Several days of clear, warm weather that’s in the forecast will result in a rise in the forest fire hazard across the West Fire Region from the “moderate” to “high” range by Sunday. As such, the public is encouraged to use caution with all outdoor fires. There currently are three […]
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Friends and neighbours, Chase Badiuk and Kenya Bruyere, drew a 100-block hopscotch down the River Road connecting their two houses this morning to beat the lazy days of summer. They aimed to make the hopscotch up to 200 blocks—or even 300—by day’s end.
Kathy Haukaas admired the lilies this morning while helping set up for the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s annual Flower and Vegetable Show at the old CN station here. The show runs today from 2-8 p.m.
Kathy James and her granddaughter, Gillian Oster, visting from Stony Plain, Alta., shared a reading moment this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Rich Beem stood over his tee shot on the 18th hole during his final practice session for the PGA Championship, trained his eye down the narrow fairway squeezed between bunkers, waggled his driver, and then backed off. “This is the hardest hole I’ve ever played,” he said yesterday. […]
GREEN BAY, Wis.—The month-long saga of Brett Favre’s unretirement ended last night when he was traded by the Green Bay Packers to the N.Y. Jets. The Packers had been talking with the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers since deciding earlier this week that they no longer could co-exist with the […]
They’re battered and bruised, and tied for last in the East Division standings. But Michael Fletcher said the Toronto Argonauts can’t afford to look past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Ticats (1-5), who’ve lost four-straight, will be without starting quarterback Casey Printers (thumb) and rushing leader Jesse Lumsden (ankle) when they […]
Gio Gonzalez shook off a rude welcome to the major leagues and showed why he’s considered Oakland’s top pitching prospect. But it still wasn’t enough to give the slumping Athletics a win, thanks to a stellar—and much-needed—performance from Toronto’s Shawn Marcum. Rod Barajas hit a three-run homer, and Marcum pitched […]
Jeff Karstens is showing the Pittsburgh Pirates he’s worth the player of the week they traded to get him. The recently-acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters and finished with a two-hitter yesterday afternoon in a 2-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Since being traded to the Pirates, he’s […]
VANCOUVER—The fashion industry is known to bare a little breast when it comes to selling its wares, but the attitude doesn’t appear to extend to nursing mothers. A Vancouver PhD student plans to file a human-rights complaint after she says she was driven out of public view at a major […]
VICTORIA—A small helicopter carrying people on a mineral exploration flight crashed into a fast-flowing, icy northern B.C. river yesterday, killing all four people on board. The Hughes aircraft belonging to Prism Helicopters of Pitt Meadows, near Vancouver, was flying out of a camp at Alice Arm, about 150 km northeast […]
OTTAWA—Liberal leader Stephane Dion and his top strategists reportedly will meet next week in Ottawa to devise a response to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s election dare. The meeting comes just a few weeks before the national Liberal caucus is to gather in Winnipeg for its annual summer meeting. The Globe […]
