BOSTON (AP) – Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenseman from Slovakia is calling it a career at age 45. He returned to TD Garden in Boston to make that […]
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By Dan Gelston
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Kirk Cousins tried to get the ball to Justin Jefferson. Darius Slay kept getting in the way. Cousins was pressured into three interceptions, Jefferson was shut down a week after one of his career-best games, and the Minnesota Vikings were run off the field from the opening […]
By Doug Feinberg
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY (AP) – Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of the […]
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The Muskies football team will be out in force tonight to launch the sale of their Discount Cards. Players will be canvassing homes across Fort Frances this evening. Emo homes were canvassed over the weekend. The cards are $20, and provide discounts on goods and services at several local merchants. […]
By Danica Kirka, Mike Corder And Jill Lawless
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LONDON (AP) – Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers – and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age. In […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The 51st annual general assembly of the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) took place this weekend in Thunder Bay. More than 200 people took part in the conference, which was accessible in person or online. Cora McGuire-Cyrette, ONWA’s executive director, says this year’s theme is billed […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario is expected to make funding decisions for a long COVID strategy in the near future, the province’s top doctor says, as health officials work to create standard definitions and treatment protocols. Hospitals have been submitting proposals to Ontario Health, and now the province is working to provide guidance to […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Jamie Daw drew a 70 kilometre-wide radius on a map this week to show her mother how far she’d have to drive to visit her ailing husband if he’s moved to a nursing home not of his choosing under a new provincial law. Daw’s father is 93 years old and […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people. There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive regularization program for undocumented migrants – a long-standing demand that advocates say appears closer than […]
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OTTAWA – If Shakespeare thought misery acquaints people with strange bedfellows, he may well agree that mourning a cherished monarch may also bridge some political divides. At least temporarily. Such was the case Sunday in London, when former prime minister Stephen Harper was invested into the Order of Canada while […]
Brothers Sandy Stalker and George Walsh were two of the participants at the Terry Fox run on Sunday. Organization for the event was taken up by the Volunteer Bureau. Roughly 25 runners and walkers came out, with roughly $3100 raised. Walsh and Stalker have been involved in the Terry Fox […]
By Danica Coto
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA (AP) – Hurricane Fiona roared over the Dominican Republic on Monday after knocking out power across all of Puerto Rico, causing damage the governor said was “catastrophic.” No deaths had been reported, but authorities in the U.S. territory said it was too early to know the full scope of […]
