Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an Ignace man for multiple sexual offences against a person under 16 years of age that occurred in the Township of Ignace between Sept. 6, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

The 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday evening and charged with the following offences:

There were nine new fires in the Northwest Region over the past two days.

Lightning is the main cause of these new fires, none of which were reported in Rainy River District.

Heavy lightning activity has been recorded in the past several days so more fires are expected to pop up as high temperatures, low humidity and windy conditions fan them into life.

Sebastian Pavier played with a set of inflatable dice at the Lillie Avenue Park as part of “Pop Up Play," a program put on by the Town of Fort Frances Recreation Department, the Northwestern Health Unit and Kidsport that encourages games and activities to revive play in neighbourhoods. "Pop Up Play” happens every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at various locations around town.

Crossroads School students participating in the Project Sunset program received canoe training from instructor James Woods yesterday afternoon at Seven Oaks. The youth learned basic paddle strokes and how to safely enter a canoe before getting out on the water and trying it themselves.

Tim Archie of the Fort Frances Braves, left, shared a laugh with base runner Darren Smith of the Northwest Bay Chieftains during Rainy River District Fastball League action last night at VanJura Ball Park. The Braves held on for a 15-11 win to improve their season record to 9-1, while the Chieftains dropped to 4-8.

Glenn Ward, foreground, and Doug Berry were in high spirits as they set out for Day 1 of the “Castin' for Cash” bass tournament earlier today at Lake Despair Lodge. The duo are part of a 52-team field which will be gunning for the $5,000 first prize at the two-day event, with weigh-ins both days starting at 3:30 p.m.

Serenity Dobransky looked like a young Brooke Henderson while displaying her skills yesterday at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. The Rainy River resident was participating in a youth golf clinic hosted by Spruce Creek owner Laurie Pentney, with the last of the series of session scheduled for next Thursday (July 13).

INNISFIL, Ont.—Police say four people are facing charges after an incident in which death threats were allegedly made at gunpoint and an officer was bitten by the mother of one of the accused.

South Simcoe police allege two teens were harassing a young woman and boxed her car in at a park in Innisfil, Ont., early this morning.

TORONTO—More than a dozen Toronto students on an ill-fated high school trip to Algonquin Park are still making their way back home after the death of a classmate who disappeared while swimming in a lake.

TORONTO—More than 500 Ontarians aged 27 to 101 have chosen medically assisted death since it became legal in Canada a little over one year ago, according to new statistics from Ontario's chief coroner.

CALGARY—A man high on fentanyl or some similar powerful opioid caused a series of hit-and-runs on a Calgary expressway and almost overdosed before being revived, city police said yesterday.

MONTREAL—A Sunwing Airlines flight bound for Cuba had to return to Montreal's Trudeau International Airport yesterday evening under a fighter jet escort due to an “unruly customer.”

An airline spokeswoman said flight WG604 had departed for Cayo Coco but turned around due to the passenger making “non-specific threats.”

MONTREAL—The Quebec government is hoping to offer free abortion pills later this year.

“We believe women in this province do have a choice,” Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said yesterday.

“We've always been in favour of women having the right to decide for themselves and today we have a new option available.”

OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator is proposing a new stress test for all uninsured mortgages as part of efforts to tighten lending rules.

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recommended the measure as part of draft changes that it has published for public consultations.

The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it’s being abused.

MONTREAL—A two-game eastern road trip turned out to be a success for the B.C. Lions.

For a second week in a row, a fourth-quarter offensive surge produced a victory as the Lions topped the Montreal Alouettes 23-16 last night, with back-up quarterback Travis Lulay running in the from the two for the winning points with 2:43 left to play.

ONEIDA, Wis.—Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon birdied three of the final four holes yesterday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Sei Young Kim in the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic.

TORONTO—With the all-star break just around the corner, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons knows his team needs to win games if they're going to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot.

That's why he turned to closer Roberto Osuna for a third straight day yesterday as Toronto used a five-run fifth inning to defeat the MLB-best Houston Astros 7-4.

SPARTA, Ky.—Once Christopher Bell got out of his own way, getting past competitors was pretty easy.

Bell overcame an early spin to take the lead by the midpoint and held off Brandon Jones to win the rain-delayed Camping World Series NASCAR Truck race early today at Kentucky Speedway.

Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom, is caught up in an antiquities-smuggling scandal that has opened the company to accusations of hypocrisy.

WEST BRANCH, Mich.—A 76-year-old woman riding a mobility scooter down the shoulder of Interstate 75 in northern Michigan received a warning and a ride home from a Michigan State Police trooper.

State police say the woman had finished shopping in West Branch on Wednesday afternoon and instead of taking a safer, legal route home, decided to take the expressway.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that he'll meet with U.S. governors at a summer summit in Rhode Island.

Trudeau said in a statement that he plans to deliver the keynote address at the National Governors Association meeting that begins July 13 in Providence.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of—South Korea's president reiterated he's willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned the North's first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch this week as a “reckless” move that incurred punishment by the international community.

The president of the U.N. conference drafting what could be the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons says 129 countries have agreed on the text, which is expected to be formally adopted Friday although all nuclear-armed nations are boycotting the effort.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea’s president reiterated he’s willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned the North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test-launch this week as a “reckless” move that incurred punishment by the international community.

WASHINGTON — Colon cancer. Uterine cancer. Pancreatic cancer. Whatever the tumour, the more gene mutations lurking inside, the better chance your immune system has to fight back.

Hobby Lobby, the arts-and-crafts chain whose devout Christian owners won a landmark Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom, is caught up in an antiquities-smuggling scandal that has opened the company to accusations of hypocrisy.

SYDNEY, Australia — Tesla says it will build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in southern Australia, part of a bid to solve an energy crisis that has led to ongoing blackouts across the region.

Tesla will partner with French renewable energy company Neoen to build the 100-megawatt battery farm in South Australia state.

The maker of opioid painkiller Opana ER is pulling the drug off the market at the request of federal regulators because it's being abused.

Endo International PLC said yesterday it will voluntarily stop selling the pills, approved for use in patients with severe, constant pain, after consulting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Long before I knew that the origin of breakfast tacos were a hotly debated topic, I was eating them and loving them. I had my first breakfast taco many years ago in Houston and have enjoyed many more in Austin, Texas.

The “Castin' for Cash” bass tournament began today (July 7) at Lake Despair Lodge, located at the end of Highway 613 North. Weigh-ins start at 3:30 p.m. both today and tomorrow (July 8), with the first-place team winning $5,000.

Youngsters sang Madonna's “True Blue" during a "Gleek Week 2017" wrap-up concert Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Entitled "Colour Me Happy,” the show saw students perform 21 songs which they learned over the course of five days under the tutelage of director Renee Martin-Brown, choreographer Pollyanna Leblanc, and producer Erin Bree Pierce.

The drama began right off the start at the sixth International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, with the New Gold Nuggets (foreground) and the Kemira Paper Dragons in an all-out battle in the first qualifying heat of the day. It also decided who would win this year's Manufacturers Cup as they were the lone two entrants in that category.

CALGARY—Canada's minister of Indigenous Affairs says she understands some families of missing and murdered aboriginal women still are frustrated about the pace of a national inquiry.

But Carolyn Bennett promises the government won't let them down.

VANCOUVER—Some species of North American hummingbirds are in severe decline and a British Columbia research scientist says one possible cause might be the same insecticide affecting honey bees.

TERREBONNE, Que.—A neighbour who rushed to the scene of a deadly fire in a Quebec seniors' residence yesterday said he could hear trapped residents calling out before he turned the corner and saw the building in flames.

“There were police officers running, firefighters, too. The house was in flames,” Terrebonne resident Nicolas Martel said in a phone interview.

TORONTO—Ontario's bid to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour—a move that is feared by businesses but has the support of some prominent economists—is being put to the public this week.

FORT McMURRAY, Alta.—Seeing reports of the wildfire evacuations in British Columbia has brought back stressful memories for residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., who had to flee a massive wildfire just over a year ago.

TORONTO—Patients whose emergency surgeries are delayed due to a lack of operating room resources have an increased risk of death or a need for extra recovery time in hospital, a Canadian study suggests.

MONTREAL—Squirrel meat soon could be on the menu in Quebec if a Montreal university student succeeds in his quest to make it legal to hunt the furry rodents.

Martin Poirier has started a petition to convince the provincial government that adding squirrels to its list of game animals isn't such a nutty idea.

VANCOUVER—British Columbia has been so successful at putting out wildfires in recent decades that it actually has created a situation where its forests are more prone to flames, an expert says.

LONDON—Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won while top-ranked Angelique Kerber lost.

Williams, who last won the title at the All England Club in 2008, advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating 19-year-old Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-2 earlier today.

TORONTO—Following one of the worst losses in franchise history, J.A. Happ admitted the hole the Toronto Blue Jays have dug themselves prior to the all-star break will make it tough to get into the post-season.

Carlos Correa hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs yesterday afternoon as the Houston Astros crushed Toronto 19-1.

SPARTA, Ky.—Martin Truex Jr. boldly declared his Toyota the best car he had ever raced—and several statistics make it hard to dispute him.

There also was plenty of visual evidence of how close to perfect his Saturday night went.

Truex was dominant throughout and had enough left on a final restart to win the NASCAR Cup race at Kentucky Speedway.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.—A strong finish in the U.S. Open last month helped prepare Xander Schauffele for the nerve-racking grind of chasing a title on the PGA Tour.

The rookie made a three-foot birdie putt on the final hole yesterday to win The Greenbrier Classic by a stroke over Robert Streb for his first tour victory.

HANOI, Vietnam — Police in northern Vietnam have seized nearly 3 tons of ivory smuggled from South Africa in the latest action taken against the illegal trade.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of working with Russia to create a “cyber security unit” to guard against election hacking.

Trump tweeted Sunday morning about discussing such a unit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yet it’s Russia that U.S. intelligence officials blame for meddling in last year’s election.

KABUL — Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition in the U.S. this month will have to watch via video link after their visa applications were denied not once, but twice.

You need a vacation. All of you. Even if you just got home from a 20-day Caribbean cruise, you probably still need a vacation.

Devlin's Bill Godin, above, and Karl Howells of Fort Frances are two of just four anglers left who have fished in all 22 previous Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships, with the others being Devlin's Doug McBride and Denis Barnard of Fort Frances.

While there will be no “Kid-Pro” event at this year's Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, tournament organizers still have planned plenty of fun for those in the younger age groups, as well as the older generation.

Ryleigh Tucker enjoyed the pizza she made herself yesterday at Carl's Eatery here. Students participating in the Summer Learning program at J.W. Walker School enjoyed an excursion to Carl's, where chef Carl Scott gave them a tour of the restaurant and provided a pizza-making demonstration. Then each student got to make their own pizza for lunch.

Robin Bowes has been garnering a lot of attention with his protest against the OPP, which he believes conspired with local doctors to take away his medicine following an incident near Mine Centre in May. Bowes began his protest in front of the Civic Centre yesterday and said he will be there handing out information and talking to people every weekday until next Friday (July 21).

TORONTO—Researchers say changes to Ontario's cervical cancer screening guidelines have led to thousands of women not being tested and diagnosed for chlamydia.

Chlamydia is the world's most common sexually-transmitted disease.

Left untreated, the bacterial infection can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility.

OTTAWA—A commissioner on the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women has announced she will resign at the end of this week—a departure that raises new questions among advocates about how much faith they can put in the much-anticipated process.

WINNIPEG—A resident of a small Hutterite colony west of Winnipeg says a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed during a game of target practice on the weekend.

Sam Hofer, who lives on the Lakeside Hutterite Colony in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, identified the boy as his relative, Brendan Hofer.

CALGARY—The Calgary police homicide unit is investigating after three bodies were found yesterday in a burned-out vehicle at a construction site on the city's northwestern edge.

Acting Insp. Paul Wozney, with the major crimes section, said one of the deceased was male and one was female.

It was believed the third also was female but investigators didn't know for sure.

TORONTO—Heavy rain in Ontario this summer might be a nuisance for residents but it's proving to be fatal for the province's turtles.

A turtle conservation group in Ontario said yesterday it already has taken in 620 injured turtles this year—twice the amount of cases it had in all of last year.

SAUK CITY, Wis.—Dairy farmers, take note: the key to turning your dairy cow into a cash cow is udder happiness.

Give her a bigger stall, increase air circulation, and provide some shelter to prevent overheating.

That's according to a University of Wisconsin initiative that focuses on making dairy cows happier so they provide more milk.

TOKYO — Members of a Pacific Rim trade initiative rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump are to hold working-level talks Wednesday in the Japanese mountain resort town of Hakone, west of Tokyo.

LONDON—Playing at Wimbledon for the 20th time, Venus Williams is in the semi-finals for the 10th time.

The five-time champion at the All England Club advanced to the final four for the second-straight year by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 7-5 today under a closed roof on Centre Court.

MIAMI—Among the most unlikely all-stars is a former 17th-round draft pick with one career home run.

Brad Mills won't swing a bat tonight. But he will pinch-hit.

The Cleveland Indians' bench coach will manage the American League team as a replacement for Indians' manager Terry Francona, who is recovering from a procedure last week to correct an irregular heartbeat.

MIAMI—Aaron Judge hit the glass behind left field that supports the retractable roof at Marlins Park.

He drove balls over the Red Grooms home run sculpture in left-centre, over the batter's eye in centre, and—unusual for a Home Run Derby—to the opposite field, too.

He even hit the roof.

MIAMI — Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Aaron Judge have become the face of baseball as a gleaming, modernist ballpark and a city known for its Latino culture host the All-Star Game for the first time. After decades of falling behind, the sport finally has stepped up its national promotion.

WASHINGTON — A meeting between President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign occurred at the behest of a Moscow-based singer with family ties to Trump’s businesses, according to a participant in the talks. Donald Trump Jr. acknowledged Monday he made time for the meeting hoping to get information about Democrat Hillary Clinton.

BEIJING — China on Tuesday said it shouldn’t be held responsible alone for solving the North Korean nuclear standoff, and accused other countries of shirking their responsibilities in the effort to reduce tensions.

LOS ANGELES — Young children know that name-calling is wrong. Tweens are taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn: It’s unacceptable and potentially illegal.

SAUK CITY, Wis. — Dairy farmers, take note: The key to turning your dairy cow into a cash cow is udder happiness.

Give her a bigger stall, increase air circulation and provide some shelter to prevent overheating.

That’s according to a University of Wisconsin initiative that focuses on making dairy cows happier so they provide more milk.

UNION, N.J. — A restoration project at a New Jersey museum has unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States.

UNION, N.J.—A restoration project at a New Jersey museum has unearthed cases of wine nearly as old as the United States.

The Liberty Hall Museum in Union said it discovered almost three full cases of Madeira wine dating to 1796 while restoring its wine cellar.

NJ.com reported the museum also found 42 large glass jugs dating to the 1820s.

Madeira is a fortified wine.

LOS ANGELES—Young children know that name-calling is wrong.

Tweens are taught the perils of online bullying and revenge porn: it's unacceptable and potentially illegal.

But celebrities who engage in flagrant attacks on social media are rewarded with worldwide attention.

TORONTO — When mixed-media artist Marjolaine Walker is feeling creative, she reaches for her pens, paints, stamps and clip art. Then she grabs her Bible ‚Äî and fills it with decorative flourishes.

The Ottawa-area mother-of-four says this is how she likes to unwind, and connect with God.

Cooked hard-shell clams are an unbeatable two-for-the price-of-one delight. You get the clams themselves and the clam liquid they give off as they cook, which creates an instant sauce with astonishing depth of flavour. And it’s simple.

There are lots of varieties of kale on the market. They start appearing now and stay seasonal all through the winter. You can play around with any and all of them in this recipe.

The International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board submitted its final report, entitled “Managing Water Levels and Flows in the Rainy River Basin,” to the International Joint Commission on June 30.

The second intake period for the Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) funding program is officially open, with applications being accepted until Aug. 31.

SNAPP supports Northern Ontario agriculture and food producers, businesses, collaborations, communities, and First Nations by providing funding for projects involved in local food production.

Help send district kids back to school with a backpack full of supplies.

The annual “Backpacks for Kids” campaign is underway, with the public invited to drop off supplies, backpacks, or cash donations at M. Wu Dentistry on 1201 Colonization Rd. W.

Alternatively, they can call Dr. Wu's office at 274-5365 and ask for Heather Calder or Kathy Lampi to arrange for pick-up.

St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Fort Frances is turning 70 this weekend.

To celebrate the occasion, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Metropolitan Yurij, will visit and perform a special service Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.

The Metropolitan will be greeted at the church at 9:30 a.m.

A total of 93 complaints regarding government organizations, municipalities, and schools in the Kenora/Rainy River riding were filed with the Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario in 2016-17.

As work continues on the future Rainy Lake Square here, evening entertainment has been lined up to draw people there once it opens in late August.

Have your say.

A public meeting to garner input on the proposed Erin Crescent subdivision is slated for Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

As reported late last month, the town is eyeing the property in the east end of town to develop into 27 single-dwelling and multi-residential lots.

Pat Gartshore of Fort Frances is among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts' cash calendar draw for July.

Other local winners included Marilyn J. Strachan (Emo), Heather and Brent Anderson (Rainy River), and Susan Blanchard (Atikokan).

Four days of business education culminated in a “market day” last Friday for the nine youths enrolled in this year's Youth Enterprise Camp in Fort Frances.

The budding entrepreneurs had tables set up in front of the Fort Frances Museum on Scott Street to display their businesses and hopefully make some money.

The Rainy River “Best Start" Hub hosted its annual "bike rodeo” in partnership with the Northwestern Health Unit, OPP, and Canadian Tire in Fort Frances.

Children of all ages were invited to bring their bicycles (and helmets) to learn about bike safety, which was presented by OPP officer Guy Beaudry.

A two-man mission has become a solo quest but Pascal Bredin refuses to let his departed companion down.

The 20-year-old from Gatineau, Que. stopped in Fort Frances for a few days this past week before continuing on a most epic adventure along the waterways of Canada.

The challenge has begun.

Bill Michl, past district governor for Lions District 5M10, started his 1,985-km (1,300-mile) trek around Lake Superior on Saturday.

The “Making Superior Lions Run” is scheduled to take 82 days to complete, meaning the Fort Frances Voyageur Lion should finish on Sept. 28.

They keep falling and can't seem to get up.

These are difficult times for the top team in the Borderland Soccer League's men's division as Centra Pipelines has followed its 5-0 start with a third-straight loss.

This time it was a 3-1 setback to CJ Contracting on Monday evening.

It was a pitching experiment that almost blew up in the faces of the Fort Frances Braves.

A last-inning rally by the Northwest Bay Chieftains turned a laugher into a nail-biter as the Braves hung on for a 15-11 victory in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday night at VanJura here.

For only his first year of motorcross racing, Trevor Croswell is finishing first on an above-average basis.

The Emo resident captured top spot in the MX3 Beginner division during the fourth stop in this year's Superior Dirt Riders Northern Ontario season Saturday in Kakabeka Falls.

The Rainy River District Women's Fastball League has announced the two teams for its annual all-star game set for next Wednesday (July 19) at Manitou.

The teams were picked by Stacy Patey of the Fort Frances Her-icanes and Kayla Windigo of the Red Gut Babes, the two captains from last year's league finalists.

Two out of three ain't bad, but three out of four is even better.

The Fort Frances Voyageurs U11 boys' soccer team posted a 3-1 record at an exhibition showcase in Thunder Bay over the weekend, winning their last three games.

The Northern Policy Institute is pleased to announce this year's “State of the North” conference will take place Sept. 27-28 in Timmins.

Donovan Cousineau and Dave Chambers may have missed their calling as investment bankers.

Anyone that can turn $22 into $5,000 has a firm handle on how to make a profit.

The Fort Frances team topped the 52-team field at the annual “Castin' for Cash” tournament, hosted by Lake Despair Lodge on Friday and Saturday, with a winning haul of 29.40 pounds.

The thought of being three-time second-place finishers did not appeal in the slightest to the New Gold Nuggets.

Instead, it was the Nuggets who were pure gold in defeating the defending champion Kemira Paper Dragons in the championship final of the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina.

Stacy Patey has been warning her team all season not to take anyone for granted.

Her teammates had the point illustrated in technicolour Monday night.

The Devlin slo-pitch league will hold its annual Gus Lindberg/Kingsley Downs Memorial Tournament tomorrow through Sunday (July 13-16) at the Devlin Ball Diamond.

There will be plenty of auction on the diamond, as well as a full canteen and beer gardens.

Come out and enjoy the action!

There was never a day that went by that Hailey Clendenning wasn't—and still isn't—extremely proud of her dad.

And one of the proudest days is still yet to come.

A Fort Frances teen will look to further his hockey dream—with the whole country able to tune in for the outcome.

Former Muskie Ethan Jourdain will be in Winnipeg starting this weekend as one of 30 aboriginal youths aged 16-18 to participate in an NHL-style training camp as part of the sixth season of APTN's “Hit The Ice” reality TV series.

Three days is how long the tournament lasts.

But the amount of time for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship organizing committee to get everything in order on an annual basis is much larger than that.

That being said, Greg Gustafson, the FFCBC's director of angler registration and chief financial office, said all the ducks are getting put in their rows.

For those who love golfing, or for anyone who just wants to have a good time, the Lions clubs of Rainy River District will be holding their “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament” on Saturday, July 29 beginning at 9 a.m. at Kitchen Creek.

Lions around the world are celebrating their 100th anniversary and this tournament is the local clubs' contribution to the celebrations.

Another top-three finish for Steve Arpin wasn't enough to prevent him taking a step back in the drivers' championship race.

The Fort Frances native drove his Loenbro Motorsports car across the finish line in third place in the final of the Red Bull Global Rallycross event in Indianapolis on Sunday.

Sometimes, the most significant parts of life can pass by without truly appreciating what they mean at the time.

Local stock car fans therefore should make the effort to savour every moment of what is turning out to be quite possibly the greatest single-season performance in Borderland Racing Association history.

There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association's weekly cash calendar draw.

Winning $30 for July 9-15 were Robin Wall (Peterborough), Joe Richert (Fort Frances), Annette Bryk (Atikokan), Shirley Wiens (Atikokan), Greg and Sherry Wall (Peterborough), Helen Hughes (Fort Frances), and Mike and Linda Fogg (Atikokan).

The Dragon Tamers team from Kenora, a group of breast cancer survivors and supporters, was the centre of attention upon returning to shore after participating in the special flower ceremony that once again was a highlight of the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina. See story, more photos on B1.

David was the lucky winner of one of the bikes up for grabs at the rodeo whil Paige won the other one.

Kate Parsons, the summer student at the Northwestern Health Unit here, helped Daisy Degagne aim her bean bag last Thursday morning at “Pop Up Play,” which was located at the Lillie Avenue Park. The initiative, which encourages activities and exercise in the community through fun and games, will occur at different green spaces around town every Thursday throughout the summer.

Ben Guild, left, Jack Mosbeck, Tarran Enge, and Austin Mosbeck were among the boys who performed the doo-wop classic “Blue Moon" during a concert Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre to wrap up "Gleek Week 2017." Meanwhile, below, Natalie Seguin, left, Avery Visser, and Isabelle Meeks were among the group who performed "True Blue" by Madonna.

Bryce MacDonald (front left), Jersey Rose, David Morrison, Trinity Richards, and Faith Richards, along with William Richards (back left), Kaleb Richards, Nolan MacDonald, and Dahlia Kaun, were the participants of this year's Youth Enterprise Camp in Fort Frances.

Via Lockman enjoyed painting a flower recycled from a used plastic water bottle last Thursday afternoon at the Community Living Open Air Studio at Hammond's Nursery here. The next open air studio will be at Point Park this Thursday from 3-7 p.m., where participants will be making painted rocks and mandalas. Everyone is welcome to stop in to enjoy creating art.

It appears Fort Frances will have a new hotel in the future. A sign indicating a Microtel Inn & Suites, part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, will be built immediately to the east of the Super 8 was erected in recent weeks.

Pascal Bredin of Gatineau, Que. used Fort Frances as one of his stopovers this past week to rest during what is a planned 7,500-km trek by canoe from his hometown all the way to Inuvik, N.W.T. See story on A2.

Crossroads School students in the “Project Sunset” program received a canoe lesson from instructor James Woods last Thursday at Seven Oaks here. Despite the windy afternoon, students learned about proper procedures, safety equipment, canoe terminology, and basic paddle strokes before getting out on the water and trying it themselves.

Third baseman Travis Tom of the Fort Frances Braves had to charge and fire in a hurry on this grounder to get the force-out at second against the Northwest Bay Chieftains during his team's 15-11 win at VanJura last Thursday evening.

There has been no team that has matched the amazing success of Minnesota's Jim Moynagh, left, and Joe Thrun at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The dynamic duo has carted home five FFCBC titles—more than anybody else in tournament history—and will be a good bet to grab a sixth crown at this year's event.

Scott Clendenning's immeasurable contributions to local minor hockey and the high school girls' team made him an easy choice for induction this year into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame.

Fort Frances anglers Donovan Cousineau, left, and Dave Chambers had the old guard scrambling for answers they never found as two of the younger anglers in this year's field of 52 teams claimed the title at the annual “Castin' for Cash” bass tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge. It was the first title at the tourney for the pair.

“Guoji,” the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club mascot, got a bird's-eye view of the festival site while being carried along by members of the club during the parade of participants to open the festival.

The next generation of Canadian golf superstars just might have taken their first swings towards greatness recently during the weekly youth golf lessons being offered at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson.

The OPSEU Otters had all their pistons firing in winning their opening heat of the day at the sixth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the noisy classroom.

MIAMI — Robinson Cano hugged Francisco Lindor after the final out, exchanged high-fives with his American League teammates and put an arm around the shoulder of designated hitter/photographer Nelson Cruz.

Winning the All-Star Game still seemed to matter, even if it didn’t mean World Series home field.

WASHINGTON — The snowballing revelations about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during last year’s presidential campaign have broadsided the White House, distracting from its agenda as aides grapple with a crisis involving the president’s family.

Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Pigeon River and Rainy River ports of entry seized three undeclared firearms on Canada Day.

At the Pigeon River POE, a New Mexico resident was referred for a secondary examination by the CBSA.

Officers subsequently found the frame of a firearm concealed within the traveller's bag.

They already had their open tryout camp scheduled for this weekend but the Fort Frances Lakers weren't sitting around counting the minutes to pass the time.

Rather, a trio of team-related events occurred over the past two days.

With their top two pitchers this season unavailable, the Barwick Blue Knights were desperate to fill their void on the rubber Tuesday night.

The Rainy River Royals sensed the desperation and attacked like famished sharks.

The Royals halted Barwick's 11-game winning streak with a 22-6 thrashing of the Blue Knights in Rainy River District Fastball League action.

Centra Pipelines had to sit idly back as Manitou Forest Products took their place at the top of the standings.

Centra took it right back yesterday evening.

Nico Veldhuisen netted a pair of goals to lead Centra to a 4-2 victory over Manitou in Borderland Soccer League men's division action.

Cathy DeGagne checked out an arrangement of vintage car parts made by Fine Line Art Gallery co-op member Ed Halvorsen to promote the Canadian Coasters' 50th anniversary tour stopping in Fort Frances next week. The Scott Street “Show 'n Shine” is slated for Wednesday, followed by a car show at the Sorting Gap Marina on Thursday.

CALGARY—Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary likely is to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week.

Acting Insp. Paul Wozney wouldn't confirm the identity of the body found, but said police no longer are looking for 26-year-old Hanock Afowerk, the registered owner of the black 2011 Chevrolet Cruze that was engulfed in flames.

OTTAWA—NDP leadership contenders vying for the same job found some common ground Tuesday night in their vociferous opposition to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on carbon pricing.

OTTAWA—It could give a whole new meaning to buried treasure.

A national foundation wants to store millions of videos, films, and other recordings 60 storeys underground in an old Norad bunker near North Bay, Ont. in an effort to preserve the vast electronic record of Canadian history.

WINNIPEG—The Manitoba government plans to poll residents about their marijuana consumption and what kind of rules they would like to see when recreational pot is legalized next year.

The provincial liquor and gaming authority is looking for a company to do 15-minute surveys of at least 1,200 Manitobans in the coming months as it prepares for the new law.

OTTAWA—The federal government was set to reveal Canada's next governor general, with an announcement slated earlier this afternoon outside the doors of the Senate.

Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others that astronaut Julie Payette is among the top contenders.

OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada yesterday hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in nearly seven years in what may be the beginning of the end of the era of cheap borrowing that has fuelled the hot housing market and record levels of debt.

WINNIPEG—Cries from frustrated families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls grew louder yesterday as advocates in different parts of the country called for a reboot of the study following the resignation of a Métis commissioner.

MONTREAL—Charles de Gaulle may have made history when he shouted “Vive le Quebec libre” from the balcony of Montreal's city hall in 1967.

But 50 years later, the city doesn't seem keen on re-creating the iconic moment, a sovereigntist group said yesterday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Where's the character Rey in the “Star Wars” version of Monopoly?

In a land far, far away, apparently.

Eighteen months after game-maker Hasbro Inc. promised to add the female character to the game by the fall of 2016, an Illinois girl who wrote to the company to say “girls matter” is still waiting.

Others are, too.

Winnipeg defensive back T.J. Heath does well picking off passes, but doesn't expect Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray to add to his reputation when the Argonauts visit the Blue Bombers tonight.

With a league-leading three interceptions in just two games this season, Heath is well on pace to exceed last year's seven, which was good enough to tie for tops in the CFL.

CHICAGO—The Chicago Cubs, scuffling and inconsistent since winning the World Series, acquired ace Jose Quintana from the White Sox today in a major trade between the cross-town rivals.

Trailing Milwaukee by 5.5 games in the NL Central at 43-45, the Cubs shook things up in a big way by acquiring Quintana, a 2016 all-star.

The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the unofficial second half of the season on Friday with a 41-47 record, good for last place in the American League East.

With their playoff hopes fading (they're five games back of the second AL wild card with seven teams between them), here are five things the Jays need to do to stay afloat.

LONDON—Venus Williams reached her ninth Wimbledon final, and first since 2009, turning in her latest display of gutsy serving to beat Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 today.

At 37, Williams is the oldest finalist at the All England Club since Martina Navratilova was the 1994 runner-up at that age.

LONDON—In a Wimbledon rematch, Milos Raonic proved to be no match for Roger Federer.

The third-seeded Swiss great—trying for a record eighth Wimbledon title—systematically dismantled Raonic in quarter-final action at the All England Club yesterday with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory.

“I can say with fact that I did everything I could to try to find a way to win,” Raonic said.

HOUSTON — If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. — McDonald’s is hoping to make a difference in its future seven seconds at a time.

The company that helped define fast food is making supersized efforts to reverse its fading popularity and catch up to a landscape that has evolved around it. That includes expanding delivery, digital ordering kiosks in restaurants, and rolling out an app that saves precious seconds.

LONDON—A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said yesterday.

The iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said.

The iceberg is described as weighing one trillion tonnes (1.12 trillion U.S. tons).

NEW YORK—Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction.

The lunar dust, plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected, are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million-$4 million.

NEW YORK — Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction.

The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million.

WASHINGTON — A group of girls from Afghanistan are finally getting their wish of coming to the United States for a robotics competition.

The girls’ applications for U.S. visas had been denied twice, but the White House says President Donald Trump intervened and they will be allowed in to participate in the competition.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Where’s the character Rey in the “Star Wars” version of Monopoly? In a land far, far away, apparently.

Eighteen months after game-maker Hasbro Inc. promised to add the female character to the game by the fall of 2016, an Illinois girl who wrote to the company to say “girls matter” is still waiting.

Others are, too.

Sometimes, it’s just too hot to turn on the stove. The key is to stock up your kitchen with “healthy convenience food” that doesn’t require any heat, such as fresh produce, canned beans, canned fish and small boxes of pre-cooked legumes found in the prepared produce section.

Gareth and Lilith Scott searched for rocks along the shore at Point Park yesterday afternoon in hopes of finding the perfect one to paint for their creation during the weekly Open Air Art Studio staged by Community Living Fort Frances and District. Children also created mandalas out of materials they found from nature, such as sticks, leaves, flowers, and pebbles.

Town of Fort Frances summer students were hard at work this morning helping to set up the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina for the Fort Frances Bass Championship that starts next Thursday (July 20). There is a temporary road closure on the part of Front Street where the tent will be set up for the next 10 days.

TIMMINS, Ont.—A health unit in a Northern Ontario community is putting life-size cardboard cut-outs of women nursing their children around the city in the hope it will help reduce the stigma around breastfeeding in public.

TORONTO—A man who got stuck in a narrow gap between two buildings in downtown Toronto spent nearly eight hours in the confined space before he was freed by firefighters who broke through part of a wall to rescue him.

Firefighters were called to a set of buildings on Sherbourne Street near Queen Street shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

CALGARY—A man and two sisters found dead in a burned-out car may not have been the intended targets in what Calgary police are describing as a brutal and ruthless quadruple homicide.

Jim Wilder was a young researcher on the frozen Beaufort Sea when he had his first polar bear encounter.

“We were camped out on the sea ice in front of a maternal den waiting for [mama bear] to come out with her cubs,” he recalled.

“A polar bear came up and sniffed the tent, right where my head was, when I was sleeping in the middle of the night and went on its merry way.”

OTTAWA—Canada's spy agency is being sued by five employees who are looking for upwards of $35 million in damages over allegations of years of harassment and discrimination based on their religion, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.

A New Zealand tourist has been killed by the blast from a jetliner taking off at a seaside airport in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, officials said yesterday.

The 57-year-old woman was knocked into a wall as she tried to cling to a fence to feel the blast on Wednesday, police spokesman Ricardo Henson said by phone.

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indication he is willing to intervene to calm rising frustrations around the independent inquiry his government launched to examine the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

WINNIPEG—Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has been released from a Winnipeg hospital a day after he became dehydrated while volunteering with a “Habitat for Humanity” home-building event in the city.

A statement from the Habitat organization said Carter, who is 92, was released this morning and attended the daily devotional at the build site.

REGINA—Tests have concluded about 200 cattle found dead in a pasture in southwestern Saskatchewan drank toxic water.

Dr. Betty Althouse, the province's chief veterinary officer, said water samples from the pasture's dugout had a sulphate concentration of more than 24,000 milligrams per litre.

OTTAWA—Former astronaut Julie Payette appeared emotional yesterday after officially being declared Canada's next Governor General, taking a moment to salute her family, friends, and colleagues on Earth—and a few above the planet.

LONDON—The key, for both players, was to deal with the big serve.

Marin Cilic did it better.

The seventh-seeded Croat advanced to his second major final by beating Sam Querrey 6-7 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-5 earlier today on Centre Court.

He next faces Roger Federer or Tomas Berdych in Sunday's men's final at the All England Club.

TORONTO—It may be the middle of summer in Toronto but Will Power thinks the streets surrounding Exhibition Place could have an element of a Canadian winter on Sunday afternoon.

Rain threatens to make for slick conditions at the Honda Indy Toronto, where Power is the defending champ.

WINNIPEG—The Winnipeg Blue Bombers weren't concerned with their second-straight slow start on offence.

Running back Andrew Harris made up for it later in the game.

Harris had two touchdowns on the ground as Winnipeg came away with a 33-25 win over the Toronto Argonauts last night.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A NASA spacecraft circling Jupiter is revealing the up-close beauty of our solar system's biggest planetary storm.

Juno flew directly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot on Monday, passing an amazingly close 9,000 km (5,600 miles) above the monster storm.

The images snapped by JunoCam were beamed back Tuesday and posted online on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES—“Saturday Night Live,” powered by madcap skits skewering the Trump administration, yesterday earned 22 Emmy Award nominations, including bids for Alec Baldwin's florid portrayal of the president and Melissa McCarthy's manic, gender-busting take on press secretary Sean Spicer.

The Fort Frances Lakers will hold a tryout camp today through Sunday (July 14-16) at Bronco Arena in International Falls. Registration and orientation begins at 7 p.m. tonight, followed by a scrimmage at 8:30. Scrimmages also will be held Saturday at 11:15 a.m. and 7 p.m., and again Sunday at 10 a.m.

His Eminence, Metropolitan Yurij, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, travelled from Winnipeg to provide a special service at St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church here Sunday morning in celebration of its 70th anniversary. Following the service, members of the congregation and their guests enjoyed a luncheon at La Place Rendez-Vous.

International Falls U12 shortstop Emerson Evans of Fort Frances, right, stepped in front of third baseman C.J. Hasbargen to nab this roller during a 21-2 loss to Itasca during the 2017 Minnesota District Four Little League Age Little League Tournament in the Falls on Friday.

Mason McKay kicked it into a higher gear as he rounded first base and eventually came all the way around to score to lead off the game for Charlie's Angels in the 'A' final of the Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slow-pitch tournament yesterday at the Devlin Ball Park. Charlie's Angels went on to hammer the Brew Jays 17-4 to capture the overall title.

WINNIPEG—A polar bear that was rescued as a cub and brought to a zoo in Winnipeg has died, zoo officials say.

The Assiniboine Park Zoo said in a news release that “Eli,” a three-year-old polar bear that has lived at the zoo since November, 2015, started showing mild clinical symptoms Friday.

WASHINGTON—Sophie Gregoire Trudeau kicked off a United Nations-led girls' conference in Washington with a pep talk today, urging young women to believe in themselves and in their ability to shape the world.

The prime minister's wife referred to her own past eating disorder, and talked about the ways young girls often lack confidence in their appearance or in their ability.

SIDNEY, B.C.—A birder and wildlife photographer who has been documenting the strange case of a baby red-tailed hawk being raised by eagles says the adopted little bird is acting like its eagle “siblings” and devouring fish.

The 2017 North American Indigenous Games are bringing a message of healing to Toronto, not just through participation in sports but a cultural exchange.

Marcia Trudeau-Bomberry, the CEO of the Games, emphasizes the cultural exchange that will happen not just between indigenous and non-indigenous people, but First Nations from across the continent.

Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard has contacted several of his counterparts to discuss his constitutional initiative, and says he wants to raise the topic at this week's Council of the Federation meeting in Edmonton.

“I'm quite happy about the public and private reaction of my colleagues,” Couillard said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.

SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que.—It was by the slimmest of margins that a plan to establish the Quebec City area's first Muslim-owned and run cemetery was defeated in a referendum yesterday by a vote of 19-16.

Voters were deciding whether or not to allow a zoning change for the proposed site in Saint-Apollinaire, 35 km southwest of Quebec City.

LONDON—After Roger Federer closed out a Wimbledon final that was more of a coronation than a contest with an ace, he sat in his change-over chair and wiped away tears.

That is when it hit him: his wait for record-breaking No. 8 was over.

TORONTO—James Hinchcliffe is the face of the Honda Indy Toronto, so beating the hometown favourite at his race is that much sweeter for Josef Newgarden.

Newgarden yesterday captured his second title on the streets surrounding Exhibition Place—finishing ahead of Hinchcliffe, who came third for a second-straight year.

“I love beating 'Hinch' in Canada,” Newgarden joked.

LOUDON, N.H.—Joe Gibbs Racing has undergone an unexpected upheaval that forced the organization into a youth movement.

The biggest surprise, though, was going 0-for-2017.

Denny Hamlin ended that rut with the kind of finish down the stretch that showed that yes, the new generation may be on the way but the JGR lynchpin still knows how to win.

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—After weeks of uncertainty, the U.S. Women's Open stopped being about President Donald Trump, his course, and his views toward women and it turned out to be what the USGA wanted: a good tournament on a good course.

Not surprisingly, the best player this week won—making up for a bad weekend in this event a year ago.

DETROIT—Detroit's top players created a winning rally without doing much of anything.

Alex Avila, Justin Upton, and Miguel Cabrera drew walks in the 11th inning—the last with the bases loaded—to give the Tigers a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday afternoon.

“That's how experience wins games,” said Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus.

NEW YORK — The roar of the engine was replaced by a furious whirring as the future of motorsports came to Brooklyn.

Formula E took over part of the waterfront neighbourhood of Red Hook on Sunday, the second of two race days for the Qualcomm New York City ePrix.

The Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.

LONDON—The annual count of swans belonging to Queen Elizabeth II has begun on the River Thames.

The five-day event known as “Swan Upping” dates back to the 12th century and began as a ritual to ensure there were enough swans for feasting.

Now it is more about conservation.

The British monarch traditionally claims ownership of all unmarked swans in open water.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.

LONDON — The annual count of swans belonging to Queen Elizabeth II has begun on the River Thames.

The five-day event known as Swan Upping dates back to the 12th Century and began as a ritual to ensure there were enough swans for feasting. Now it is more about conservation.

The British monarch traditionally claims ownership of all unmarked swans in open water.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea on Monday offered talks with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s.

BEULAH, N.D. — Drought in North Dakota is laying waste to fields of normally bountiful food and hay crops and searing pastures that typically would be home to multitudes of grazing cattle.

Mother Nature has a sixth sense for when we’re reaching our temperature breaking point. At the very same moment your hot oven becomes unwelcome, a tomato is being plucked from the vine and a cucumber is being nestled into its stall at the farm stand.

Fred Lavendure, Al Smith, and Gary Arnold of the local International Early Iron Car Club posed with Mayor Roy Avis (second from right) beside the large sign that will welcome the “Canadian Coasters" when they arrive here beginning late tomorrow morning. The car club also thanked Mayor Avis for declaring "Canadian Coasters Week” in Fort Frances.

Red Gut Babes' pitcher Tracy Morningstar ended the regular season on a high note as the reigning league MVP helped her team dump the defending champion Fort Frances Her-icanes 17-7 in Rainy River District Women's Fastball League action there yesterday evening. The league will hold its annual all-star game tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Manitou, with the playoffs getting underway Monday.

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is extending public consultations to find out what Canadians want to see in a new North American Free Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON—The federal payout to Omar Khadr was a big story in some conservative U.S. media outlets yesterday, after nearly two weeks in which it had garnered barely a whisper south of the border.

OTTAWA—The veterans' grave markers standing in orderly rows are clean and well-maintained on a brilliant summer afternoon.

The words on each are easy to read—even those carved decades ago—while the grey stones are all clean.

The surrounding grass and flowers are trim and manicured.

EDMONTON—Canada's premiers met with a reduced group of indigenous leaders yesterday after three national bodies, including the Assembly of First Nations, boycotted the event.

SOUTHPORT, England—Sergio Garcia won't be wearing his green jacket from Augusta National at his wedding.

What about pouring champagne from a claret jug?

Garcia doesn't have one yet, though he loves the thought of such possibilities, especially considering that only four months ago, the 36-year-old Spaniard was learning to accept his career might end without a major.

BOSTON—Blue Jays' reliever Ryan Tepera couldn't believe his eyes when he looked up and saw that he was the winning pitcher—his fifth career victory.

Starter Marcus Stroman was the best pitcher of the game, taking a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and leaving without allowing an earned run.

Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is selling the team.

Rockets CEO Tad Brown made the announcement Monday, hours after Alexander made the decision.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico State University anthropology professor is on a mission to save moon-landing sites.

Beth O’Leary is speaking this week in Washington, D.C., on preserving the spots where humans stepped on the surface of the moon.

SYDNEY, Australia — Half a world from where an Australian woman was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer, Tuesday’s front-page headline in her hometown Sydney newspaper summarized Australia’s reaction in blunt terms: “AMERICAN NIGHTMARE.”

BERLIN — At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys’ choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A young Saudi woman sparked a sensation online over the weekend by posting a video of herself in a miniskirt and crop top walking around in public, with some Saudis calling for her arrest and others rushing to her defence.

One time many years ago, I was riffling through my grandmother Ruth’s box of handwritten recipe cards when I pulled up short at the sight of the title of this recipe for Cheese Sandwich Souffle. Souffle? Fancy! But reading the details, I quickly understood that this item was nothing more or less than the wedding of a ham-and-cheese sandwich and some French toast.

As part of a year-long line-up of events marking Ontario's 150th anniversary and celebrating the province, the free “ONtour” concert series will provide the soundtrack for the Summer of '17.

It is stopping in more than 20 communities across the province, including in Kenora on Aug. 10, to showcase some of Ontario's brightest musical talent.

Despite a dwindling congregation, St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church here was packed Sunday morning for a special service marking its 70th anniversary.

To celebrate, his eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, led the service.

Five other priests also were on hand, along with five students from St. Andrew's College in Winnipeg.

The progressive pot of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir's weekly “Catch the Ace” draw is expected to hit nearly $4,800 as it reaches its 10th week.

This week's draw will take place on Saturday (July 22) at 4:30 p.m. at the Rainy River Legion, in conjunction with “Railroad Daze” festivities.

Each week a draw is made for 20 percent of that week's ticket sales.

Natural, local, and handmade are just a few words that describe A&R Serenity Co.'s products.

The brains behind the newly-launched beauty and skin care line here in Fort Frances? Local 20-year-olds Riley Pollard and Amanda Caron.

“We want to share natural products,” noted Caron.

"We don't use any chemicals in our stuff.

Debra Rose Wilson (nee Colvin) of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Fort Frances, was honoured with the 2017 Holistic Nurse of the Year award at the 37th-annual American Holistic Nurses Association conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif. held June 5-10.

Common Voice Northwest has welcomed the release of the province's draft multi-modal transportation strategy for Northern Ontario, and is particularly pleased its Transportation Task Force recommendation that Ontario establish an inter-community bus system across the northwest has been reflected in the draft.

Borderland Pride's first official meeting garnered a lot of attention among residents from both sides of the border.

Held last Wednesday evening at Knox United Church here, organizers were “blown away” by the response to the roundtable discussion.

The Town of Rainy River once again is gearing up to host its annual “Railroad Daze” celebration tomorrow through Sunday (July 20-23).

Now in its 30th year, co-organizer Brittany Bowman promises a wide range of events for all ages over the course of the weekend, beginning with a “Paint & Sip” tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Rainy River Legion.

“Keith and Renee,” the Manitoba-based country music duo of Keith Macpherson and Renee Lamoureux, have had many memorable performances in their career.

But last Thursday evening's barn concert at Cornell Farms on La Vallee Road North seemed to have an especially big impact on the two musicians.

Local air cadet Elizabeth DeGagne is headed overseas for a trip of a lifetime.

She flew out Friday afternoon from the Fort Frances Airport headed to London, England as part of the Air Cadet Exchange.

“I am really looking forward to meeting all the people I'll be spending the next three weeks with,” she enthused.

The weather certainly co-operated for the annual Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slo-pitch tournament held over the weekend at the Devlin Ball Park.

Charlie's Angels went home with the honour of winning the A-side title by defeating the Brew Jays 17-4 in the final Sunday.

A reminder the Nevin Bonot Memorial golf tournament will take place this Saturday (July 22).

To register your team, call the Emo Legion (482-2250) on Monday to Saturday from 3-6 p.m.

Watch for posters or check out the Legion's Facebook page for more information.

Garnet Cornell acted like dynamite on the front wall of the Hoover Dam.

Cornell's goal sparked a flood of offence from Centra Pipelines, who annihilated Pharmasave 11-1 in Borderland Soccer League men's division action Monday evening.

The Fort Frances Lakers have had plenty of off-ice news this past week.

Yesterday, the local Junior 'A' squad revealed it signed 20-year-old forward Zach Pierce, who spent the last two sesaons with the Richmaond (Va.) Generals of the USPHL Elite league.

Cole Tymkin now has skated in front of an NHL head coach and done an interview with an NHL general manager.

His mission to live the prototypical Canadian boy's dream just entered a new and very real phase.

In my career as a certified Red Seal Chef, I am not only a food columnist but also a published author and culinary instructor.

I also get hired as a host/emcee for various events.

However, one of my greatest accomplishments is also being a culinary travel host, and I owe the honour of having that title to a very special lady: Caryn Zimmerman.

Grace Petsnick will be live at Budokan but this is no “cheap trick.”

After that, she'll be mauling in Montreal.

The 14-year-old member of the local Borderland Judo Club will have her skills evaluated by some of the top judo coaches in both the province and the country in the next couple of weeks.

The anguish of coming within two points of making history became fuel for a valiant crew that was small in number but large in heart.

Just 12 months later, that anguish became exhilaration—and history became reality.

At the rate he was going, Jamie Davis was about to leave two divisions of drivers spending the rest of their summer Saturday nights just worrying about who was going to finish second to him.

But a pair decided this past Saturday was the time to throw a monkey wrench into Davis' plans.

Travis Tom keeps dealing—and the Fort Frances Braves keep winning.

Tom handcuffed the defending champion Sight & Sound Wolves in pitching the Braves to a 5-1 victory in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday at VanJura.

The Braves (11-1) and Wolves (10-4) were tied for third entering the game in points, with the Braves holding two games in hand.

Sunday saw the season premiere of HBO's wildly-popular “Game of Thrones.”

The following night, the Fort Frances Her-icanes starred in “Game of Thrown Away.”

It was not the ideal finish to the regular season for the defending champs, who committed a whopping 13 errors in a 17-7 loss to the host Red Gut Babes in Rainy River District Women's Fastball League East Division action.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 28 charges, and issued 56 warnings, during a three-day enforcement blitz on Lake of the Woods.

From June 22-24, conservation officers from the Kenora, Red Lake, and Fort Frances enforcement units checked 120 resident anglers and 747 non-resident anglers.

Two Thunder Bay area residents were fined a total of $4,000 for moose hunting offences.

Theodore Aho of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for hunting calf moose during the closed season and $1,500 for abandoning the moose and allowing it to spoil.

He also received a one-year hunting suspension.

When you're a Junior 'A' hockey general manager, there's no such thing as an off-season.

And when you're trying to figure out how to return a former three-in-a-row champion to its previous high standing, that's even doubly true.

Lamar Lucas is spending this week on the same team as Santino Smith.

So he wasn't getting baited into trash talking his relative when asked who was the better soccer player between the two of them.

“I don't know . . I can't do that,” Lucas, a 15-year-old Fort Frances resident, laughed about his 14-year-old cousin from Northwest Bay.

Even an infusion of Canadian talent and home-field advantage weren't enough to push two International Falls baseball teams through to a shot at Minnesota mastery.

The International Falls U12 and U11 squads both went 0-2, and lost in their respective semi-finals, of the 2017 Minnesota District Four Little League Age Little League Tournament in the Falls on the weekend.

Isabelle DeGagne offered the Metropolitan Yurij flowers, as well as bread and salt, when he arrived at the church on Sunday morning.

Elizabeth DeGagne

St. George's choir members Dorothy Wepruk, Jackie Dobransky, Marcia Zeleny, Joan Hughes, Linda Rajala, Mark Kowalchuk, and Elma Wepruck sang a few traditional hymns in Ukrainian at the luncheon at La Place Rendez-Vouz following the service.

Amanda Caron and Riley Pollard of A&R Serenity Co. held a pop-up shop during “Mall Day” in late June. The newly-launched business aims to provide natural beauty care products to people in Rainy River District.

His Eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, performed a special service here Sunday morning in honour of the 70th anniversary of St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Here he is spreading incense around the altar.

This rubble is all that's left of the old classroom wing of Donald Young School in Emo after it was demolished last Thursday. The new section of the school, built directly in front of the now demolished building, will be ready for students to attend this fall. The remaining portion of the school—housing the gym and two additional classrooms—also will undergo a renovation.

A student from St. Andrew's College in Winnipeg escorted his eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, into St. George's Ukrainian Orthodox Church here Sunday morning, where he was greeted by the local parish with gifts of bread, salt, and flowers. He then led a special service commemorating the church's 70th anniversary, followed by a luncheon at La Place Rendez-Vous. See story, more photos on A5.

Fr. Roman Bozyk and his wife, Genia, travelled from Winnipeg to attend Sunday's anniversary service and luncheon. He was one of the five priests who helped conduct the service at St. George's that morning.

Four-year-old Benjamin Parks was among the children of all ages who enjoyed painting rocks and creating mandalas last Thursday afternoon at Point Park as part of the weekly Open Air Art Studio presented by Community Living Fort Frances and District. The next Open Air Studio is scheduled for tomorrow (July 20) from 3-7 p.m. at the Lions' Park, where participants will be making wind socks.

St. George's congregation members Ann Wood, Marcia Zeleny, Fr. Bohdan Statkevych, Jackie Dobransky, and Mike Hughes received awards from the Metropolitan Yurji as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the church over the years.

Hydro One worker Bill Mueller gave a thumb's up after planting a fruit tree at the home of Lorie Wolynski and family on Off Lake back in the spring. It replaced a tree that Hydro One accidentally had knocked down during line-clearing work.

-Photo courtesy of Lorie Wolynski

Local artist and classic car enthusiast Ed Halvorsen has put together a display of vintage auto parts at Fine Line Art Gallery to help promote the Canadian Coasters' 50th anniversary tour in town this week. Numbering among the local businesses getting into the spirit of the tour, the Mowat Avenue gallery also has a selection of automobile-themed artwork created by local artists for sale.

Fr. Robert Hladiuk, one of the five priests who helped with Sunday's service, venerated the cross beforehand. He previously served as a parish priest here from the late 1950s to the early '60s.

I had Nolan Mann of Fort Frances helping me pre-fish on Rainy Lake earlier in the week.

Martin Drainage has come up from Arthur, Ont. to install tile drainage in a few fields in the district with their specialized, self-propelled drainage plow. Pictured is a crew member down in the starter hole getting the tile set up to start a new line. The large shank on the back of the machine will cut through the earth and place the tile all at once.

Bill Tersky, from St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Church in Thunder Bay, gave a brief speech at the luncheon after presenting a cheque to local church president Marcia Zeleny. He noted the congregation's hard work in making the 70th anniversary special.

Manitoba country duo “Keith and Renee” put on a lively show for the nearly 100 guests at Cornell Farms in Devlin for the first barn concert of the season. Pat Clysdale-Cornell said she heard the two on CBC Radio about a year ago and instantly knew she needed to get them to play in the barn.

Kayla Windigo of the Red Gut Babes darted home on a wild pitch but was met by Fort Frances Her-icanes' catcher Charity McMahon, who quickly recovered the ball and applied the tag for the out in the first inning. The host Babes got the last laugh, though, by rolling to a 17-7 victory Monday evening in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League regular-season finale for both teams.

Zack McCool of the Brew Jays wandered a little too far off first base and paid for it as Nick Wreggitt from Charlie's Angels tagged him out during the 'A' final of the annual Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg Memorial slo-pitch tournament Sunday at the Devlin Ball Park.

The 1980 Muskie senior girls' basketball team etched their place in Fort High lore by becoming the first NWOSSAA championship team from any sport in the history of the black-and-gold.

Nolan Antonick of Fort Frances had his progress on the base paths halted as the International Falls' player was tagged out trying to steal second by Ely shortstop Cade Chittum in Ely's 11-4 semi-final victory Saturday in U11 division action.

Josh Ward of Fort Frances unleashed his power swing on this offering during the fourth inning of International Falls' 21-2 loss to Itasca in a U12 division matchup Friday.

A photo cutline in yesterday's Times incorrectly identified the person venerating the cross as Fr. Robert Hladiuk.

In fact, he is a deacon.

As well, he wrongly was identified as previously having served as a parish priest here from the late 1950s to the early '60s (that, in fact, was Rev. Fr. Oleh Krawchenko).

One new fire was confirmed by yesterday evening in the Northwest Region.

It was located in the far north of the Nipigon District and already is reported as “out.”

One fire of note in the region is Nipigon #9, which also is located in the far north.

It was full speed ahead for Team #25 as Norm Wood and Hunter Koles of Fort Frances headed out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this morning. Some 95 boats launched from the Sorting Gap Marina, where the weigh-in gets underway at 3:30 p.m. under the big tent. Troy Norman of Fort Frances and Kenora's Jay Samsal are the defending champs.

Micaela Jack of the Big Grassy Lynx waited for a throw from Northwest Bay Beavers' third baseman Connie Smith for Team One during the second inning of the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League's annual all-star game yesterday evening at Manitou.

Carl Murray of New Brunswick was one of the many “Canadian Coasters" who cruised into Fort Frances yesterday. Once he arrived, he parked his 1958 Austin Cambridge pickup, with its matching boler, to participate in the annual "Scott Street Show 'n Shine" organized by the local International Early Iron Car Club.

TORONTO—Hydro One Ltd. has signed a friendly deal to acquire U.S. energy company Avista Corp. for $6.7 billion (Cdn.) in an all-cash deal that would create one of the largest regulated utilities in North America.

The Toronto-based company said yesterday after the close of markets that it will pay $67 (Cdn.) per share in cash for the U.S. firm.

TORONTO—Employees at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have ratified a new four-year contract but just barely.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said LCBO workers voted 56 percent in favour of a tentative agreement in voting held Tuesday and Wednesday.

CHURCHILL, Man.—Omnitrax says the flooded-out rail line to Churchill, Man. could be fixed before this winter, but the company won't be putting up the money to do it.

EDMONTON—Doctors at the University of Alberta are raising the alarm about a rare tapeworm that, until recently, hadn't been seen in humans in Canada since the 1920s.

The worm is harmless to coyotes and other dogs, but can spread like a slow-moving cancer in humans and is potentially deadly if untreated.

EDMONTON—Canada's premiers say the federal government needs to provide more clarity as they work to craft rules on legalizing marijuana—or Ottawa will face a call for a delay.

“It's great that the prime minister wants to stick to his deadline. That's super-duper,” Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said yesterday at the closing news conference of the leaders' annual summer meeting.

WINNIPEG—A Winnipeg woman who escaped the horrors of captivity at the hands of Iraqi militants was overjoyed to recently discover her 12-year-old son has been rescued and is recovering from gunshot wounds at a refugee camp.

Now, the mission for Nofa Mihlo Zaghla has become getting Canadian officials to help reunite her with her boy.

QUEBEC—A package containing a defaced Qur'an and a note expressing hate toward a Muslim cemetery project has stoked renewed fears at a Quebec mosque where six men were killed in January, the mosque's secretary general said yesterday.

SALEM, Mass.—The Massachusetts community where 20 people suspected of witchcraft were put to death in 1692 yesterday unveiled a memorial to 19 of those victims, promising never to forget the tragedy.

The ceremony came 325 years to the day when Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah Wildes were hanged at a site in Salem known as Proctor's Ledge.

STRATHROY, Ont.—Via Rail said train service between Toronto and the city of Sarnia, Ont., near the U.S. border, has been cancelled for two days due to a freight train derailment early yesterday morning.

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew—and when he knew it—about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for Governor General.

Julie Payette is calling the six-year-old incident a case of an “unfounded" allegation for which she was "immediately cleared” without any prosecution.

OTTAWA—The Governor General says he's become convinced more than ever of the importance of the monarchy in Canadian democracy, but regrets too few in the country understand the unique role of the Crown.

WASHINGTON — There are no proven ways to stave off Alzheimer’s, but a new report raises the prospect that avoiding nine key risks starting in childhood just might delay or even prevent about a third of dementia cases around the world.

OTTAWA—The Ottawa Redblacks finally earned a victory.

Now they want to build off of it.

Ottawa ended a four-game winless streak with a 24-19 win over the Montreal Alouettes (2-3) last night at TD Place.

As usual, the Redblacks (1-3-1) didn't make things easy on themselves as they allowed the Alouettes to attempt a comeback in the second half.

CHICAGO—While the Chicago White Sox are looking to the future as their top prospect made his debut with the club, the L.A. Dodgers are just fine in the present.

The MLB-best Dodgers slugged their way to a 9-1 victory last night in a rain-shortened game—winning their 11th-straight and spoiling the White Sox debut of Yoan Moncada.

SOUTHPORT, England—Ian Poulter spent last year's British Open in a TV commentary booth.

It wasn't an experience he particularly enjoyed.

Sidelined by a foot injury, it was hard for a competitive animal like Poulter to sit out his home major and watch others challenge for a title he craves the most.

He started making up for lost time today.

BOSTON—When Drew Pomeranz has been on the mound this season, it's usually meant good things for the Boston Red Sox.

Pomeranz pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 last night.

ORLEANS, Ont.—Olympic medallists John Morris and Shannon Kleibrink are two of the headliners in the 28-team field for the Home Hardware Road to the Roar pre-trials curling competition.

The Nov. 6-12 event at Summerside's Credit Union Place will determine the final entries for the Canadian curling trials in Ottawa.

WASHINGTON — The type of vehicle that could explore the surface of Mars is going on display in Washington.

The National Air and Space Museum is featuring the Mars rover concept vehicle on Friday and Saturday. Friday is the museum’s annual “Mars Day!” celebration.

LAS CRUCES, N.M.—A boy's misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder.

Ten-year-old Jude Sparks was on a desert hike in Las Cruces in November when he tripped over what turned out to be the fossilized tusk of a 1.2 million-year-old elephant-like creature, called a stegomastodon.

LAS CRUCES, N.M.—A New Mexico State University anthropology professor is on a mission to save moon-landing sites.

Beth O'Leary is speaking this week in Washington, D.C. on preserving the spots where humans stepped on the surface of the moon.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A boy’s misstep on a family hike in New Mexico has given the world a prehistoric wonder.

Ten-year-old Jude Sparks was on a desert hike in Las Cruces in November when he tripped over what turned out to be the fossilized tusk of a 1.2 million-year-old elephant-like creature, called a stegomastodon.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi prince has been arrested after a video emerged online purporting to show him abusing someone and pointing a rifle at another.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary.

PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.—A dog that saw a baby deer in danger of drowning in New York jumped in and dragged it to shore.

The daring rescue in Long Island Sound was caught on video by his owner, Mark Freeley.

Check out your grocery store right about now because I’ll bet you’ll find gorgeous tomatoes everywhere. Roma tomatoes are a bargain this time of year, and they are ideal for cooking in all sorts of recipes. Full of vitamin C and A, as well as lycopene, tomatoes are a healthy buy, too.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa.

The announcement Thursday sent shares of Sears soaring almost 11 per cent. The tie-up with the internet behemoth could give shares of the storied retailer one of its biggest one-day percentage gains ever.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Karner blue butterfly has exceeded recovery goals in the rare New York habitat where it was discovered by Russian author Vladimir Nabokov in the 1940s, officials announced Thursday.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot, one of the world’s most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival.

CARLISLE, Mass. — A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job has come across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office.

MCLEAN, Va. — Organizers of an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been “self-initiated.”

LOVELOCK, Nev. — Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a free man in about three months, having persuaded a Nevada parole board the bungled hotel-room heist he pulled nearly 10 years ago was a monumental error in judgment and one he will never repeat.

As its name implies, the tenderloin is one of the most tender cuts of pork, and comes from the full loin. It’s mild in flavour and takes well to rubs, marinades and sauces. Tenderloins range in weight from 10 ounces to 1 1/2 pounds. I prefer the smaller 10-12 ounce tenderloins and look for those when I am shopping for meat.

Ontario plans to deploy more than 150 additional personnel to British Columbia over the next few days.

There currently are 430 staff supporting B.C. in its fire management efforts.

The 140 Ontario personnel from the first wave of resources Ontario provided to B.C. in mid-July are expected to return home later this week.

On Saturday around 11 p.m., Dryden OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 502 in Van Horne Township near Dryden.

A small two-door car travelling northbound lost control and left the roadway, coming to rest against a rock cut.

The Dryden Ambulance Service and Oxdrift Fire Department attended the scene to assist the occupants.

The Rainy Lake Highlanders Pipes and Drums based in Fort Frances provided some musical accompaniment for the “Railroad Daze” parade Saturday morning in Rainy River. The 30th-annual celebration ran Thursday through Sunday and featured activities for all ages, including a baseball tournament, kids' games at Hannam Park, a library book sale, and cardboard boat races.

Brianna Eldridge first swooned the judges with her bluesy rendition of Alannah Myle's “Black Velvet," then topped fellow competitor Dave Miller when the two faced off to The Tube's "She's a Beauty" in the final "Battle Song" to earn top spot at this year's "Quest for the Best” singing competition Friday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina.

Troy Norman of Fort Frances let out a yell as he and partner Jay Samsal of Kenora held aloft the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy for the second-straight year on Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina.

Before the Internet, before TV or radio, even before newspapers, there was an earlier source for news: the town crier.

This past weekend, dedicated Ontario criers gathered for some competition paying tribute to one of the world's oldest methods of communication—and a wedding.

OTTAWA—The number of cannabis-related offences reported to police declined for the fifth-straight year, Statistics Canada said today as it released its annual report on police-reported crime.

KELOWNA, B.C.—While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. has been pushing her body and mind to the limits—and raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process.

Emily Epp swam across the English Channel earlier this month in a gruelling trek that took nearly 12 hours to complete.

OTTAWA—Ontario Health minister Eric Hoskins has announced funding for 20 full-time mental health workers for Pikangikum First Nation—a remote community struggling with a suicide crisis and pressing mental health needs from about 380 people seeking counselling.

CLEVELAND—Corey Kluber's stiff neck cleared up a day too soon for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Cleveland's ace struck out a season-high 14 in 7 2/3 innings, and showed no signs of the neck problem that pushed back him back in the rotation, with another dominating performance in the Indians' 8-1 victory yesterday afternoon.

INDIANAPOLIS—Kasey Kahne needed a break yesterday—and got it.

The 37-year-old driver barely reached the overtime line before the last caution flag came out in a crash-marred Brickyard 400, allowing Kahne to complete a six-hour marathon and snap a long winless streak.

SOUTHPORT, England—During one of Jordan Spieth's many low points yesteday at the British Open, his caddie reminded him of a photo from a Mexico beach holiday two weeks ago that showed him in all-star company that included Michael Phelps and Michael Jordan.

The message: “You belong in that group.”

VANCOUVER—Ty Long was talking to his dad earlier this week about how quickly momentum can swing in the CFL.

The rookie kicker has another story to tell the next time they speak.

Long booted a 34-yard field goal with 52 seconds left as the B.C. Lions scored 18 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn a wild 45-42 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night.

PHOENIX—Stephen Strasburg says he hasn't felt right since the all-star break and decided after two innings in Arizona to call it a day.

“The stuff was good but it's still kind of like lingering,” he noted.

“And I just want to nip it in the bud now, hopefully not miss any time, and try and be smart about it.”

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.—The death toll climbed to 10 in the case of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants, federal authorities said today as a suspect in the smuggling case awaited a court appearance.

Federal prosecutors said they planned to bring charges against James Mathew Bradley Jr., 60, of Clearwater, Fla.

SAN ANTONIO — Nine people are dead and the death toll could rise after emergency crews pulled dozens of people from a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, victims of what officials said was an immigrant-smuggling attempt gone wrong.

Michael Phelps finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.”

The Olympic champion swimmer was bested last night in the Discovery Channel's Shark Week special: “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.”

But Phelps didn't actually swim with a real shark.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Monday it is moving ahead with draft regulations for a domestic trade in rhino horn, despite critics’ concerns that a legal market will spur rhino poaching.

Peeling peaches is the pits. And if you’re like us, you end up eating your weight in fresh peaches (ideally over the sink, with juice running down your arms) before you ever work up the motivation to cook or bake with them.

Grayson Wright got creative yesterday during “LEGO Mania” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The program runs Mondays from 1-3 p.m. all summer long, with the library supplying the bricks while the kids only have to bring their imaginations. Children under six must be accompanied by an adult.

Workers continued to prep the sidewalk along the 200 block of Scott Street this morning for their replacement. Trees along the block also will begin being removed tomorrow.

WINNIPEG—A Manitoba man found driving a lawn mower on a road leading to the Trans-Canada Highway in the dark has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

RCMP said officers pulled over a man on a John Deere riding mower in the rural municipality of Headingley around 2 a.m. on Saturday.

TORONTO—Ontario is considering mandating the public disclosure of any payments private drug companies make to doctors—a move that would make it the first province to have such a requirement.

The province has started consulting with patient groups, health-care providers, and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries about the regulations that govern such payments.

A southern Ontario city has retracted a policy that had left many parents uneasy about taking their young children to their local pool.

Officials in London, Ont. received a flood of complaints after signs posted at municipal swimming pools said children over the age of three weren't permitted in change rooms for the opposite sex.

OTTAWA—Authorities involved in dealing with mental health in remote First Nations' reserves say they have a plan to disrupt the cycle of suicide and crisis.

CRANBROOK, B.C.—Winston Blackmore was making no apologies yesterday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in British Columbia were found guilty of practising polygamy.

NEW YORK — Children whose sexual characteristics don’t neatly align with the norm have for decades faced surgery to rearrange their anatomy to resemble that of more typical boys and girls long before they were old enough to have a say in the decision.

TORONTO—Francisco Liriano's night started ominously with back-to-back walks to open the first inning.

Luckily for the Blue Jays, he turned things around just as quickly.

LOS ANGELES—They are two rookies on very different career paths, but Cody Bellinger and Edward Paredes worked together beautifully last night to lead the L.A. Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

TORONTO—Ricky Ray and the Toronto Argonauts' offence made good on their second chance last night.

Lirim Hajrullahu's 34-yard field goal as time expired earned Toronto a wild 27-24 home win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

Hajrullahu capped a nine-play, 51-yard drive after the Redblacks made it 24-24 on Trevor Harris' 31-yard TD strike to Greg Ellingson with 2:17 to go.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Training camp has yet to begin and Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy is already looking forward to the end of the season.

Finishing the year at the Super Bowl, which is being played in Minneapolis at the home of the NFC North rival Vikings, would be quite a treat for Packers fans.

TALKEETNA, Alaska—“Stubbs,” the honourary feline mayor of the Alaska town of Talkeetna, has died at the age of 20.

The animal's owners announced the cat's death late Saturday in a statement.

“Stubbs lived for 20 years and three months,” the family wrote.

From taco trucks to Mexican restaurants, tacos are just about everywhere these days. And why not? A taco is exactly as handy, versatile and filling as a sandwich, and crunchy to boot. Lots of folks dream of making these fried corn tortillas at home, but some pull up short at the prospect of having to deep-fry them. The solution? Don’t fry them.

From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, tour outer space without leaving Planet Earth!

An indoor planetarium will be set up at the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 3 to help people learn about our celestial neighbours and what makes our solar system so unique.

For the first time this fall, the Rainy River District campus of Confederation College will be offering the new Community Integration through Co-operative Education program (CICE).

The program focuses on building academic and social skills to help students who normally would not be comfortable in an academic setting transition into either further schooling or the workplace.

Rainy River once again hosted a jam-packed weekend for its annual “Railroad Daze” celebration, now in its 30th year.

Beginning with a “Paint and Sip” on Thursday evening and finishing up with a home run contest Sunday afternoon, the event featured something for everyone.

Campers at the Knox United Church camp at Sunny Cove were treated to a special guest speaker last Thursday morning.

Yahya Samatar, a refugee originally from Somalia, spoke to the group about his journey and what it means to be a refugee seeking safety in another country.

Riverside Health Care announces service limitations in the delivery of health care at La Verendrye General Hospital to ensure safe and effective care for the residents of Rainy River District.

Due to physician shortages, there are known periods of time in which hospital anesthesia services may not be available.

Following receipt of the International Rainy and Namakan Lakes Rule Curves Study Board's final report in late June, the International Joint Commission will be holding public hearings on its own report.

The IJC's draft changes relating to the Rainy and Namakan Lakes rule curves are centered on five general themes:

1. Changes to existing rule curves

Brianna Eldridge's voice truly is “one in a million.”

Her sultry vocals swooned the judges Friday night first during her rendition of Alannah Myles'“Black Velvet" at the annual "Quest for the Best” singing competition held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

A passion for cars and a sense of community is what fuels the “Canadian Coasters.”

With campers in tow, they cruised into town last Wednesday and stayed until Friday to celebrate their coast-to-coast tour.

And they had no problem settling in with the residents of Fort Frances and enjoying all the town has to offer.

There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association's weekly cash calendar draw.

Winning $30 for July 23-29 were Ron Niro (Atikokan), Jason Hammond (Fort Frances), Tami Davy (Badger, Mn.), Zach Zaidel (Crivitz, Wis.), Curtis and Kim Jacobson (Fort Frances), Eli Kempf (Atikokan), and James Koroscil (Atikokan).

Rainy River was filled with smoke yesterday morning due to a fire at the local restaurant known as “The Roadside.”

“Fire broke out about 0850,” said Ashley Dufresne-Stamler, deputy chief of the Rainy River Fire Department.

“We got there close to 9 [a.m.],” she added.

“I Love a Rainy Night” won't be the anthem of choice for Borderland Racing Association organizers.

The Emo Speedway lay silent and saturated Saturday night as stock car racing was cancelled due to the wet weather.

That meant nothing changed when it came to the driver standings in all three divisions.

The “Lions Legacy Golf Tournament,” being organized by the Lions Clubs of Rainy River District and set for this Saturday (July 29) at Kitchen Creek, has been postponed.

Lions around the world are celebrating their 100-year anniversary and this tournament was to be the local clubs' contribution to the celebrations.

David Brockie's throwing arm could not have made of conventional material because normal arms weren't made to withstand the challenges he put it through.

The Portage la Prairie, Man. native became a baseball legend in Fort Frances after moving here in the late 1930s for his ability to throw innumerable pitches over a short span and still remain dominant.

Rainy River District athletes showed they belonged at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) held last week in Toronto and Hamilton.

They brought home several medals in all as members of Aboriginal Team Ontario, which finished third in the medal standings with 137 behind British Columbia (179) and Saskatchewan (167).

Opposition hitters had a devil of a time getting anywhere against the only Angel on the field.

Pitcher Rylee Redford was the only member of the Fort Frances Angels in the Rainy River District Women's Fastball League all-star game last Wednesday at Manitou Rapids.

For the first time in team history, the Fort Frances Lakers will have all their SIJHL friends over for a two-day get-together that could impact the next chapter of their hockey journey for some of those on hand.

The Lakers have been named host of the annual SIJHL “Showcase” for this coming season, which will place Jan. 30-31 at the Ice For Kids Arena.

Jamie Spencer's promising young volleyball career is busting borders.

The 15-year-old Fort Frances resident returned from Winnipeg last week after having made the practice roster for the Team Manitoba U16 girls' provincial club squad.

The Rainy River Royals came to see the error of their ways—and it was not a pleasant experience.

Back-to-back errors, along with three wild pitches, in the bottom of the sixth cost the Royals four runs in a 7-3 loss to the host Stratton Eagles in Rainy River District Fastball League action Thursday evening.

Instead of being drenched in early-morning rain, Oliver Gibbins and Mike Gate were realizing some early-morning pain Saturday.

And their instincts proved correct as the pair, hailing from Morson and Nestor Falls, respectively, were unable to hold onto their lead after Day 2 at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

Somali refugee Yahya Samata spoke to the youths attending the Knox United Church camp at Sunny Cove last Thursday morning. Samatar, who made headlines in 2015 after swimming across the Red River to enter Canada, recounted his story to the campers, who had been learning about the refugee experience as they explored the camp theme of “You've got a friend in me.”

“Canadian Coasters” and Elizabeth and Dale Wallis took home the Fort Frances BIA choice award for their 1929 Model 'A' pickup Thursday afternoon at the Sorting Gap Marina car show.

Fraser Field, winner of the “Best Coaster” vehicle award, gave Harleigh Brow-Rose a kiss on the cheek after being presented the trophy Thursday afternoon at the Sorting Gap Marina car show. Field and his wife, Dorothy, drive a 1969 Bonneville Ambulance.

Ken and Cheryl Hughes enjoyed checking out the array of classic cars at the Sorting Gap Marina car show Thursday afternoon. Along with several local vehicles, the show also featured car owners from across Canada as part of the “Canadian” Coasters tour that stopped in town last week.

“Canadian Coasters” Carol and Murray Firth from Victoria, B.C., left, along with Brian Murray from Bell Isle, N.S., enjoyed a pancake breakfast Thursday morning at the Memorial Sports Centre before heading off to the car show held along Front Street by the Sorting Gap Marina.

Participants showed off their final products from the “Make 'n Bake” summer youth camp that ran July 10-14 at the local Confedration College campus. Although the carpentry and art camps both wrapped up last Friday (July 21), the culinary camp still is accepting late registrations. It is set to run Aug. 21-25 for those born between 2002 and 2006.

Harley Droba of International Falls posed beside his 1981 Delorean at the Sorting Gap Marina car show Thursday afternoon. The car brought him and his daughter Internet fame as a video of Droba surprising her with the car went viral overnight. They've appeared on “Ellen" and "Good Morning America” because of the popular video.

Timing was key to clearing the sweeping arms of the “Meltdown,” one of the inflatable games set up at Hannam Park on Saturday afternoon. Groups of eight were able to try at a time and prizes were available for the last one standing at the end of each round. ­

A few classic cars brought up the rear of the “Railroad Daze” parade in Rainy River on Saturday morning, which ran from Heritage Square down Fourth Street to Hannam Park.

Ken Trenchard had the only animal entry as he took his miniature horses and matching buggy out for a stroll during the “Railroad Daze” parade Saturday morning in Rainy River.