Times Daily Bulletin - Monday October 2, 2017

The Fort Frances Lakers' slow start to the SIJHL regular season continued over the weekend.

First-year forward Evan Walls tallied twice, and assisted on two more, to lead the Dryden GM Ice Dogs to a 5-1 win Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here.

It's “Mental Illness Awareness Week" (Oct. 1-7) and the public is urged to show its support by taking part in the fifth-annual "Steps Against Stigma” here this Wednesday evening.

Beckham Hands, left, and his brother, Braxton, were among the participants who enjoyed the “Orange Shirt Day” community barbecue Saturday at the Fort Frances Tribal Area Behavioural Health Services on King's Highway. People of all ages came out for the event, which was held in recognition of residential school survivors.

Carole Mackintosh was among those who braved the rain to stand along the north side of Scott Street yesterday afternoon for “Life Chain 2017”—an hour of silent prayer and witness on behalf of voiceless fellow citizens such as unborn babies, vulnerable seniors, and physically- or mentally-challenged people.

TORONTO—The Jagmeet Singh juggernaut began barrelling towards Parliament Hill yesterday as the 38-year-old turbaned Sikh bounded past his three more experienced rivals and claimed a historic first-ballot triumph in the race to become leader of the federal New Democrats.

SHERBROOKE, Que.—But for the negligent actions and omissions of three former railway employees, the deaths of 47 people in Lac-Megantic would not have happened, a Crown prosecutor told jurors at the opening of a criminal trial into the derailment today.

OTTAWA—Former astronaut Julie Payette has taken the formal oath of office to become the country's 29th Governor General in a traditional ceremony on Parliament Hill earlier today.

EDMONTON—Investigators were expected to update their investigation today into a weekend attack that left an Edmonton officer stabbed and four people injured when they were hit by a rental truck fleeing police.

Police have said terrorism and attempted murder charges are pending against the suspect, who has yet to be officially named.

NEW YORK—While the next step for the N.Y. Yankees is a must-win playoff game, Jose Bautista's immediate future is not so certain.

Bautista singled off the left-field wall and hit a sacrifice fly in perhaps his final game with Toronto as the Blue Jays edged the playoff-bound Yankees 2-1 in their regular-season finale yesterday afternoon.

DOVER, Del.—Chase Elliott rubbed his head and leaned against his car, crestfallen as he replayed the final laps in his mind.

Jimmie Johnson, his champion teammate, walked over to offer some encouragement and let Elliott vent.

“I anticipated them being cuss words," Johnson said. "And they were.”

MINNEAPOLIS—With Detroit defending a seven-point lead and third-and-goal from the three-yard line, Anthony Zettel zoomed unblocked into Minnesota's backfield to sack Case Keenum with 2:19 to go.

The protection plan went awry for the Vikings on that particular play.

But their problems against the Lions persisted all afternoon.

EDMONTON—The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are one step closer to securing a home playoff date after a well-balanced performance.

Matt Nichols had a pair of touchdown passes as the Bombers won their third-straight game—hanging on to defeat the Edmonton Eskimos 28-19 on Saturday night.

Winnipeg (10-3) has now won eight of its last nine games.

JERSEY CITY, N.J.—U.S. President Donald Trump showed up about an hour after the final match was underway yesterday at the Presidents Cup.

Had he shown up much later, he might have missed the start of a long celebration for an American team that rarely had it this easy.

This really was over before it started.

HAVANA — Frightening attacks on U.S. personnel in Havana struck the heart of America’s spy network in Cuba, with intelligence operatives among the first and most severely affected victims, The Associated Press has learned.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — President Donald Trump’s latest tweets on North Korea, in which he said his top diplomat is wasting his time trying to start talks, were seen by some in Asia as sowing confusion and by others as hard reality.

VIENNA — A law prohibiting any kind of full-face covering, known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” takes effect Sunday in Austria, where the strong support for it portends potential political upheaval in the upcoming national election.

LAS VEGAS—A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concert-goers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said today.

It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

I am smaller than a dime, and though I am cool, I can also burn. I can be many colours, but also none at all. I am a household name, but people rarely speak of me. What am I?

There is a 65 percent chance of rain tonight, with an overnight low of 10 C (50 F).

Tomorrow will see occasional rain and drizzle in the morning, followed by a sun-cloud mix in the afternoon.

Look for a high of 14 (57) and low around five (41).

Mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Wednesday, along with a high of 13 (55) and low dropping to two (36).