Fort Frances Times Online Edition - March 19, 2018

A photo cutline on page 3 of Thursday's Daily Bulletin contained incorrect information.

It should have read Mason Hebert made a beautifully-decorated blanket with the help of his grandmother, Debbie Hebert, during a March Break workshop held Wednesday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here.

The Times regrets any confusion or disappointment these errors may have caused.

Special Care Unit activity worker Liz Logue toasted Rainycrest resident Jan Hall on Friday afternoon during a St. Patrick's Day party organized by the Rainycrest Auxiliary. Residents were treated to some festive songs courtesy of Gerry and Jackie Guimond, Diane Maxey, and June Caul.

The team of Zeila Dal, left, Harper Woolsey, and Gabby Bourgeault worked together to build Lego structures on Thursday during the “Lego Zip-Line Challenge” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Kids were challenged to build their own Lego structure and then run it down a zip-line, with judging for speed, safety, and style.

Muskie girls' curler Ashley Payne had the utmost concentration as she prepared to release a shot during practice Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Members of both the girls' and boys' rinks were hard at work as they prepare to host the OFSAA championships being held tomorrow through Saturday.

Members of the Muskie girls' hockey team posed for a photo beside the bus parked at the Memorial Sports Centre this morning as they prepared to make the trip to Timmins for the OFSAA girls''A/AA' hockey championships that run this Wednesday through Friday. The black-and-gold are seeded third for the 16-team tournament.

A 38-year-old Cirque du Soleil performer died after falling during a Saturday evening performance in Tampa, Fla., the Canadian entertainment company announced yesterday.

The Montreal-based entertainment group said French aerialist Yann Arnaud fell to the stage while performing an aerial straps number during a performance of the company's VOLTA show.

TORONTO—Ontario's Liberal government, which is trailing in the polls ahead of a spring election, delivered a throne speech outlining its priorities today as the opposition accuses it of trying to hit the reset button before the June vote.

TORONTO—Minor hockey players paid tribute to their fallen teammate in their first game since their star goalie was killed in an alleged triple homicide east of Toronto.

TORONTO—Ontario's New Democrat leader unveiled parts of her platform at a campaign event Saturday, saying the party would de-privatize Hydro One and offer universal pharma and dental care for all Ontarians if elected.

Mike MacDonald, a pioneer of the Canadian standup comedy scene, has died.

The longtime comedian died Saturday afternoon from heart complications at the Ottawa Heart Institute, his brother, J.P. MacDonald, said yesterday.

He was 62.

WINNIPEG—Patrik Laine promised he'll do better in the next Winnipeg Jets' game.

The vow came after the sophomore sniper scored twice yesterday in a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars.

The performance tied him with Alex Ovechkin at 43 goals as the top NHL goal scorer, but he said he hopes to vault his boyhood idol when the Jets host the L.A. Kings on Tuesday.

FONTANA, Calif.—Martin Truex Jr. saw nothing but clean air and green flags down the stretch in his first victory of the new NASCAR Cup season.

Truex didn't get much of a look at Kevin Harvick, whose bid for four straight-wins was ruined by an early crash at Fontana.

TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors' attempt at a franchise-record 12-straight wins imploded in the dying seconds yesterday afternoon.

When the dust finally settled, the Oklahoma City Thunder had prevailed 132-125 and the Raptors were missing coach Dwane Casey, DeMar DeRozan, and Serge Ibaka, who were all ejected with 8.1 seconds left.

One word succinctly describes what's transpired so far in the NCAA Tournament: madness.

But even that's probably under-selling it.

A comeback for the ages by Nevada. An entire region left without a top four seed in the “Sweet 16” for the first time in tourney history.

The 16-seed winner UMBC falling short in its attempt to extend its historic run as underdog darlings.

ORLANDO, Fla.—The connection Rory McIlroy had with Arnold Palmer was strong even before he delivered a Sunday charge that would have made the “King” proud.

SAN FRANCISCO — As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and levelling soil for building projects.

SAN FRANCISCO — As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and levelling soil for building projects.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Shipwreck hunters say they’ve discovered the remains of a steamer that sank in Lake Erie over a century ago and left eight people dead.

The National Museum of the Great Lakes says the wreck is several miles off the Ohio shore near Lorain, about 30 miles (48 kilometres) west of Cleveland.

Look for overcast skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-eight C (17 F) and east-southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h.

Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of zero (32) and low around minus-10 (14).

Look for southeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h.

Variable cloudiness is forecast for Wednesday, along with a high of two (35) and low dipping to minus-nine (15).