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Lucas Punkari Bemidji’s John Peterson, left, and Jeff Gustafson of Kenora held up two of the five fish they caught Saturday on Rainy Lake en route to capturing the 2013 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the first time. See the ‘B’ section for complete coverage.

Staff Portage Avenue between Scott Street and First Street East was blocked off for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon following a multi-vehicle accident that occurred when a 65-year-old male went into medical distress while driving his Ford 150 pickup truck southbound on Portage. His vehicle hit a southbound pickup […]

Sarah Pruys Station manager Kim Jo Bliss, far right, showed the roughly 70 people on hand the performance trials in the fields at the Emo Agricultural Research Station during its annual open house Thursday evening. The trials test different varieties of plants, such as oats and alfalfa, to see which […]

Lucas Punkari Defending champs Mark Ravelling, left, and Mike Luhman handed over the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy to Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson on Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina after the long-time contenders won the 2013 tournament with a three-day weight of 55.42 […]

Sarah Pruys Julia McManaman, 10, foreground, and Alacea Yerxa, 11, worked on creating menus following a busy day of cooking at Confederation College’s annual “cooking camp” yesterday afternoon. The menus will be used later in the week when the youths invite their parents for lunch on Friday.

Sarah Pruys “Quest for the Best” rookie Mike McCaig not only won the $1,000 grand prize over Larissa Desrosiers, but also first place in the second set ($500) and People’s Choice in the second set ($100) during the annual singing competiton Friday night. Some 20 acts performed for a full […]

Lucas Punkari Jeff Gustafson, left, and John Peterson hoisted the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy in the air on Saturday after they captured the 2013 tournament title.

Lucas Punkari Troy Norman, left, and Jay Samsal hoisted up four of their 18.14-pound five fish haul on Friday afternoon as they moved into first place at the 2013 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

Lucas Punkari Jeff Gustafson, left, and John Peterson showed off their haul, which came in at 19.17 pounds and put them atop of the leaderboard after Day 1 of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship yesterday.

Heather Latter Peyton Morrison, seven, tried to find the best electrical conductor among some sample minerals during an exhibit hosted by Science North at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Wednesday. While it focused on “Species at Risk,” several stations were dedicated to rocks and minerals in light […]

Heather Latter Comedian Kevin Craft took to the stage under the big tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last night, garnering laugh after laugh from the crowd on hand. Presented by the Fort Frances Curling Club and sponsored by Sunset Country Ford, fellow comedians Kelly Deero and Rick […]