […]
Staff It was not the Rainy River District’s day to shine on the mounds of Moline. Both squads from this area lost their first games at the 2015 North American Fastpitch Association ‘A’ World Series in Moline, Ill., yesterday to drop into the losers bracket. The Sight & Sound Wolves […]
The Canadian Press BRANDON, Man.—A tow-truck driver in Brandon, Man., is being called a hero after he rescued a toddler who had been accidentally locked inside a vehicle in sweltering heat. The temperature was well above 30 C when Jeff Hogg was called to deal with a malfunctioning automatic locking […]
The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Alaska State Troopers want to talk to a man believed to have donned a fairly realistic bear costume to harass a sow and two cubs. The incident happened on the Chilkoot River near Haines, Alaska, on Monday. The bears are frequent visitors to a fish weir, […]
The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—A man admitted yesterday that he brought millions of dollars in counterfeit poker chips to use in a casino’s poker tournament, a scheme that was uncovered when he clogged a pipe by flushing the chips down the toilet in his hotel room. Christian Lusardi, 43, […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has formally returned a painting by Pablo Picasso valued at $15 million that had been stolen from a Paris museum more than a decade ago and seized by immigration officials late last year in New Jersey. The director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sarah […]
The Associated Press MISSOULA, Mon.—A man who broke into a car in Missoula had to call police for help after finding himself locked in the trunk. KGVO-AM reports that Missoula Police Patrol Sgt. Colin Rose says 31-year-old Ryan Payne broke into a car Tuesday night and then called 911 after […]
