From the MNRF A Thunder Bay man has been fined a total of $5,000 for violations under the Public Lands Act and Aggregate Resources Act. James Loney pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for operating an aggregate pit on Crown land without a permit, $500 for constructing a road on […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 19-25: •Oct. 19–7:41 a.m. and 6:16 p.m. •Oct. 20–7:42 a.m. and 6:14 p.m. •Oct. 21–7:44 a.m. and 6:12 p.m. •Oct. 22–7:45 a.m. and 6:10 p.m. •Oct. 23–7:47 a.m. and 6:08 p.m. •Oct. 24–7:48 a.m. and 6:07 p.m. •Oct. 25–7:50 a.m. and […]

Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team captured the silver medal at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. Fresh off a thrilling semi-final victory over St. Pats (Thunder Bay), the Muskies fell 25-13 and 25-23 to Atikokan in Saturday’s final. “Coming right off the court from the semi and […]

Staff Head coach Wayne Strachan saw progression as he assessed the Fort Frances Lakers’ recent three-game road trip in which the team went 1-1-1. After opening with a 6-2 loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs back on Oct. 7, the Lakers suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Thunder […]

Staff During a team supper at the beginning of the season, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball squad set a goal of finishing atop the NorWOSSA standings. The black-and-gold is well on its way to accomplishing that feat with three matches left in the regular season. The juniors improved to 4-1 […]

Press Release Since 2011, more than 160 family physicians educated by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) have begun to practice in Northern Ontario. This means roughly 190,000 Northern Ontarians have improved access to a family doctor thanks to NOSM’s presence. This data, among other information about NOSM’s impact […]

Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent

The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea and bake sale was a great success Friday afternoon, with many people attending. The beautiful log bird feeder was won by Linda Kreger. A big “thank you” to all who came out from Emo and the surrounding communities to help support […]

From the MNRF A Thunder Bay man has been fined $2,000 for deer-hunting offences. Aiden L. Svane pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. He also received a one-year hunting suspension. Court heard that a landowner complained someone shot a deer on his rural […]

Staff The Muskie football team still has one game remaining in its regular-season schedule. But the black-and-gold will have a playoff mentality when they face the St. John’s Tigers this Friday in Winnipeg. “Our mindset going into this finale is that [the] playoffs start now,” head coach Mike Cuzzolino said […]

Duane Hicks Gillons’ Insurance staff Christina Dowty, left, and Shannon Venerus-Brown got ready to enjoy a delicious meal during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s gala, “Making Magic for District Health Care,” on Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. The sold-out gala, which marked the Foundation’s 20th anniversary, raised $36,000 […]

The Associated Press NASHVILLE–Marcus Mariota shuffled around the pocket, carefully protecting a strained left hamstring that already cost him one game this season. So the quarterback known for his legs showed off his arm. Mariota threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Taywan Taylor with 5:29 left as the Tennessee Titans […]

The Associated PressRob Gillies TORONTO–Canadian plane-maker Bombardier announced yesterday it has sold a majority stake in its C Series passenger jet business to European aerospace giant Airbus for no cost. U.S. rival Boeing called it a questionable deal by two state-subsidized competitors. The move comes after lacklustre sales and after […]